December In A Nutshell
Breaking news – 2017 is over!
I know I feel like this every year but (as always) it just seems worse this year. Where did 2017 go? I cannot believe how quickly it passed by. Was that a semi that just knocked me over into the ditch of New Year Fallout?
Well, it was a busy year, a good year, a crazy year – full of changes and full of things that stayed the same. Words rather fail me for 2017 and, as always, I am sad (and maybe slightly panicked) to see another year gone for good. But all the things I learned, the friends I’ve made, the things I’ve done, my family – those aren’t gone. They’re going with me into 2018. More importantly, God goes with me into 2018. He will be with me as He was with me in 2017. And I pray that He might lead me into 2018 in the way that He has planned for me.
To the news at hand –
I’m BACK FROM MY HIATUS! “looks around happily and waits for the applause to die down”
I didn’t get quite as much done in December as I would have liked – but it certainly was an interesting month.
The Blog
You may have noticed that things look a bit wonky around here; sorry about that. My lovely tech guru friend and I are immersed in giving Allison’s Well a whole new look – but like her mistress – my blog takes a while to pull herself together. So if things look a little weird or the layout keeps changing, not to worry. Your computer or device will not blow up, my blog is just having growth pains.
The Writing
I received my complimentary print edition of Splickety’s Wreck The Halls – and there I am – IN PRINT! I’m in a legitimate magazine! I was traditionally published!!
Unfortunately, I don’t think Splickety’s December issue is free any more, but is available for purchase – AND, next Christmas, the rights will have reverted back to me and you will be able to read Hope For The Holidays on Amazon.
I can’t quite describe the joy of being traditionally published and I hope and pray the process will repeat itself.
I wrote several more pieces of flash fiction and finished some other pieces of flash fiction.
Annnd….
I wrote some on the Tales of Ambia!
I know – I said I wasn’t going to for a while but then suddenly ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS THE TALES OF AMBIA. I just realized again how much I love it . . . .
I started putting in a smidge of work on my Goose Girl retelling and more planning for the overall series. I know I said a month or so ago that I was going to set Ambia aside for a while – (rather dramatic October in a Nutshell post) but my fancies refuses to listen to me. My mind is deeply embroiled in the adventures of Burndee, Ella, Colin, Cynthia . . .
Gwen, Martin, Ben, Poppy –
#muststop #spoilers
“rubs hands together”
“grins – wriggles”
Anyway, I give up. Fine, you fickle little mind, have your way, play in Ambia for all of January and then we’ll reevaluate.
And maybe . . . maybe I can finish the first draft of The Goose Girl! Prayers would be appreciated.
I know I feel like this every year but (as always) it just seems worse this year. Where did 2017 go? I cannot believe how quickly it passed by. Was that a semi that just knocked me over into the ditch of New Year Fallout?
Well, it was a busy year, a good year, a crazy year – full of changes and full of things that stayed the same. Words rather fail me for 2017 and, as always, I am sad (and maybe slightly panicked) to see another year gone for good. But all the things I learned, the friends I’ve made, the things I’ve done, my family – those aren’t gone. They’re going with me into 2018. More importantly, God goes with me into 2018. He will be with me as He was with me in 2017. And I pray that He might lead me into 2018 in the way that He has planned for me.
To the news at hand –
I’m BACK FROM MY HIATUS! “looks around happily and waits for the applause to die down”
I didn’t get quite as much done in December as I would have liked – but it certainly was an interesting month.
The Blog
You may have noticed that things look a bit wonky around here; sorry about that. My lovely tech guru friend and I are immersed in giving Allison’s Well a whole new look – but like her mistress – my blog takes a while to pull herself together. So if things look a little weird or the layout keeps changing, not to worry. Your computer or device will not blow up, my blog is just having growth pains.
The Writing
I received my complimentary print edition of Splickety’s Wreck The Halls – and there I am – IN PRINT! I’m in a legitimate magazine! I was traditionally published!!
Unfortunately, I don’t think Splickety’s December issue is free any more, but is available for purchase – AND, next Christmas, the rights will have reverted back to me and you will be able to read Hope For The Holidays on Amazon.
I can’t quite describe the joy of being traditionally published and I hope and pray the process will repeat itself.
I wrote several more pieces of flash fiction and finished some other pieces of flash fiction.
Annnd….
I wrote some on the Tales of Ambia!
I know – I said I wasn’t going to for a while but then suddenly ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT WAS THE TALES OF AMBIA. I just realized again how much I love it . . . .
I started putting in a smidge of work on my Goose Girl retelling and more planning for the overall series. I know I said a month or so ago that I was going to set Ambia aside for a while – (rather dramatic October in a Nutshell post) but my fancies refuses to listen to me. My mind is deeply embroiled in the adventures of Burndee, Ella, Colin, Cynthia . . .
Gwen, Martin, Ben, Poppy –
#muststop #spoilers
“rubs hands together”
“grins – wriggles”
Anyway, I give up. Fine, you fickle little mind, have your way, play in Ambia for all of January and then we’ll reevaluate.
And maybe . . . maybe I can finish the first draft of The Goose Girl! Prayers would be appreciated.
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