Well, here we are. January, 2016. Last year went by in a
blur. I’m not going to dwell on 2015; there were a number of things about it
that were not good. But there were some other things that were good. It was a year of transition, and those are always
difficult. Now I’m choosing to look forward. The transition year has left me
poised to move ahead confidently in the direction of my art, and I’m excited
to do so. I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions, but I like to do goals, so
here are my (vague) goals for 2016: Take better care of myself. Write more.
Freelance less. Give myself more down time.
How about you? What are your goals or resolutions or dreams
for 2016?
I will tell you one highlight of 2015: my partner-in-crime and I adopted a kitten. We still have Zoe, our smart, beautiful, antisocial girl who is now almost nine. And now we have Isabel. She's a delightful terror, and is eight months old. I'll post some photos at some point, I promise.
I read a lot more books than I blogged about in 2015. There’s
not time to discuss them all, so here’s a list of some of my favorites from
last year that I haven't mentioned previously: Magonia by Maria Dahvana
Headley, The Archivist Wasp by Nicole
Kornher-Stace, Chimes at Midnight and
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire, Uprooted by Naomi Novik.
I’ll leave you with links to two blog entries that I read the
other morning and found inspiring:
Blood and kisses, and Happy New Year!
