Last year was filled with amazing. A Study in Honor got all kinds of buzz. I signed with a new agent, who went out and sold my pirate novel plus a sequel. I finished the sequel to ASiH, now titled The Hound of Justice, which I might love even more than the first book. And by finished, I mean written, edited, copyedited, and proofread. Lots of work, but oh so satisfying.
2018 was also the year my husband and I to Japan for vacation. Japan…So many kind people, so much good food, so much history. We loved it so much, we’re going back this year. This was also the year I went on a solo vacation to Heidelberg, where I’d been an exchange student many decades ago. This was a low-key visit—I wandered about the Altstadt, checking out what had changed and what had not, eating all my favorite German food, sitting in the sun at the Marktplatz, drinking good coffee and watching kids play.
So what about my goals for 2019? I have two Must Dos and one Want To Do:
- Finish edits for A Jewel Bright Sea (pirate#1)
- Write a complete draft for The Empire’s Edge (pirate#2)
- Write a synopsis and sample chapters for a possible third book in The Janet Watson Chronicles
And in between, there will be the usual copyedits, and the usual promo for all three books. Because, yes, that’s right, I will have three new books out this year!