2012: The Year of WTH Just Happened

2012 passed in one, big, ginormous blur. Here are some things that happened this year.

Wrote and edited TOUCHED 2
Went to a lot of conferences (BEA, ALA, NCTE, ALAN Workshop) for the first time
School visits and bookstore visits galore
Graduated with my MFA in Paris (July)
Visited Germany to meet the readers (July)
Launched TOUCHED in Germany (Feb) and then in the US (Nov)
Launched my debut novel, IF I LIE (Aug)
Began working from a home office in Sept (day job)
Began writing TOUCHED 3 and another WIP
Vlogged for the YA Rebels, reviewed for the Bookanistas, and wrote a gazillion interviews and guest posts
Participated in the Class of 2k12 and the Apocalypsies
Read 85 books
Back-to-back Change Write Now health challenges

I’m still reeling from everything that happened this year. I didn’t spend a lot of time letting things sink in or reflecting on them. I wish I had because sometimes really amazing experiences passed me by with nary a celebration. I hope to do a better job of slowing down to enjoy things in 2013. Here’s to a fresh beginning for the new year!

Tomorrow, be sure to return to check out my new 101 in 1001 post!