December Business Blog
01st December 2023
Welcome to the final blog of the year.
It’s wonderful to see so many writers completing the #NaNoWriMo challenge this year. Congratulations if you’re one of them. I participated for eight consecutive years which left me with a life time of stories to develop and, although I no loner participate, I still appreciate the feeling of relief when you’ve reached the 50k mark.
With that in mind, I want this month’s blog to be about celebrating achievements. It’s so easy to overlook all our accomplishments and see them in the rear-view mirror. If it’s not that, we sometimes tell ourselves that the fantastic thing we did/got/earned/were awarded doesn’t really mean anything despite the effort or years it took to get. I find highlighting those specific things helps keep my spirits up. It’s probably the same for you too.
This month then, I wanted to remind myself of what I’ve achieved this year and I hope you use this idea to do the same as well. Remember, these things can be big or small.
Highlights of 2023
Although I didn’t shout it from the rooftops at the time, in January I signed a traditional publishing contract for a non-fiction book.
I independently published the second edition of ‘I’ve Got A Pen and I’m Not Afraid To Use It’.
I enjoyed an online book tour as 4 UK authors asked me questions about the book and my writing life.
And just a few weeks ago I joined the The Romance Novelist’s Association. That’ll sit nicely alongside my memberships of Alliance of Independent Authors and Society of Authors.
Basking in that glory should keep me going for a while!
I’ve already set mini goals and intentions for 2024, so let’s see how they progress in the coming months.
I’ll be ‘breaking up’ (notice how many of us still use those school days terms?) on December 15 and recommencing on January 5th 2024 so, until then, I wish you a peaceful and healthy Christmas (if you celebrate it) and a productive New Year.
See you in January,
Sjb 😊
It’s wonderful to see so many writers completing the #NaNoWriMo challenge this year. Congratulations if you’re one of them. I participated for eight consecutive years which left me with a life time of stories to develop and, although I no loner participate, I still appreciate the feeling of relief when you’ve reached the 50k mark.
With that in mind, I want this month’s blog to be about celebrating achievements. It’s so easy to overlook all our accomplishments and see them in the rear-view mirror. If it’s not that, we sometimes tell ourselves that the fantastic thing we did/got/earned/were awarded doesn’t really mean anything despite the effort or years it took to get. I find highlighting those specific things helps keep my spirits up. It’s probably the same for you too.
This month then, I wanted to remind myself of what I’ve achieved this year and I hope you use this idea to do the same as well. Remember, these things can be big or small.
Highlights of 2023
Although I didn’t shout it from the rooftops at the time, in January I signed a traditional publishing contract for a non-fiction book.
I independently published the second edition of ‘I’ve Got A Pen and I’m Not Afraid To Use It’.
I enjoyed an online book tour as 4 UK authors asked me questions about the book and my writing life.
And just a few weeks ago I joined the The Romance Novelist’s Association. That’ll sit nicely alongside my memberships of Alliance of Independent Authors and Society of Authors.
Basking in that glory should keep me going for a while!
I’ve already set mini goals and intentions for 2024, so let’s see how they progress in the coming months.
I’ll be ‘breaking up’ (notice how many of us still use those school days terms?) on December 15 and recommencing on January 5th 2024 so, until then, I wish you a peaceful and healthy Christmas (if you celebrate it) and a productive New Year.
See you in January,
Sjb 😊