Brittany Maresh

writer

Tomorrow, I’m going to be another year older. A good time, I think, to consider what progress I have (or haven’t) made this year:

• I wrote a book so unlike me that it made others laugh just at the mention of it. It was probably the best book I’ve ever written, or at least it will be once I’m done editing.  It makes me happy, too, just thinking about it, and I think it will appeal at least to my writing groups.
• I wrote a great NaNo novel, albeit a messy one, and one that is much more my style–it was horror, dark, and had no romance–as well as some not so great Nano novels. What can I say, 50,000 words just isn’t a challenge.
• I’ve helped edit several novels, from people all over the scale–published authors, new writers, and so on. I’ve attended writing conferences and writing meetings, some virtual, others not.
• I picked up Twitter, Facebook, and Mafiawars.
• This year I joined Absolute Write, and I think it’s a fantastic resource.  I also keep poking at joining Melissa Marr’s fansite, but I’m easily intimidated so we’ll see if I ever get over it and just jump in.
• I moved upstairs so my sister and her fiancee could move in while my soon-to-be-brother-in-law went through chemotherapy–he’s been declared cancer-free and we had a party to celebrate this weekend.  His hair’s growing back, too, though right now it’s still thin fuzz, and they’re getting married in July.
• One of my best friends is also getting married in July.
• I made some amazing new friends–Heather, Shauna, and Christina definitely require mentioning.
• Bridget and I are working on a shared novel.  I’m having a lot of fun with it, even if it does include some romance.
• Did I mention that novel that floors me, but perplexes everyone who knows me?  It really is a shocker.