In the past, I’ve struggled to aptly recap what all I had accomplished. I’ll probably make a post on this at some point. In summary, this failure to track accomplishments, no matter how small, made it a challenge to see any of the progress I had made. And this year, I want to change that.
So. January. Let’s recap this first month of 2022.
- I decided to partake in NYC Midnight, an annual short story writing competition. The first round ended on the 22nd and in this round, I was challenged to write a romantic comedy. I’m actually quite pleased with how it turned out. I’ll know in April if it was good enough for me to advance. Wish me luck!
- The same group that published me last year has had submissions open for a second anthology to be released this summer. I decided to shoot my shot with it with a short story about two best friends and the Maenads, a historic cult of women devoted to Dionysus. I’m supposed to find out if my entry made it in a few weeks. Crossing fingers!
- I did a lot of thinking about TWEfA and the events that happen after that book this month, including outlining a new magic system.
- I started taking my blog more seriously! If you’ve been here a while, you might have noticed more posts going up lately. I’ve also updated my bio and links page, acquired a professional domain, revamped my Ko-fi page, and am currently planning out a subscription model to use on said Ko-fi. I’ve also debated making an email list, but I think I’ll just stick to these recap posts for now.
There was a lot of behind-the-scenes work, as we can tell. For February, I aim to make the work I do more tangible, including continuing on with this draft of Those Who Emerge from Ashes, my dark fantasy novel about reincarnated gods. I also want to finish subscription options for my Ko-fi and have them live by the end of the month.
If you’re interested in what I’m working on, consider subscribing to this blog. I also have a list of all of my works available, which I do plan to revamp somewhat. What about you? What’s something you’ve done to bring in 2022?
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