Hey –
looking toward another year. It's going to be a big one.
I think most of y'all on this list know me in real life, but those who don't, today's my 31st birthday (and there's no song for it, like 22). While my 30th was nothing like I expected, there's always a moment to reflect. And to look forward.
In this next year, I'll celebrate ten years of being a published author. I promise, there will be a big celebration for that.
This past year has really reaffirmed that I want to write, I just want to write books full time. And I hope I get there some day. And I think the book I'm working on, Project Whisper is going to help me get there.
I admit, my writing hasn't been much lately and I knew it would be sparse as I went into Q4. But I think I'm going to finish this draft by Thanksgiving. Yay for late Thanksgivings, right?
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Next November marks 10 years since The Assassin came out, a week before my twenty-second birthday. |
31 is going to be the year I push hard to move my writing forward.
This past year, I took time to step back and focus on learning more about the craft of writing, of plotting, of how to craft a compelling book and story. And I've been working hard to bring that into this book. And then in the next book and the book after.
One thing I'm going to do more is blog and create other content.
After spending my early twenties blogging, too, I stepped away because the writing is the most important part to me - the book writing. But I miss be able to just write blog posts for the fun, to show what I can do, and you'll obviously see when that happens.
I have to admit that for the last few weeks or even a couple months, I have felt burnt out. Mostly day-job related but when it's a constant burn out, it gets you in other parts of life. I'm making changes to life to try to change that - like getting up to work out in the morning, but my plan tomorrow is to clean my office (I will die with that task on my to-do list) and write.
And then go seek Wicked but I'll talk about that and what Wicked means to me next week. For now, I'm just here enjoying the moment, feeling grateful to make it another trip around the sun. And reminding myself there are so many good things still to come.
xoxo,
Laura
