A whole new year ahead of me. Lots of change. Due to things going on in my personal life, I haven't been doing a whole lot of writing. And reading back over what I have written, it's not really great. I made myself take a deep breath and remind myself that C.C. Humphries said that your 1st draft is supposed to be crap - you're finding your way up the mountain.

I was at a New Year's Eve party and people asked me about my writing. They were so much more excited about it than I was. I've gotten used to rejection and disappointment and it keeps my enthusiasm in check. It was nice to be asked if I had anything they could put on their Kindle. Maybe this will be the year I finally pick up an agent and maybe even a publisher.

My beta readers aren't doing much. Zippo feedback so far. At some point I may need to send it off into the query world again without true beta feedback. Maybe that should be my resolution for this year - find beta readers that actually provide feedback.

In the meantime, I'll plot and plan and send my characters into mental improv.

Happy New Year!