Here’s what I was able to accomplish as a writer in 2017:

• January Staged reading of “The Last Bastion” @ Penang Performing Arts Centre
• Started a historical musical on a unique person in US history with a musician colleague of mine. This is a long-term project.
• Finished editing and production aspects of the first book in my new trilogy: A Man Too Old for a Place Too Far – published it in  December
• Finished the draft of book two of my new trilogy: The African Connection
• Rewrote 6 sketches into a one act play called “The Folly of Progress.” Produced it as part of my show in May.
• Wrote my third Christmas show, this one entitled “Tales of Christmas.” It was produced and performed by The RLT Players in December.
• My play “Safe Spaces” was performed at the Gallery Players’ Black Box Festival in Brooklyn in June.
• I was awarded the Greywood Arts Winter Writing Residency for 2018 for my play “The Last Bastion.”
• I wrote an anti-bullying play entitled “Project B” for my new school.

I wrote my first baseball short story, “The Hundred Pitch At Bat” – more to come with this.

And 2018 writing goals …

• Publish book two of my trilogy.
• Write book three THE FORGOTTEN CHILD of my new trilogy.
• Finish a play I started several years ago “EMBRACE”
• Finish a play I started about Nat Turner.
• Write a new show called “Crazy as Love” for my new drama group The Sun & Sand Players.
• Write the book to my long-term musical.
• Write more baseball stories which will eventually be an anthology of stories about a fictitious independent minor league baseball team.

This should get me started. I plan to do a lot of this during my winter writing residency in Ireland.

Happy New Year everyone. What are your writing goals?