Top Ten Bookish Goals For 2013

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Top Ten Bookish Goals For 2013

Okay first, I want to say that I tend to get really nervous about making too many goals for myself, because I'm afraid that I can't keep them all. So I had to force myself to write this post. Although there is nothing earth shattering in here, I'm feeling good about even posting these at all. 

1. Read 150 books this year - I didn't start blogging until mid-way through last year and I found that the combination of reading and writing/maintaining a blog really slowed down how many books I could read. But I'd like to stick to this number. 

2. Read 15 Debut Authors through the Debut Author Challenge - Okay, this number is horrifically low, and I'll probably go way past that not even trying, but I feel pretty good about even committing to this challenge. 

3. Be more selective about starting new series - I prefer to read series in several book chunks. Also, I'm in the middle of so many right now that it's getting ridiculous. I've found that waiting until at least two books in a series are out can give me a better sense of what is to come (especially where love triangles are concerned), and lessen my stress level. I don't want to stop picking up new series, but I'd like to be more selective about which ones I read. 

4. Read more (nearly) completed series - I've indulged myself in this twice recently with The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner and Fever by Karen Marie Moning, and I loved the rush of reading series books back to back. 

5. Attend bookish events - This is a fun goal. But I'm already excited about the Pitch Dark Days tour that is coming to my area, and I'd like to attend BEA this year as well. 

6. Don't fret if I can't keep up the pace, or take a week off from blogging every now and again - I know this is more of a blogging goal, but reading/blogging have started to go hand in hand for me. Also, I just need to remind myself that it's not a competition. I actually posted very little over the past two weeks, and I've come back excited to pick it up again. 

7. Read more ARCs/Galleys but don't get stressed if I have to wait until the book releases to read it - To accomplish this, I've started to join some arc tours. I also successfully requested an arc from a publisher in the fall, and I don't want to be afraid to ask again if I there is a book that I really want. 

8. Continue to get as many books from the library that I can - I don't have a lot of room for books - plus they are expensive, so I'd like to continue trying to only buy ones that I love, and getting the rest from the library. Thankfully, I belong to an AWESOME library network. I think that I got at least 80% of the books I read last year from the library. 

9. Listen to more audio books - I only like to do audio books on re-reads, but I've found the ones I've done to be extremely rewarding (The Scorpio Races and Daughter of Smoke and Bone are two examples). I have such a limited time to read, that this is hard to accomplish, but I'd like to find more time for listening to books. 

10. Never forget that I read because I love it, and balance and perspective are important. - I don't want books to take over my life, or for reading to become something that I dread because of over commitments. Reading has always been something that I do for me, and I want to keep it that way.

What are your bookish goals for 2013?