December update - A year in review

I’ve been eyeing off the December update because, not only is it a monthly update, it’s also a yearly one. And, until lately, I’d told myself that I hadn’t really gotten very much done this year, not overly. The part time day job just to keep the money coming in is part of that.

But then I wrote the following as part of an email to a friend the other day:

“That said… I have four print books coming out next year… O.o One of them is only a short story in an anthology, that’ll be at the start of the year. I am over the moon and *busy*. Did I mention busy?”

It’s fantastic, though. I’m going to spend a lot of time in front of my computer and around very understanding friends and family members.

Just as a reminder, in January this year, issue #1 of the I Hope You Like Feminist Rants zine became available, with my essay “On Your Bookshelf: Bisexuality and Polyamory” included.

June saw the release of my fantasy novel, Ascent. I was interviewed as part of two part series on asexuality in June as well.

July was my short story Prima Facie.

November was (and still is if I’m being honest, the reviews keep coming in and some of them are gorgeous!) my novella The Shock of Survival.

I have absolutely loved this year, the things I have had the opportunity to be a part of, the people I have gotten to meet and, god, the books I’ve gotten to read. Goodreads tells me I’ve read over 170 books this year on top of everything else. That’s terrifying.

But the year’s not over yet. I’ve just submitted The Shock of Survival as an entrant to the Aurealis Awards. 

I’ve sent in a novella for Viva La Novella, and hope to send in a second submission there before the end of the year. 

In the next couple of days, I hope to have a polished enough draft to be happy to submit it for consideration to the Brave Boy World trans anthology. 

I have a couple of New Year’s resolutions in mind, but that’ll have to wait for another post.