The Yearly Round-Down! (No.19)

You read that right, it is indeed the yearly round down, or, up perhaps. A look back on a year that has been quite kind to me. It was only two years ago that I ditched resolutions. I decided instead, that I would just do stuff, rather than saying it. I started small, then got a little braver. Then, at the end of last year, I said that I would release my first book.

So this is how my year went ...

In May, I climbed three mountains, in three different Countries. All in under twenty four hours. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Then I went on my first holiday for over a decade. Amsterdam, the beautiful. Despite its reputation, it is a gorgeous city and I long to go back there.

I joined the Kinder Users Forum and started getting to know other authors.

I started this blog and attempted to entertain people by telling them about my life. Luckily that soon changed with the drabbles and poetry and stuff.

In July, I released my first novel that was three years in the making. Maybe, Misery is my baby and the day it was released was a day I will forever be proud off.

Then I co-authored a few short stories with the excellent authors that are, Nav Logan, A.K. Michaels and Bryan Thomas.

Later, myself, Nav, A.K and Rick Haynes released a short story for charity titled Happy Halloween.

I've also got myself into the best psychical shape of my life, though I can still get better.

I also wrote several other stories, that lie on the maybe shelf.

And this year comes to a close, I have sent of my compilation of drabbles, poems and short stories to be Beta read and the first draft of The Talon Strand: Maybe, Misery II has been printed out.

Well that's most of it in a nut shell. And though it may not seem like much to some, it has been a great deal for me.

My album of the year: Son Lux - We Are Rising
My film of the year: Guardians of the Galaxy
My T.V show of the year: Game of Thrones or The Following (though Frasier is still the best).
My book of the year: Duallists by David Wailing or Little Words by Nav Logan

I know, I may have not been very specific about the events of the year, but you should all know by know how I hate to faff around. I may have still continued to make mistakes, but it has been countered with progression this year.

I also know that next year could see the release of my last book. My future remains covered in mist after the Talon Strand comes out, but I look forward to finding out.

I could have gladly gone on for ages about this year but I won't. (For a change).

So to finish us of, here is a list of people who have been a positive influence on my year, in no particular order:

Nav, Wendy, Bryan, Rick, Ava, David. W, Nicky, Eilis, the members of KUF, the members of the authors forum. Every single person who made the time and effort to contribute a drabble to my story times. Every single person who has been supportive. My Nan. Every person who left reviews for Maybe, Misery and Happy Halloween. Every single person who has read this blog.

I hope you all have a lovely festive period and I will see you in the new year, ready and waiting to dominate it.

Much Love

C.S