This update will be a longer than usual because, in addition to wrapping up December, I’m also wrapping up 2017.
I wrote a total of about 20,556 words last month, completing seven short stories (out of seventeen) and nothing else. My novels have been on hold for the holiday season, but I’ll be getting back into them starting today. Continue reading “Happy New Year!”
Well I obviously didn’t do this as consistently as I meant to (I meant to post once a day from the 1st to the 24th, but my planning wasn’t great), but I’m pretty happy with what I did get done, so here’s the full series.
Tick Tock (short story)
With a new year comes new goals, and mine are probably overly ambitious. But hey, “if you shoot for the moon you may land among the stars.” At least I’ll be farther along than I was. So, without further ado, here are my many goals for 2018.
1. Prepare The Dark War Trilogy for publishing
This was originally “Publish The Dark War Trilogy,” but after scheduling everything out I found that wasn’t doable, so instead I’ll be aiming to have them all finished and edited so they’re ready by the end of the year and I’ll aim to publish them Continue reading “My Goals for the New Year”
Time for another member of this series. I did one on love, which started it, and then two weeks ago I did one on hope, and they’re linked there if you’d like to go find them. This one is obviously about courage.
Courage is standing up to a bully, even though your heart is pounding in terror.
Courage is withstanding the jeers of those against your beliefs with your head up, even though Continue reading “Courage Is…”
Sleep my child, be at peace.
Sleep my child, dream sweet dreams.
Dream of snow and happy faces.
Dream of love and fireplaces.
Sleep my child, deeply dream.
Sleep my child, don’t you scream.
Dream of mangers and of babes.
Dream of One who came to save.
Sleep my child, sleep in peace.
Sleep my child, dream sweet dreams.