Blogging goals for this year

I have a few blogging goals this year, so I figured I'd set them out...after all, I'm fanatic about my lists, LOL.

1--make a greater effort to comment on other blogs (especially for people who comment on mine). Tied in with this is making an effort to add links to blogs that link with mine. That's how ya keep the love going, right?

2--make sure I post at least once a week, but preferably twice a week or more.

3--I made a personal goal to read one book a week, so I may start regular posts where I write about what I read and what I thought. This may help with goal #2, right? I'm going to try to read/comment about bigger books, but also some that people may not know about.

4--make sure my blog doesn't just become a "buy my book!" blog, especially since this year is when my first YA debuts. LOL. I hate blogs that are only about self-promo.

5--make sure I provide various valuable content on my blog. I'll continue posting topics about writing and publishing. I'll also be posting lists/links to research books that I think may be helpful to others, because I love "paying it forward" and sharing knowledge with others.

If you have any ideas on good blogging goals, please let me know!! Thanks!