Everything Will be Better in 2024, Right? And A Sister's Sacrifice Audible Version
Everything Will be Better in 2024, Right?
My friends and I sat over a glass of wine at their dinner table. “When was the last really good year?” Pat asked. The automatic response at this point was 2019. In 2020, the world shut down, but were 2021, 2022, or even this year any better? In hindsight, was 2019 even that good? Already, 2024 seems to be gearing up to be a jerk.
My family is deep into the holiday preparations at this time of the year. After a hectic year, I’m just happy to be able to lounge in pajamas at twelve noon -- yes, I’m lucky enough to be on vacation. This is a far cry from years ago when I spent Christmas Day working while the rest of my family were preparing for dinner. This precious time to recharge mentally is golden. Today is the first day of winter, the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year. But it also means that the days will be getting longer from here on in. I’m a ‘the glass is one-quarter full’ kind of guy.
Nonetheless, I find myself anxious as I work through the editing stage of The Root of Infinity. As I lay in bed this morning (yes, it was after 10:00 AM -- don’t judge), I realized that driving my anxiety was not being able to get that book out in the fall of 2023 as I had hoped. Still, the manuscript has been completed and sent out into the world for the feedback/editing cycle. Also, I’ve started to write the second -- and most likely final -- book in The Root of Infinity series. I need to be happy with that. Although, I would have been happier if I had gotten my latest novel out to the readers. Well, that’s what 2024 will bring. Nothing bad can happen in 2024, right?
With that said, between wars, injustices, famine, the climate crisis, and further political upheaval, for those who cannot escape their reality, you are in my thoughts. May you find peace, kindness, safety, and freedom to love who you want.
Like millions of people who have the privilege to do so, I enjoy turning to the escapism that storytelling can provide. I’ll add at least one more source of escapism in the new year. As a writer or a reader, exploring stories has been my mental balm. They may not necessarily solve the world's problems, but stories help us make sense of the craziness that has been, and that will be … I’m looking at you, 2024.
The Mage’s Cradle: A Sister’s Sacrifice Audible Version: February 2024
That’s right, book three is under development and will be released in February 2024. Thanks for your patience.
My friends and I sat over a glass of wine at their dinner table. “When was the last really good year?” Pat asked. The automatic response at this point was 2019. In 2020, the world shut down, but were 2021, 2022, or even this year any better? In hindsight, was 2019 even that good? Already, 2024 seems to be gearing up to be a jerk.
My family is deep into the holiday preparations at this time of the year. After a hectic year, I’m just happy to be able to lounge in pajamas at twelve noon -- yes, I’m lucky enough to be on vacation. This is a far cry from years ago when I spent Christmas Day working while the rest of my family were preparing for dinner. This precious time to recharge mentally is golden. Today is the first day of winter, the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year. But it also means that the days will be getting longer from here on in. I’m a ‘the glass is one-quarter full’ kind of guy.
Nonetheless, I find myself anxious as I work through the editing stage of The Root of Infinity. As I lay in bed this morning (yes, it was after 10:00 AM -- don’t judge), I realized that driving my anxiety was not being able to get that book out in the fall of 2023 as I had hoped. Still, the manuscript has been completed and sent out into the world for the feedback/editing cycle. Also, I’ve started to write the second -- and most likely final -- book in The Root of Infinity series. I need to be happy with that. Although, I would have been happier if I had gotten my latest novel out to the readers. Well, that’s what 2024 will bring. Nothing bad can happen in 2024, right?
With that said, between wars, injustices, famine, the climate crisis, and further political upheaval, for those who cannot escape their reality, you are in my thoughts. May you find peace, kindness, safety, and freedom to love who you want.
Like millions of people who have the privilege to do so, I enjoy turning to the escapism that storytelling can provide. I’ll add at least one more source of escapism in the new year. As a writer or a reader, exploring stories has been my mental balm. They may not necessarily solve the world's problems, but stories help us make sense of the craziness that has been, and that will be … I’m looking at you, 2024.
The Mage’s Cradle: A Sister’s Sacrifice Audible Version: February 2024
That’s right, book three is under development and will be released in February 2024. Thanks for your patience.
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