I’m still on vacation (sorry, Jordan) but thought this, being the last day of the year, would be a good time to look back. That, and I have a serious sunburn and need to stay out of the sun today.

In terms of writing, it’s been a great year. I have an agent and I actually like him. I’ve sold seven novellas and a single title, all of which will be released in the form of one multiple-author anthology, two single-author anthologies and one single title. Not bad thinking I got The Call in May. Am I satisfied? Of course not. Unfortunately, the OCD doesn’t go away when The Call comes…

In addition to my good news, I also read. A lot. To be honest, a good portion of it was in the mediocre to good range. Some were great, but not as many as I had hoped would be. Many times I liked the voice or the plot, but not both. I also found some new-to-me authors (and some brand new authors) who made an impact. I’m doing this from memory so I know I will forget someone (my apologies for that) but thanks to some great reading, I will now pick up more books by: Pamela Clare, Gena Showalter, Julie Kenner, Carrie Vaughn, Jennifer Crusie (yeah, I finally read something by her and I now see what the fuss is all about) and a few others. I will continue to read many others who I have loved for quite a long time now. I will follow the careers of some online folks who are always interesting and whose books I need to invesitgate further because I haven’t been able to fit them in yet (Ellen, Shannon, Sylvia, Diana and others).

I read some interesting and informative blogs and learned a great deal - some of it was even about writing. I found a cp who is not only a great cp but now a valued friend. I started a review site (with said cp and with the addition of the very cool Kassia/Ms. Booksquare) and enjoyed every minute of it. I learned something from every single book we reviewed, even those I didn’t love. I now have a website and a website designer who is a joy to work with and answers every stupid question I have without pointing out my stupidity.

So, in sum: writing life is good, reading life is good, home life is great. Can’t complain. Hope you all feel the same.

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