{"id":1550,"date":"2011-12-31T14:08:17","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T18:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megancrewe.com\/blog\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2011-12-31T14:08:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T18:08:17","slug":"on-the-eve-of-a-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.megancrewe.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/31\/on-the-eve-of-a-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"On the eve of a new year"},"content":{"rendered":"

2011 has been an interesting year — a year of being in the middle of things. I didn’t start any new books (other than a sequel that continued an existing story), I didn’t sell any new books (not really surprising, having just sold three last year), and I had no new books come out. I did write and revise that sequel, as well as rewriting a couple of books I’d drafted in rough earlier and polishing them to get them submission-ready. I’ve done most of my preparations for The Way We Fall<\/i>‘s launch, even though it isn’t out until next month. And it was an amazing year for traveling to new places and meeting new people, from Kindling Words<\/a> back in January and the manatee-blessed Florida retreat<\/a> in February, to the Japan trip that almost didn’t happen<\/a> in April and our ten days in France<\/a> this October.<\/p>\n

Oh, and my previously common-law-husband and I got officially married, which I suppose warrants a mention. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

How well did I do with my goals for the year?<\/p>\n

-Write and polish the sequel to THE WAY WE FALL. Done!<\/b>
\n-Write second drafts for and polish the two books waiting in rough draft (BEAST and the Japan book). Also done!<\/b>
\n-I wouldn\u2019t mind getting a new book started in rough draft but this may be asking too much. Yeah… I’ve written the first new chapters of a new book, but I somehow suspect that’s not getting finished by the end of today.<\/b>
\n-Attend at least one writing conference. I did go to Kindling Words, which I suppose sort of counts.<\/b>
\n-Do at least one event for GHOST in paperback. I did my big online giveaway. Ended up being too busy to organize something in person.<\/b>
\n-Start attending kung fu class at least *twice* a week when possible. When possible, I did.<\/b>
\n-Keep the backyard and garden a little more tidy than they were last year (which is to say, not a complete disaster). Err… This got abandoned in order to make the writing goals happen.<\/b>
\n-Start blogging more regularly again! At least in the last few months, I think I have.<\/b><\/p>\n

My goals for 2012:<\/p>\n

-Write and polish the third book in the trilogy.
\n-Stay reasonably focused despite the excitement and anxiety of seeing my second book finally out!
\n-Finish the rough draft of the current new project, and preferably a second draft as well.
\n-Read more. I’ve been so busy writing this year my reading has fallen off — I’d like to finish at least one book a week.
\n-Exercise more in between kung fu classes.
\n-A personal goal I’ll mention next New Year’s Eve if it happens. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Hope you all have had more good times than bad this year, and that 2012 brings you many great things!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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