My Creative Goals for 2024

Let’s not be depressed this year!

Come on team, we can do this!

I started 2023 with a pocket full of dreams! I was crushing it with everything. Can’t stop me!

Then summer came. And seasonal depression.

“Huh?” you say. “People only get seasonal depression in the winter. Who would be depressed in the summer?”

“Me. (And lots of other people.)”

Summer is too hot. And the mom job has long hours. And my migraine does not like sun and hot and no breaks. It all starts to feel like too much right around Day 3.

I’m am not resilient lol!

I had imagined I’d spend all summer recording my audiobook with my amazing actor friend. But instead I stopped all social mead and writing and bunkered down until fall.

But it’s winter now. I’m happy. School is in session.

So while I will be spending some mental energy trying to plan and avoid the summer black hole, in the mean time I’m ready to follow some dreams!

1. Finish the audiobook!

Where are we on this? I’m 30% through the software tutorial! Hopefully next week we are at 40% or just 31% would be a big win.

Thankfully, I have the most amazing actor who has agreed to do the voice acting. She’s amazing. You are going to love her!!

If you are an ebook or paperback person you can start reading today!

2. Finish my second edits of The Snow Queen Retelling. And get that puppy ready for querying. Gosh I love this book! Can’t wait for you to read it one day! Hopefully when I have an agent and publishing help and people who know how to do all the things!!

This books is about Gerda and Kay. It’s a beautiful, tragic, unstoppable love story spanning the whole universe.

I’m not sure about the title yet but affectionately I call it “FKATS” for my working title of “Finding Kay Among The Stars.” Cause our boy is missing. If you know the fairytale you know he is going to get snatched. But nothing can stop Gerda. She’s a force of nature.

What are your 2024 dreams?

Are there any repeats from 2023?

You got this, girl!

Let’s do the thing!