I don’t have impressive statistics to pull out for my end-of-year wrap-up, but as Jennifer Blanchard puts it, I am OK with where I ended up.
I read 63 books (64, if I manage to finish Unseen Academicals today), including some doorstoppers like David Copperfield and A Suitable Boy.
I wrestled with revisions of SoR several times, more so than I did for The Changeling. Even if this book never gets into submission-ready state, I have learned a lot just by tearing it apart, chucking out several pieces, building up some new ones, and patching it back together. In fact, since I’m in the throes of my nth revision, I’ve learned a lot just this week!
I received several encouraging rejections, including one in the spring that had me walking on air even while I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
I wrote one darn good short story (Twisted), and got started on a new book (Kai’s book) that I am excited about (even while I’m busy tearing my hair out over SoR).
I wrote a series of Visual Inspiration workshops for this blog that I an absolute blast with. I like series posts, and I have a couple of more ideas for next year. Keep an eye on this space for them!
Sir I. is doing a fantastic job reading and Miss M. went from sorta knowing her uppercase letters to knowing all the letters (capital and lowercase) and most of her consonant sounds. The Baron went from being the cutest little bottom-scooter you ever saw to being the cutest little climbing and toddling menace you ever saw.
David and I watched all of Battlestar Galactica in three months, or less. It was pretty intense.
We had a lovely spring vacation with David’s family in Florida in the spring.
I had two vegetable beds and grew peas (did great, despite the slugs) and tomatoes (did not do great, because of the blight) for the first time.
I discovered… the piano!
We are healthy and secure. We have wonderful friends and family. And, today it’s SNOWING! How can I not be glad to live in a place that looks like a Christmas card?
How was your 2009?
I had a lovely year overall. But I think I’m going to do a whole state-of-the-Megan-union post on my blog. You got me thinking and I kind of want to evaluate all my goals and all the fronts in my life and see really? how did I do?
Either way, like you and Jennifer, I’m okay with where I ended up.
That’s a great wrap-up! 🙂 Ready for the next one?
As ready as I ever will be. Like it or not, 2010 is HERE.
I commented on this yesterday, saw my comment posted, then navigated away from the site, come back today and see nothing there. Very unhappy, but what to do?
Just wanted to say that it’s been a good year. I’ve gotten back into writing, experienced a bunch of repriorities, was reintroduced to what I love about amateur composition when my family bought me a keyboard, tasted cinammon rolls for the first time in my memory (compliments of my aunt!), and a whole lot more.
I know you’ve inspired me a lot, Rabia, and also Natalie Whipple and Jennifer Blanchard and this girl named Trish that hounds me when I don’t produce the words (a little harshly, just saying :shrugs). I’ve been thankful to reach out to the online writing community and find well wishes and help in my journey while I toddle back into gear and am not yet happy with the actual results of my efforts. Everyone’s so amazing.
Well, now you’ve inspired me again, and Sunday, I’m going to do a big, fat post on looking in the rear view mirror on 2009 and really take a look at all the fronts in my life, where I was, where I wanted to go, and where I went. It’s certainly a nicer view from here.
Megs, I see your first comment just fine from here. *confused*
Thanks for introducing me to Procrastinating Writers. I added that to my RSS Feed recently. 🙂 I am glad to have gotten to know you and will look forward to your wrapup!
Seems every time I go back to add missing comments, the originals show up. I won’t go off on the awfulness of technology just now, but :sighs: glad it did eventually show up.
*pets* It’s probably my site’s fault somehow or another. Darned if I know why!
Since I don’t think you have Odds and Ends on your reader, thought I’d come back and post the link to my little wrap-up (truncated because I stopped at writing life only): http://writing.smeganpayne.com/4/post/2010/01/looking-back-and-looking-forward.html
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