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The year in review, with bonus contest
Dec. 31st, 2011 12:53 pm2011 wasn't my best year for writing or publication, but it wasn't the worst either. I finished Kingdoms of Dust, and made it more than half way through the latest revision of Dreams. I also finished and sold "Red" and "Bone Garden."
My goals for 2012 are a) to finish this draft of Dreams by Jan 19th, b) sell more books (any books will do), and c) to finish a few of the short stories that have been collecting dust for too long. I would also eventually like to put out a collection of my short stories, but I care less about when that happens.
21. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler
Beautifully written and plotted, and rightly a classic. On the other hand, the constant low thrum of sexism made me kind of tired, and it had the same bonus homophobia that made me sad in The Maltese Falcon. Sigh.
22. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett (This must be a reread, but I can't remember when I first read it.)
This is really a sweet little book, but wow it makes me roll my eyes a lot. Could be greatly improved by monsters.
My other goal is to read more books in 2012. Perhaps as many as 40. 52 still seems a bit of a stretch.
And now, the contest! necromancerchronicles.com is up now (though there's no new content yet), but it needs a tagline. As in "The Necromancer Chronicles: Sexy tagline goes here." I turn to you, beloved LJers, to come up with something brilliant.
My goals for 2012 are a) to finish this draft of Dreams by Jan 19th, b) sell more books (any books will do), and c) to finish a few of the short stories that have been collecting dust for too long. I would also eventually like to put out a collection of my short stories, but I care less about when that happens.
21. The Big Sleep - Raymond Chandler
Beautifully written and plotted, and rightly a classic. On the other hand, the constant low thrum of sexism made me kind of tired, and it had the same bonus homophobia that made me sad in The Maltese Falcon. Sigh.
22. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett (This must be a reread, but I can't remember when I first read it.)
This is really a sweet little book, but wow it makes me roll my eyes a lot. Could be greatly improved by monsters.
My other goal is to read more books in 2012. Perhaps as many as 40. 52 still seems a bit of a stretch.
And now, the contest! necromancerchronicles.com is up now (though there's no new content yet), but it needs a tagline. As in "The Necromancer Chronicles: Sexy tagline goes here." I turn to you, beloved LJers, to come up with something brilliant.
