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What I did this year:

I dived into self publishing with The Body Electric and learned that self publishing is far, far different from traditional publishing. After becoming a member of KBoards, I've learned a ton about the process. I've also realized that, right now, self publishing is really not a viable career option for me. I have two books still contracted with Penguin, and am working on another to go on sub with my agent, and while the process is slower, it suits me more and is more profitable than self pub for me...at this stage. I do still plan to put out some short stories and novellas, and I've been working on Paper Hearts in the background, which will likely be self pub as well, but it's not something I'll likely be turning to for a full career, at least not yet.

What I want to happen

Outside of my control:
I won't have a book out this year (other than, potentially Paper Hearts and short story collections), but I'd like to have two books out next year. We'll see if that's viable. I've done all I can--I have two complete manuscripts--but timing in publishing is notoriously slow.

Inside of my control: In additional to revising the two manuscripts that I've got completed, I'd like to write two more. That's going to be difficult with editing schedules, etc., but I have the ideas for two more manuscripts, and I think I can do it. We'll see. But that's the goal.

tl;dr: Outside of my control: publish two books. Inside of my control: write two other books.

Reading Goals:
I plan on reading 50 books this year--that's my sweet spot, I've found--but I'm going to challenge myself to read three books I normally wouldn't. I don't know if the three will be nonfiction or adult or featuring a story I wouldn't normally pick up, but I definitely want to challenge myself to break my routine and go outside the box with three books.

My last year goals was to write two books--and I did! :)

Newsletter looks good!

Haven't read it yet, but I have a request to stock sitting at the library. I actually have /u/bethrevis' The Body Electric sitting on my phone and /u/shauniedarko's The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley waiting on my desk at the moment. Trying to do all my subreddit-specific required reading. I just got distracted by other books.