Ah, 2020! A new year! New possibilities! New horizons! New disappointments! I’m ready! Let me have it! Do your worst!
I’m just kidding. Sort of. My attitude isn’t that defeatist. It’s actually not defeatist at all. I’m a borderline aggravating eternal optimist most of the time. Can it be eternal if it’s only “most of the time?” That, my friends, is the million-dollar question. I don’t have a million dollars, so I don’t have an answer. Anyways…
Happy New Year!
So, I finally published the memoir. I sure did. You didn’t read that wrong. It took longer than I anticipated, but it’s out there. And I couldn’t be prouder. It turned out worlds better than I expected. Everything from the cover to the content to the formatting turned out damn near perfect. It looks and reads like a book you would pull off the shelf at a bookstore for purchase. That’s significant progress considering my first book “Ashbrooke City” (available on Amazon) is quite amateurish in its presentation and story structure.
That means I have evolved, like Caesar in The Planet of the Apes. Looks like it’s time for me to gather a massive following, move into the woods, and destroy most of humanity with an unintentional virus I have no control over.
*Spoilers for the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy, which you should have seen already cause they are all awesome films*
And it was nice to have it available by Christmas so that family could partake in the accomplishment. That’s always nice. The feedback has been positive. I wanted it to be a fun read, and it seems it is. And I feel like everyone I wanted to get a free copy to has gotten one. So, anybody else that wants to check it out will simply have to buy it. Unless maybe you take me to a nice dinner, charm me, woo me, try to get me out of my clothes like an adult. You know, treat me like a real lady.
This week I’ll be working on putting together a Kindle version because it’s currently only available in paperback. I’m also hoping to update the website a bit. Beyond that, I’m looking to write and publish two more novels over the course of 2020. Why? Because I’m a crazy person. But I’m actually stoked about the challenge. I’m ready to dive back into writing fiction. Hopefully I can also update this blog more regularly. No promises, though.
As for today, well, it’s time for playoff football. The Panthers turned into a raging dumpster fire by the end, but I’m optimistic about the future. Time to put that mess behind me and enjoy the tournament. As for my picks:
Go Bills!
Go Titans!
Go Vikings!
Go Eagles!
And, for good measure, fuck the Saints! It had to be said.
Peace out! I shall return…