Goodbye 2019, Suck it up for 2020

I’m not going to lie: I find the advertising of my work to be the toughest part of being a writer. It always feels like a desperate plea, no matter how I swing my words or angle. That being said, I am very proud of how far I’ve come.

While I’m not rolling in dough, or able to retire to some far-off fantasy island, I can say that I’ve improved, and that my work is generally well received, and that my work I have done for exposure has kept me doing okay, as an independent author.

So, as we crawl into the 20’s, I already find myself involved in a few liberties and group projects, and, best of all, I am working on concluding The (hopefully first) Genmos Trilogy.

That being said, I need to take stock of what I have, and what I have yet to finish. I need to build a priority list and FOCUS on getting more completed and out there, so more can shine.

Here is what I AM going to do for 2020

-Finish Genmos: Conclusions rewrite, and submit.

-Write my piece for a group anthology. This project is still hush hush, but I am hoping it will shine and make a bunch of independent writers and authors get their names out there.

-Finish a piece for a dreampunk anthology.

Now, what do I have that I could work on:

• Rewrite my horror erotica, Children of Twilight, for the umpteenth time. If it needs to become a novella, then I should just let it.
• Rewrite my spy/romance, The Final Gentleman. I have improved vastly over the years in my ability, and I think I can finally make it pretty kick ass.
• Finish the first draft of Raven’s End, book 1, my fantasy novel. It’s already 71k in. I just have to roll it the rest of the way.
• Continue and finish A Force Among Stars, my military mecha Sci-fi that’s already 35k in.
• Get Timegasm: Concussed by the Bust, finished. I think that one could be better as a fun loving novella. It’s only one chapter in, but would be an absolute delight to work on as a rest piece between more serious projects.
• Work with a few young authors on my werewoofy story.
• Finish my YA /NA fantasy, Dynamic sorcery, although I would love to work with an upcoming author on this project, or at least someone who likes making relationships shine.
• Finish my Sandman post-apoc work.
• Get Dragon Queen novella, and Identity Crisis back into subbmissions.
• Find someone (A magazine or serial producer) willing to take and release my superhero stories on the vipers.

Here’s to a busy but hopefully successful 2020.