I can’t believe last year is gone. Pfft! Just like that. Facing a new calender means admitting I didn’t reach some of my goals for 2009. The biggest one being finishing the revision on my first book. I didn’t even come close to that one. I actually laughed when I found my New Year’s resolutions shortly before December ended. Among them was a nice list of things that would make Christmas easier. Too bad Christmas had passed!
There are one or two accomplishments I can be proud of last year. I celebrated my first anniversary in my critique group. That measured up to one year of significant learning. I finished my first entry to a respected writing contest and mailed that off January 1st. I spent the last two months trying to learn how to write a synopsis. Hopefully I’m on track to send that out in February with a 2500 word writing sample for the 2010 SCBWI Work-in-Progress Grant contest.
So, all in all, I guess the good balances the bad. Life is like that, isn’t it? Successes rarely heap together and they say bad things happen in threes. I’m grateful when they stop at that number. It’s a new year. The calender is full of empty spaces…possibilities. Here’s hoping we fill them with moments of bliss and satisfaction. Happy writing everyone.
