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Wow! Is it already the final week of 2015? They do say time goes faster as you get older.
The holiday season was incredibly unexpected and happier than any holiday I've spent in several years. My son from California stopped by with his family for a short visit just after Thanksgiving. It had been about four years since I'd seen them, so it was a wonderful treat. A few days before Christmas my youngest son called to say he was on his way down from Wisconsin. We managed to surprise the baby of the family, the youngest daughter, with a lunch at Braums to see her brother, and meet her new niece and sister in law. Fun times.
2015 has been a decent year for me, with new author friends and new books published. I can look back on it, now, and realize I've accomplished quite a bit, even though I wondered several times throughout the year if I was just spinning my wheels.
My Accomplishments:
1. Formatting all of my books for print and offering them as paperbacks via Create Space.
2. Publishing four new books, the second in The Hashani series and three in The Brethren series.
3. Making this blog more of a weekly thing instead of sporadic.
4. Breaking into the M/M Fantasy Romance genre.
My Challenges:
1. Writing the third book in The Hashani series and the fourth book in The Brethren series. They just didn't happen and are on the back burner indefinitely.
2. Keeping a positive outlook when faced with the deaths of both my mother and former mother in law. Both were difficult times, but for different reasons.
3. Feeling as if I'm merely spinning my wheels with my writing.
4. Building my readership to the point my sales are a viable income.
What's in Store for 2016?
I have one novella in the editing stage I expect to publish sometime in January. There are copious notes for another novel, and I still have a couple books from previous series started, which I'd like to complete in order to finish them off. At this point, the majority of my writing is going to be focused on M/M, within the fantasy romance genre. It's something I enjoy both reading and writing and have found a wonderful support system within its ranks.
At this point, I'm still working on my dream of being a full-time writer and earning enough from it to walk away from the VA pension which currently comprises my support. So, here's wishing everyone a spectacular new year in which your dreams and hopes are realized.
The holiday season was incredibly unexpected and happier than any holiday I've spent in several years. My son from California stopped by with his family for a short visit just after Thanksgiving. It had been about four years since I'd seen them, so it was a wonderful treat. A few days before Christmas my youngest son called to say he was on his way down from Wisconsin. We managed to surprise the baby of the family, the youngest daughter, with a lunch at Braums to see her brother, and meet her new niece and sister in law. Fun times.
2015 has been a decent year for me, with new author friends and new books published. I can look back on it, now, and realize I've accomplished quite a bit, even though I wondered several times throughout the year if I was just spinning my wheels.
My Accomplishments:
1. Formatting all of my books for print and offering them as paperbacks via Create Space.
2. Publishing four new books, the second in The Hashani series and three in The Brethren series.
3. Making this blog more of a weekly thing instead of sporadic.
4. Breaking into the M/M Fantasy Romance genre.
My Challenges:
1. Writing the third book in The Hashani series and the fourth book in The Brethren series. They just didn't happen and are on the back burner indefinitely.
2. Keeping a positive outlook when faced with the deaths of both my mother and former mother in law. Both were difficult times, but for different reasons.
3. Feeling as if I'm merely spinning my wheels with my writing.
4. Building my readership to the point my sales are a viable income.
What's in Store for 2016?
I have one novella in the editing stage I expect to publish sometime in January. There are copious notes for another novel, and I still have a couple books from previous series started, which I'd like to complete in order to finish them off. At this point, the majority of my writing is going to be focused on M/M, within the fantasy romance genre. It's something I enjoy both reading and writing and have found a wonderful support system within its ranks.
At this point, I'm still working on my dream of being a full-time writer and earning enough from it to walk away from the VA pension which currently comprises my support. So, here's wishing everyone a spectacular new year in which your dreams and hopes are realized.
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