There are hundreds of New Year’s resolutions that a writer could make, but they probably all contain the word ‘Back.’
Maybe something dented your confidence, and, like a rider after a fall, you tell yourself to get back on the horse…
Maybe you’ve been a bit unwell and have to accept being back on the medication.
Or (is this the hardest one?) you have to archive a whole lot of hard work that isn’t going to work, and start a new project: back to the drawing board.
[It is highly unlikely you have spent so much time on your books, so much time ignoring your other responsibilities, that your resolution about writing is to Back Off].
Fellow writers, welcome back. I wish you all luck in 2014, and I hope you get the backing of all the readers you are hoping to reach.
Sign for Crime 
It is hard to go “back” to the drawing board, especially 17,000 words in…BUT it is to make it BETTER. Good luck to you in 2014 as well! Happy Writting!