Let’s Set November 2026 Goals!

My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my November 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!

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HOW DID I DO? JILL’S OCTOBER 2026 GOALS

WRITING:

• Revise and submit the final book in Wyoming Inheritance series. Check!
• Mastery Quest: 3 days/week studying book on writing craft, reading two romance novels. Check!

HEALTH:

• Fresh vegetables and fruits every day. High protein meals. Minimal high-processed foods. Eat less. 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:

• Soak up all the fall colors! Check!
• Make my first pot of chili for the season. Check!
• Have a bonfire. Check!

October was lovely. I finished my book, made great progress on my mastery quest, and I truly enjoyed the fall colors. We had chili with my daughter and her boyfriend, and my husband and I enjoyed a bonfire on a gorgeous Sunday. Loved it!

JILL’S NOVEMBER 2026 GOALS

WRITING:

• Revise a trade-length book I wrote several years ago.
• Mastery Quest: Finish studying tabbed sections in The Complete Handbook of Novel Writing compiled by the editors of Reader’s Digest. Read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Snowkissed by RaeAnne Thayne.

HEALTH:

• Track food using Cronometer app.
• Fresh vegetables and fruits every day. Protein and fiber goals.
• Strength train three days per week. Yoga two days per week.
• Two cardio sessions every weekday.

PERSONAL:

• Decorate for Christmas
• Make Christmas list and start buying gifts
• Jigsaw puzzle!

I’m between contracts at the moment, and I’m trying to relax more. Not push myself so hard. Making my own schedule is a gift–a gift I often squander when it comes to downtime. *sigh* Working on it… Also, I’m back to tracking my food. The weight has been creeping up, and I need to fit into my jeans again. *another sigh* But on the upside, Thanksgiving is almost here, and I love the holiday season!

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

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