A review and a plan
ليلي جبريل, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsSo long, 2023. As years go, on a planetary scale, you left a few things to be desired.
However! The Stoic philosophers say that we should only worry about the things that are under our control. Or something like that. And when it came to the things that I could control, it was a decent year.
I started the year intending to publish four books, and that’s what happened. Two series ended, with Enchanted to Death, Jamie Brodie #23, and Accessory to Death, Kevin Brodie #3. One series hit the pause button, with Two Hundred Bones, Space Coast #3. And one series began, with Cheated to Death, Angeles Investigations #1.
On a personal level, I was finally able to complete a much-needed remodel of my kitchen. It is fabulous.
I LOVE ITAnd, importantly, our area was spared from hurricanes this year. Since we had two in 2022, it was nice to have a break. The repairs from Ian and Nicole are still ongoing.
So, here comes 2024! Strap on your crash helmets…
My plan is for four more books this year. These will all be Angeles Investigations books. First up is Hunted to Death, Angeles #2, coming in March. June will bring Deepfaked to Death, Angeles #3. Then in September you’ll have Disappeared to Death, Angeles #4. (That’s the book that I wrote the first 50K of during NaNoWriMo.) December’s book will be Stolen to Death, Angeles #5. (The title is semi-tentative.)
I hope to “compete” in NaNoWriMo again next year. It’s like throwing words at a wall. Not all of them will stick, but it’s a great way to get a first draft written.
Next year will be a travel year – two and a half weeks in England in the spring, the Grandfather Mountain (North Carolina) Highland Games in July, a major-year high school reunion the week after that, and – I hope – Los Angeles in the fall, to visit friends and scout out more locations.
One more thing, that was true in 2023 and that I know will continue in 2024: I am filled with gratitude for all of you who love the Brodieverse and continue to hang in there with me and my imaginary friends. I appreciate y’all more than I can say.
Happy New Year!
