Happy New Year!

I’m totally late to the party here—I know.

But, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I’ve seen many people update their various social media’s with look-backs of the year that has passed. So here’s my small recollection of 2013, along with my hopes and wishes for 2014.

January 2013 –

I’d just met the most wonderful guy. It took me approximately five days to decide that I was going to meet him—at whatever cost. Furthermore, I was a finalist in the Watty Awards 2012, in the category: Fantasy – On the Rise. I had approximately 600 followers, and one completed story. I was certain that I could publish Rising Star in no time.

That was how I started. A year ago, I was at that place. Back in September, I made a small list of accomplishments, and told you all how important it was to hold them dear. 

Here comes a full list of my accomplishments in 2013:

- I won 200 dollars in the Watty Awards.

- I rewrote Rising Star.

- I finished Shattered Star.

- I wrote and finished Retro-cognition.

- I wrote and finished I Made You.

- I wrote and finished Burning Star, marking my first time to finish a trilogy.

- I started Immortalia, who was my first book to reach the oh-so-desired big red in numbers (reads, votes, comments)

- Rising Star was featured on Wattpad. And it finally got its big red in reads and votes.

- I flew across the ocean to New York, alone, to meet my amazing boyfriend.

- I started more stories than I can count. I got more ideas than I can remember.

- I met some truly amazing people, and finally felt as if I belonged somewhere.

- I completed the NaNoWriMo challenge.

- I reached over 5000 followers.

- I read many books.

- I wrote many words.

- I cut off my hair, and promised not to ruin it again.

- I said goodbye to my oldest rat—may she rest in peace.

In 2013, I had many good times to overshadow the bad times. It seems as if it was yesterday, and I will always hold these times dear to me in the time to come. But most of all, I will remember 2013 as the year where I really overcame the fear of giving up. I will remember September 2013 as the time where I had no conviction to go on, but I found a way around it and sat down to write.

I didn’t write because I had to, or because I needed to. I sat down and wrote because I wanted to write.

So therefore, my new year’s resolution for 2014 is very simple:

I want to write more books.