2023
Every year-end post I write, I go back and look at the one from the beginning of the year to see how things went, and...
Oh.
Not having a book out this year hurts a lot. I was really optimistic at the beginning of the year, full of ideas and energy, but the year went off the rails so fast that I never really emerged from the bush I landed in. It was a very peaks and valleys kind of year, but the valleys were deeper than the peaks were high, and it took increasing amounts of energy to climb out of them.
It seems a lot of people had a tough time this year, and I was no exception. Burnout is real, and feels different than I thought it would. I didn't recognize it, and trying to brute force my way out was the opposite of what I needed to do. I got a lot of raw work done, but having none of it be publishable kind of started a cycle of pushing and falling that left me sore and covered in bruises. Suffice it to say, I very much need this upcoming time off.
But I will have earned it! Since my October post, I've finished a (very) rough draft of a book, the most progress I've made on a project since Pax Victoria! It's not pretty, but there's a lot I like about it. The second draft is usually my favorite, so I hope that proves the case here! Refining things is easier than making them up out of whole cloth, and leaving it on the shelf for a while will go a long way towards helping figure out how and what to refine. As I also mentioned in that post, I won't be talking about it in any sort of detail, but it has a lot of elements from all of my books, but in a genre I'm still learning the ropes of. That's all you'll get from me at the moment! The important part is that I have a complete story, and it feels good to be able to finally say that.
To each and every one of you, I wish you only the best this holiday season. This year has been hell, and your support and patience mean the absolute world to me. If you've ever left a review, comment or reached out to me in any way, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Every positive word makes a genuine difference.
From me and mine to you and yours: thank you.
Oh.
Not having a book out this year hurts a lot. I was really optimistic at the beginning of the year, full of ideas and energy, but the year went off the rails so fast that I never really emerged from the bush I landed in. It was a very peaks and valleys kind of year, but the valleys were deeper than the peaks were high, and it took increasing amounts of energy to climb out of them.
It seems a lot of people had a tough time this year, and I was no exception. Burnout is real, and feels different than I thought it would. I didn't recognize it, and trying to brute force my way out was the opposite of what I needed to do. I got a lot of raw work done, but having none of it be publishable kind of started a cycle of pushing and falling that left me sore and covered in bruises. Suffice it to say, I very much need this upcoming time off.
But I will have earned it! Since my October post, I've finished a (very) rough draft of a book, the most progress I've made on a project since Pax Victoria! It's not pretty, but there's a lot I like about it. The second draft is usually my favorite, so I hope that proves the case here! Refining things is easier than making them up out of whole cloth, and leaving it on the shelf for a while will go a long way towards helping figure out how and what to refine. As I also mentioned in that post, I won't be talking about it in any sort of detail, but it has a lot of elements from all of my books, but in a genre I'm still learning the ropes of. That's all you'll get from me at the moment! The important part is that I have a complete story, and it feels good to be able to finally say that.
To each and every one of you, I wish you only the best this holiday season. This year has been hell, and your support and patience mean the absolute world to me. If you've ever left a review, comment or reached out to me in any way, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Every positive word makes a genuine difference.
From me and mine to you and yours: thank you.
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