Happy Valentines Day!
2024 was a rough year, but things are getting back on track with 2025.
Editing Lyssa’s Revenge (which may become Lyssa’s Control). Currently at 72,000 words but I expect to add another 20,000 words through editing.
Signed a contract with Aethon Books for a Grimm’s War Spin-off novel due by June 2025.
Grimm’s War: Retreat Hell. I’m 25,000 words into this project.
I’m still caring for my mom, and her dementia seems to have leveled for the time being. She had some big drops in awareness across last year, but now she’s generally happy and enjoys putzing around her cottage. We found a great caregiver that she likes, and I’m able to focus on other things during the day.
While I’m still not able to get long writing sessions in, I’m focused on more short bursts of work during breaks, in the morning before work and after work.
The biggest recent change has been cutting off social media during the day completely. I’ve moved to a dumb phone for most of my communication, and the iPhone has basically become an iPod. I can download media to it when I’m on wi-fi, but otherwise it’s a camera with podcast/MP3 player whenever I’m out of the house. This has been a huge improvement for my general focus.
However, I still can’t believe we’re in the middle of February already. I’m trying to stay focused on the things I can control, the people I love, and creating work I’m proud of. Onward and upward.
