2010 was a crazy year for me, with some of the highest highs and lowest lows that I’ve ever experienced. I moved out of the country, got published in a real (albeit online) magazine, began writing my first book…and even bottle-fed three foster puppies! By the holidays I was totally worn out. But now that I’m settled in the new year and working steadily on the book, I thought I would write a quick summary of what I did last year. I’ll provide links, in case you missed anything or want to read one again.
A quick calculation revealed that in 2010 I wrote about 50,000 words in essays and stories, as well as 31,000 words on the book manuscript!!! That doesn’t even count the articles on my MusicEdge blog (which I closed last April), my Refractor blog (which has been on hiatus, with a few sporadic posts, since last July), my notebooks, or my dream journal. I have to say, I’m excited by the thought that I probably topped 100,000 words in 2010—especially because that’s my goal for the book manuscript. When I lacked a first-hand sense of how much work it would take to create a book, the idea was a lot more terrifying. (more…)
