2013 Writing Goals:

2014 Writing Goals:

1. Publish At One’s Beast
2. FreeValley Publishing anthology published with Ataxia promo short story Ataxia and the Girl of Lost Dreams
3. Review all current FreeValley Publishing author’s books

*I have accomplished all my author goals for 2014!

2014 Accomplishments:

• I published a book of Poems called Wandering Imagination on January 2nd, 2014
• I published At One’s Beast July 24, 2014
• Was at 9 local events with my local writing group FreeValley Publishing:
  • Black Dog Local Authors Night January 23, 2014
  • Norwescon booth out in the lobby April 17th – 20th, 2014
  • North Bend Library Poetry Month Reading, April 21st, 2014
  • Maple Valley Days Booth June 13th – 15th, 2014
  • North Bend Block Party, July 19th, 2014
  • Snoqualmie Block Party, September 20th, 2014
  • Si View Community Center Holiday Bazaar
  • Gifts for Geeks at the AFK, December 13th, 2014
  • Book Reading and Release for FVP Anthology, December 18th, 2014
• Worked on myself as an author by learning from FVP Author’s Workshop in January and AWP in March.
• Had a writer’s themed 24th birthday party paying homage to the greatest and shortest story ever written
• Attained my official government certified copyright for Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams
• Switched from blogspot to wordpress
• Won NaNoWriMo this year with my upcoming YA release in 2015, Donuts in an Empty Field
• Have over 10 reviews for each Ataxia and At One’s Beast
• Found some of the new breakout authors and read all their wonderful books!
• Started reading more Indie books and did 39 reviews in 2014!
• Won a review for At One’s Beast during the 12 Days of Review Requests blog by Jo Michaels
• Hosted a Goodreads Giveaway for both Ataxia and At One’s Beast with some success
• Participated in a Writing Process Blog Tour
• Analyzed my money spent and money earned as an author with categorical breakdowns
• Supported fellow authors by going to Ksenia Anske’s book reading and Jeffrey Cook’s Dawn of Steam Release Party
• Re-released Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams with updated cover and some interior editing
• Wrote a blog about living without sugar for my food project in January

2015 Writing Goals:

1. Create audiobook version of poetry book, Wandering Imagination
2. Write manuscript for book 1 of Fantasy trilogy
3. Send Children’s Book to Publishers
4. Write manuscript of The Geocache Killer
5. Get At One’s Beast 15 reviews (Currently have: Goodreads -13, Amazon -11)
6. Get Ataxia and the Ravine of Lost Dreams 20 reviews (Currently have: Goodreads -9, Amazon -9)
7. Finished and Published audiobook copy of At One’s Beast
8. Submit some short stories to contests/publications
9. Finish YA manuscript Donuts in an Empty Field