2022 Year in Review
Life gets hectic sometimes and 2022 was certainly one of those years. It was a good kind of hectic, for the most part, but exhausting. I’m praying 2023 will be a little more sane. I’m sad I haven’t been posting regularly, but you’ll see why.
First, I started 2022 working on several projects at once. I reworked Selarial’s Song prior to republishing it and Dream Song. Then I did the final edits for Battle Song and published them all in the spring. After a long journey, the Talmanor Trilogy was complete! I’m rather pleased with how it came out and my new cover artist is wonderful.
Since I’m Indy, I had to learn how to do all the formatting myself. Once I learned the ropes, it wasn’t as impossible as I had thought, but man, did I ever come close to taking a sledgehammer to my PC a few times! Along the way, I made myself work on the marketing side, something I really don’t like to do. I’ve a ways to go still, but I’ve learned a lot this year, including how to do Amazon ads.
During all this, I continued to work on the first in the new Epic Fantasy series, Chronicles of Asgard; Awakening, Winds of Chaos! That released Dec 7th. After a long hiatus, I published Four books in a year!
I also did my first ever in-person book sale at an SCA event in November and it was a blast! It was cold and not as well attended as I expected, but we had a great time, sold some books and spread the word about the upcoming release.
The release of Winds of Chaos has been the most successful to date and I thank all my readers for their continued interest.
On the home front life has been hectic as well. My husband’s work schedule continues to be erratic every time anyone gets ill.
The only time he was able to take off was when my mother started going down hill in March and they called the family together. She had Alzheimer’s and rarely recognized us, but my oldest sons came down also. Even with her eyes closed she was smiling as we visited and laughed. She knew we were there and that memory will be with me always.
My youngest son is at home, in school full time and until a couple months ago, working full time as well. He was finally able to get an apprenticeship in a related field and his hours are better, but the schedule juggling goes on…
I’ve had to let some things slide to do what had to be done. but things are looking up. I’ll post again on the plans for the New Year. in the mean time –
Happy New Year Everybody!
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