The New Year is Coming: My Goals for 2026

Here's where T.E. Main-Ruhle LLC is heading for the new year.

Goals for 2026

1. Work with a publisher or small press 

2. Take more editing courses:

   1. Poynter ACES Introductory Certificate in Editing 

   2. EFA Online Course: Developmental Editing of Fiction: Beginning

   3. EFA Online Recorded Webinar: Editing Sex and Intimacy

   4. EFA Online Recorded Webinar: Romance for Editors: Working with Archetypes, Tropes, and Genre Conventions

   5. EFA Online Recorded Webinar: Coaching Authors on Narrative Distance and Point of View

3. Edit 10 novels

   1. Would love omegaverse, enemies to lovers, rockstar romance, paranormal romance, why choose, lgbtqia+

4. Gain 2 more permanent clients

5. Offer new, bundled author services

   1. Personal Author Assistant Services

      1. General assistance with bookish tasks

      2. Email correspondence

      3. Social media posts

      4. Website design and maintenance 

6. Establish new loyalty perks 

   1. Referral discounts

   2. Returning client discounts

If you're a writer, reader, or bookish business owner, what are your 2026 goals?