At year’s end, do you ever stop and reflect on the year gone by? I like to take a moment to see where I’ve been before moving on to the next phase. To see if I met my goals, so that I can determine what new goals to set for myself in 2023.
This was a tough year for me–with several highs and lows—so I’m not too heartbroken to see it go. Keeping things light and positive, though, I’ve constructed a brief summary of the high points I experienced over the year, and goals I reached that I had set in January of 2022.
We started our year on lockdown, which actually helped me achieve a few goals right off the bat seeing that I had sudden time on my hands. I created a book trailer for Gatekeepers of Eden, which was quite the endeavor for me, being technological impaired. But, somehow I pulled it off! You can view it on my main website page under the Gatekeepers of Eden blurb. I also started my own monthly newsletter, which kept me posting more regularly. This month will be my twelfth letter sent out… which means I kept on track! (Honestly, I wasn’t sure I would). Thank you to everyone who subscribed and read my blog posts throughout the year. I truly appreciate it, and hope you received some inspiration, motivation, and helpful writing tips!
Next up, I had a virtual book tour for Gatekeepers of Eden, where my book travelled across several amazing blogs. These gracious bloggers placed my new release in the spotlight, interviewed me, and posted excerpts and reviews from my novel. It was a fun experience, and I met so many new readers and garnered valuable feedback from them on how my novel was being received by the public.
In March, Gatekeepers of Eden won two awards in the Reader Views Reviewers Choice Awards… bronze in the Science Fiction category, and bronze in the Fantasy category. This contest is one of my favourites, so if you’re contemplating entering your writing into a literary competition, I strongly urge you to try this one!
Throughout the year, I was working on my fifth book, Code of Reanimation, and finished writing it in October! What a wonderful feeling! This book is a high octane paranormal thriller/horror, filled with zombies and cyborgs and all sorts of mayhem. I am planning to query agents with this manuscript so I didn’t publish it yet. This was the first year in five years that I didn’t publish a book, and I’m not going to lie… I missed it. But I’m eager to get this one traditionally published so I’ll have to be patient a while longer. I finished writing my manuscript at an inopportune time–most agents don’t sign new contracts over the holidays, or so it seems–so I’m waiting for January to start querying. Wish me luck!
November brought NaNoWriMo and a new project that I’m working on, Goldenhair. This adult novel is a dark fairytale retelling, which has a creepy old witch in it… one of my favourite tropes. Although the rough draft is complete, it is exactly that… rough! It needs a lot of editing to smooth it out, which will be part of my new year’s goals.
The end of the year was busy with book signings and Christmas markets! After being unable to sell my books in person for the past few years because of the pandemic, it was amazing getting back out there in public and meeting my readers face to face. In order of events, I had a table at ThunderCon, Indigo – Thunder Bay, Geekfestivus, and the Holiday Craft Revival. The local support was tremendous, and I even sold out of two of my books!
There were many smaller achievements along the way, such as boot camps, book reviews written and received, published magazine articles, surviving a bout of Covid-19, and getting a new car, each little positive always celebrated. Because if we can’t celebrate our achievements, then who will? Right? Every day, every moment, is a blessing to embrace and appreciate.
I’m looking forward to the new year, and I’m already working on my New Year’s Resolutions to start the year off strong. I’ll keep you abreast of those in my next blog post!
How was your year? What are some of your highlights? I’d love to hear all about them!
Have a safe and happy transition into the new year, and don’t forget to keep reading!
π Lanie Mores
Amazing goals reached Lanie! You are an inspiration to all of us who are trying to do what you are doing! Keep up the good work and keep those books coming!! Looking forward to what you accomplish in 2023!!
Thank you so much, Kevin!
Cheers
ΠΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΡΠΆΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠΏΠΈΠ»ΠΎ, ΠΈ Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΌ Π΄Π½Π΅ΠΌ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠ΅. Π ΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²-Π½Π°-ΠΠΎΠ½Ρ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ²Π»ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ° Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Ρ. ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ.
ΠΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ Π² ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅, ΡΠΎ ΠΌΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΄ΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π’Π΅Ρ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄. ΠΡΠΎ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅ΠΌ Π±ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΠΉ Π²ΡΠ±ΠΎΡ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ.
ΠΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡ Π’Π΅Ρ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΈΠΌΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ². ΠΠΎ-ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΡ , ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΠΎΡ Π»Π°ΠΆΠ΄Π°ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ , ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°Π²Π°Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΌΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ. ΠΠΎ-Π²ΡΠΎΡΡΡ , ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ³ΡΠ΅Π²Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ Π°, ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΈΡ ΠΊΡΡΠ³Π»ΡΠΉ Π³ΠΎΠ΄. Π-ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ , ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΠΎΠ² Π’Π΅Ρ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π° Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π΄Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΡΠΎΠΊ ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠ±Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡ Π² ΡΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ½Ρ. ΠΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ Π’Π΅Ρ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅ΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΎΠΊ ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ, ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ Π²ΡΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ. Π ΡΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΆΠ΅, Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π³ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎΡΠ½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠΎΠ² ΠΏΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ»ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ»ΡΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ.
ΠΠ΅ ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΌΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠ²Π΅ΠΆΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΡ Π° Π² ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ! ΠΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ°Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π’Π΅Ρ Ρ ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅Ρ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π·Π°ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΡ ΠΆΠ°ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ·Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΡΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΡ Π² Π²Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅.
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