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Hey guys!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

One more day and 2019 will be here. 2018 will be gone forever. It’s a good time to reflect on where we’ve come from and where we are going.

So, that’s what this thread is about. I thought if might be fun to tell eachother what we accomplished in 2018 and what some of our goals are for the coming year.

Let’s talk about 2018!

I am gonna divide this into four sections, titled:

1. What I Wrote

2. What I Read

3. What I learned

4. My Writing Goals for 2019

Please share as much or as little as you’d like. And what you have to share dosen’t need to be confined to these 4 catagories. Say whatever you want. 😉

Since I started this, I suppose I’ll go first.

What I Wrote:

I didn’t write as much this year as I would have liked but even though it isn’t much I am still glad for what I accomplished.

Flashfiction:

This Moment 

Short stories:

Locked (it still needs major help.😉)

The Ten Lamps 

I started working on a short story that has no title, and is currently sitting somewhere in the bottom of a desk. I hope to pick it back up soon!

Novels:

I started the first chapter of the first draft of my current WIP.

Poems: I am not a poet…as cool as that would be, I have no talent in that particular area. 🙂

 

What I Read: 

I read somewhere around 26 or 27 books this year. I’m not going to name all of them, but here are a few of my favorites:

By This Sign(his-fic), Fierce Convictions(his-fic), Paris-Underground, Lord of the Rings, Hard Times, Almost Autumn

What I Learned:

Oh my…so very, very much. Especially since I joined Story Embers. 😉

I learned about writing interesting/in-depth characters and how to create a good backstory for them. I learned about handling hard subjects in fiction, about foil characters and about how to incorporate real hope into a story without preaching a sermon. 😉

But the two most important things I learned this year were:

1. I am not alone. Their are others out there who struggle in their writing just like I do. I am not the only one who fights depression and anger and defeat. They are struggling some of the same things I am dealing with. I don’t have to walk this journey alone.

2. My first draft doesn’t have to be perfect. It sounds simplistic, I know. But when I finally grasped this truth…it was a huge thing for me. It has released me from the agony of struggling and striving to reach complete perfection in my writing…and hopelessly failing again and again. I can actually focus on getting my story down on paper instead of worrying about every little detail in the first draft.

 

My Writing Goals for 2019:

-Finish the first draft of my current WIP.

-Write and edit 5 more short stories.

-Publish a story.

 

I just want to tell you all, @daeus-lamb and my fellow Saxon Scribes, how incredibly greatful I am for you guys! Thanks for welcoming me and all my craziness into this awesome place called New Wessex. I have felt blessed and encouraged by you guys so many times. You all are a lot of the reason I keep writing. Ya’ll are amazing and I am so glad I know you! Thanks especially to you, Daeus, for being the guildmaster and all the work you put into this guild!

I can’t wait to see what lies ahead for New Wessex in 2019!

 

Since there is a limit to as many people I can tag, I am just gonna tag as many as I can…

@kate @chalice @noahlitle @bama-rose @literatureforthelight @corissa @msqueen8 @maddy-jay @ethryndal @cassandraia @r-j-karas