I saw many friends putting together creative posts about how their 2012 went. Well, I’m doing this real quick so it won’t be as colorful and beautiful as my friends’ posts.
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So, here’s the highlight of my 2012:
– I moved back to the US—between getting new Visas, packing, coming, organizing new home, it took a LONG time. It was almost 4 months of craziness.
– I met many new writer-friends!
– I got together with my NA sisters and founded NA Alley.
– I participated on all 4 rounds of ROW80.
– I got an R&R.
– I rewrote the first half of a book (around 40k words).
– I wrote a short story (4k words).
– I wrote a novelette (13k words).
– I wrote a novel (62k words).
– I started several projects, wrote between 2k-20k in some, then gave up.
– I got a contract for a novel (then backed away from it. Still, it was an accomplishment).
– I got a contract for a novelette.
– I got a contract for a novella.
– I worked on edits for said novelette and novella.
– I released the novelette.
– And I got several compliments from editors, agents and even a famous author. I have them all saved, and I look at them when I feel discouraged.
– My brother, SIL and niece came to visit us. We went to NYC and Washington together.
– We went to see The Nutcracker by the American Ballet Theater.
– I went back to the gym after so many injures, and I’m very serious about it.
Even with some many ups and downs (of course, I decided to keep the downs away from this list =P) I say it was quite the year.
How was your 2012?
And HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Cheers,