2013 Wrap-Up

This year whipped by at an alarming rate. Seems like it was weeks ago that my first book was released, not months. My Never was originally written as a 5,000 word short story for the Love on the Road 2013 competition. It didn’t make the cut, so in May, I took a leap into a world I knew nothing about — becoming an author. I extended the short story to a novella decided to self-pub it. Since then, I’ve learnt so much. But I feel as if there’s a never-ending stream of knowledge headed my way. Every day/week, I learn something new. In ­­­­August, I released My Never and hosted a launch party.

But the most fun/most terrifying month would be November. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days. I wrote just over 70,000 and it ended up being The Hunted and 1/3 of its sequel. (Speaking of The Hunted, I submitted it to a publisher: SwoonReads. If you have time, you can read and vote on it (just involves signing up, which only takes a minute). Voting ends on the 31st January 2014.)

So, this brings me to today, the last day of 2013. Last days are bittersweet for me. I don’t want the year to end, yet I’m excited for 2014 — I think it’s going to be a great one for me. I’ve got three books coming out. And I look forward to discovering more awesome books to read. (See what I read this year.)

What’s the last day of 2013 like for you? Have you made any resolutions?



(Want a sneak peek of the sequel to My Never? Click here to read the first three pages.)