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Let’s Set July 2026 Goals!

My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my July 2026 goals. At the beginning of each week I break them down into daily tasks that fit my current schedule. Do you know how great it is to finish projects? Of course you do! For me, setting monthly goals makes it all possible.

Every month I share how I did the previous month as well as what my new goals are. Let’s get to it!

HOW DID I DO? JILL’S JUNE 2026 GOALS

WRITING:

  • Revise/submit Love Inspired novel. CHECK!
  • Plot and write the synopsis and sample chapters for the final book in my Wyoming Inheritance series. CHECK!
  • Spend an afternoon reviewing my 2026 production plan and tweaking as needed. CHECK!

HEALTH:

  • Fresh vegetables and fruits every day. High protein meals. Minimal high-processed foods. CHECK!
  • Strength train three days per week. Yoga or walking two days per week. CHECK!
  • Mini-workouts at least 5 evenings a week–a 10 minute walk, or 15 minutes on the stationary bike, mobility exercises, etc. CHECK!

PERSONAL:

  • Enjoy time with mastermind group and the 2026 Midsummer Mingle reader event in Grand Rapids, MI. CHECK!
  • Pick strawberries and make freezer jam. CHECK!
  • Get outside and read in the sunshine. CHECK!
  • June 5th is National Doughnut Day. Just sayin’…

I had a busy, productive June. The writing got intense because I also ended up with copy edits for a different book, but I fit everything in…barely! I’m on the tail end of writing my Wyoming Inheritance series, and that means it’s time to get the proposal together for my next series. Yay!

I’ve been reading health books, and they inspired me to stick with my healthy habits. I’m feeling more toned and have more energy even if the scale hasn’t moved.

As far as the personal stuff, I just fit in the strawberries and making freezer jam on Monday. Nothing like the last minute, right? Hey, it’s delicious! I don’t care!

JILL’S JULY 2026 GOALS

WRITING:

  • Revise/submit sample chapters for final book in Wyoming Inheritance series
  • Plot all six books in next Love Inspired series

HEALTH:

  • Fresh vegetables and fruits every day. High protein meals. Minimal high-processed foods. Eat less.
  • Strength train three days per week. Yoga or walking two days per week
  • Mini-workouts at least 5 evenings a week–a 10 minute walk, or 15 minutes on the stationary bike, mobility exercises, etc. I also added 10-minute dance workouts I found on YouTube for those “too hot” days!

PERSONAL:

  • Spend time with my sister and her family
  • Do something special for the 4th of July–250 years! Wow!
  • Read outside as much as possible
  • Visit the produce stand as soon as it opens
  • Finish watching the new season of America’s Sweethearts

Above all, I want to take it easy this July. I’ve been working long hours for years. I need a little break!

What goals do you have for July? I’d love to hear them!

JillKemerer

Jill Kemerer is a Publishers Weekly bestselling author of heartwarming, emotional, small-town romance novels often featuring cowboys. Nearly a million of her books have sold worldwide. Jill's essentials include coffee, caramels, a stack of books and long walks outdoors. She resides in Ohio with her husband. They have two adult children. For more information, visit her website, jillkemerer.com.

Comments (1)

  1. Back in the goal-setting game, or trying.
    Professional: Content edit on my upcoming novel, “Hilltop Wedding,” the third and last in the Hilltop Christmas series with Elk Lake. Content edits…I think I’ll take a Valium and go back to bed.
    Professional: Continue research on my next Irish in Steerage book with Pelican, which gets my poor long-suffering Irishmen on the Oregon Trail where anything can happen and does.
    Professional: Round up reviewers and endorsers for “Hilltop.”
    Professional: Possible beginning edits on the first Irish in Steerage book which is in Pelican’s hands now.
    Professional: Clean up my web page and increase traffic on my Author page.
    Health: Salads three times a week for lunch. THIS INVOLVES PREP and if I wait till the last minute to make a salad, I won’t.
    Start walking again. If the heat ever recedes.
    Get control of my diabetes again. It’s not bad, but it’s not great.
    Personal: Enjoy New England’s too-short summer with my husband, other family and friends.
    Personal: Continue to work on the house and make some tough choices.
    Thank you, Jill, for keeping me aligned. My broken shoulder is better, so most of this looks doable. KB

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