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January 2025 Stats

In January 2025, I wrote 9,847 words. Of those words,

  • 830 were for this blog (six posts)
  • 3121 were journal entries
  • 3149 were lessons, scripts, and slides (for one ODWG lesson)
  • 2045 were on various social media accounts
  • 151 were poetry (one poem)
  • and 651 were short stories (three pieces of flash fiction)

I sent off three poems and three short stories for publication, but haven’t heard back from any of them.

I also read parts of these books:

  • A Poet’s Guide to Poetry by Mary Kinzie (paperback; non-fiction)
  • Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman (hardcover; poetry)
  • The Wonder Engine (Clocktaur War #2) by T. Kingfisher (audiobook; fantasy)
  • The Green Man: Tales from the Mystic Forest edited by Ellen Datlow (e-book; fiction short stories)

And finished these books:

  • The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flag (e-book; fiction)
  • Just Dying to Glamp by April Nunn Coker (e-book; mystery)
  • When She Returned by Lucinda Berry (e-book; thriller)
  • Peace is a Practice by Morgan Harper Nichols (e-book; non-fiction).

January is always a tricky month, I think. The first couple weeks are still half-way holidays and then there are a few random at-home days for my school-age kiddo as well. Which means that you don’t get a full month of writing days, but I managed to write at least a little something for 26 out of 31 days in any case. I think that’s pretty good. 🙂

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Happy 2025!

I know, I know…you almost forgot I worked here. I have the usual excuses, all tied up with string, sitting under a cat somewhere. Last year was a doozy of a year, filled with all manner of distractions, procrastinations, and other sundry explosions of my life.

I’ve spent the last couple of days thinking about what my writing goals are for this year. One is to make my usual chart of what all I wrote last year, but that isn’t done yet because the transcribing isn’t done. So no numbers today. Maybe tomorrow. After I’ve written, of course.

I’m on the schedule with an editor for September, so my big goal is to finish the latest draft of my big epic fantasy novel and polish it up. This is the novel y’all have heard me refer to as Caro’s Quest in the past. I still need a better name for it, but that will come. 🙂

Smaller goals include finding homes for my poetry and short stories, finishing putting together my first poetry anthology, finishing my research on the best time to release it, and then publishing that anthology. I’m aiming for sending off at least one poem and one short story a week. We’ll see if that’s a manageable goal as time goes on and reassess after the first quarter is over.

I’m no longer on the board for the East Texas Writing Guild, nor my UU church board. Those were positive decisions for me, based on me needing more time to write. I’m continuing on as a moderator for the Open Door Writing Group at the Tyler Public Library for the foreseeable future, which means writing and giving a presentation for a monthly lesson about writing.

That’s about it, y’all. It’s my first day back at the writing desk. I’m planning on starting off all my weekdays from here on out at my writing desk, working on stories or poetry for the first half of every day before moving on to social media, lesson writing, and marketing in the afternoons.

Yay 2025! I hope this year will be so much better than the last. 🙂

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Final Book List of 2024

TitleAuthorDate StartedDate FinishedNotes
About GraceDoerr, Anthony *Aug 24, 2024 Dec 30, 2024Read for Book Club – after having read Cloud Cuckoo Land, I was expecting an epic novel and this was quite intimate.
All Stitched Up: The Complete Guide to Finishing Stitches for Hand-KnittersCrowfoot, Janenot setJan 09, 2025Need to buy a copy of this – so helpful.
Big Mouth and Ugly GirlOates, Joyce CarolAug 19, 2024Jul 27, 2024Read for Book Club – enh. It’s not my genre. I kept worrying for the protagonists.
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)Baldree, Travis *Nov 06, 2024Oct 19, 2024Loved this book! Read it out of order and it still worked for me. 🙂
Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3)Holmberg, Charlie N. *Jun 03, 2024Jan 15, 2024Love this series so much! Cozy Fantasy!
The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-HopCoval, Kevinnot setJan 09, 2025Best book I read all year. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the English language or poetry.
Could You Survive Midsomer?: Can you avoid a bizarre death in England’s most dangerous county?Brew, SimonMay 30, 2024 Jul 27, 2024Choose Your Own Adventure book for adults. 🙂 Went through it many, many times.
Dear Kimberly…Love, Makayla: The Unraveling of My Evangelical Faith Into the UnknownMcCuistion, Kayla JoJan 16, 2024Jul 27, 2024One of my band mom friends wrote this. Very thoughtful. I stopped an started a bunch because it’s hard to see a friend going through a hard time.
Design Your Own Crochet Projects: Magic Formulas for Creating Custom Scarves, Cowls, Hats, Socks, Mittens & GlovesDelaney, SaraJan 09, 2024 Feb 28, 2025I’ve checked this out twice now, so I should really just buy it already.
Earth, Air, Fire & Water: More Techniques of Natural MagicCunningham, ScottDec 28, 2024Dec 30, 2024Trying to get ideas for this novel I’m writing
Geek Knits: Over 30 Projects for Fantasy Fanatics, Science Fiction Fiends, and Knitting NerdsDark, Joan of *not setJan 09, 2024So many cute ideas.
Hooked: When Addiction Hits HomeShantz-Hilkes, ChloeApr 11, 2024Apr 29, 2024This helped me understand people in my life so much better than I did before. If you hear me talk about “the yellow book”, this is that one.
How to be the best Maid of Honor ever: You’re Welcome SeriesBrooks, MakaylaJan 05, 2024Jan 05, 2024One of my band mom friends wrote this. I love supporting my fellow writers. This one is more of a pamphlet length than an actual book.
How to Make a Living as a Writer: Publish books, articles and blogs (Writing Boot Camp Book 1)Roshay, Amber *Jan 09, 2024?I read this off and on throughout the year
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with AddictionMaté, GaborMay 04, 2024Dec 30, 2024This is NOT light reading. It took me all year to get through because I had to stop and recover so often.
Knits for Nerds: 30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, FantasyCarr, ToniJan 09, 2024Jan 09, 2024Loved
Knitting Plus: Mastering Fit, Plus-Size Style, 15 ProjectsShroyer, LisaJan 09, 2024Jan 09, 2024Want my own copy, but haven’t found one yet.
The Knitting Way: A Guide To Spiritual Self-DiscoverySkolnik, Linda T.Feb 12, 2024Jan 09, 2025Loved this enough to buy my own copy.
The Last of the Moon GirlsDavis, Barbara *Jul 27, 2024 Jul 26, 2024Read for Book Club
– it was all right. Would read other books by the author.
Lessons in ChemistryGarmus, Bonnie *Apr 19, 2024Apr 06, 2024Read for Book Club – Delightful and cannot wait for the movie
The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, #1)Huchu, T.L.Oct 19, 2024Oct 19, 2024Loved it so much I read it in one sitting.
Literary Knits: 30 Patterns Inspired by Favorite BooksLohr, NikolJan 09, 2024Jan 09, 2024So many cute things
Living with a Functioning Alcoholic: A Woman`s Survival GuideNeill, NeillFeb 2024Feb 2024My copy of this was NOT yellow. It was good, just not the “yellow book” I talk about.
Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan RickmanRickman, AlanFeb 2024Oct 21, 2024 Audio book – took ages to get through, but thoroughly loved it.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)Andrews, Ilona *July 2024 July 2024Re-read so I could read the next one
Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)Andrews, Ilona *July 2024July 2024Good!
Midsomer Murders Location Guide: Discover the Villages, Pubs and Churches Behind the Hit TV SeriesHopkinson, FrankJun 02, 2024 Dec 30, 2024This book was obviously a coffeetable book that should not have been turned into an e-book. It was pretty, though. I just couldn’t read it on my Kindle.
Modern Crochet: Crochet Accessories and Projects for Your HomeMills, MollaJan 09, 2025Jan 09, 2025Lots of cute ideas here.
Modern MendingLewis-Fitzgerald, Erin *Oct 20, 2024Dec 04, 2024Got through ILL.
NeedleplayWilson, EricaJan 09, 2025 Jan 09, 2025I own this book now.
Nine Liars (Truly Devious, #5)Johnson, Maureen *Jan 09, 2025Jan 09, 2025This series is so very good.
Not Your Mama’s Stitching: The Cool and Creative Way to Stitch It To ‘EmShoup, Kate *Feb 27, 2024 Feb 27, 2024 Cute stuff in here. Would be good for a beginner.
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the VoidRoach, MarySep 30, 2024Dec 30, 2024Read for Book Club and found it fascinating. Would read anything by this author now.
Real Men Don’t Eat QuicheFeirstein, BruceJun 30, 2024Jun 30, 2024Ree bought this for the LOL’s
Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #1)Bardugo, Leigh *Jan 02, 2024Jan 8, 2024Was watching the show and thought, I might like this better as a book and it turned out I liked both.
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the RentDench, JudiOct 19,2024  Dec 22, 2024So good. So funny. I love Judi Dench even more now and that should not have been possible.
Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2)Bardugo, Leigh *Jan 09, 2024Jan 29, 2024Good!
Sweet Shawlettes: 25 Irresistible Patterns for Knitting Cowls, Capelets, and MoreMoss, Jeannot setJan 09, 2025Many cute patterns.
The Thin ManHammett, DashiellFeb 19, 2024Feb 24, 2024Read for Book Club
The Weaver and the Witch QueenGornichec, Genevieve *Jan 08, 2024Jan 09, 2024I had deja vu the entire time I read this and kept wondering if I’d dreamt it or seen it as a movie, but neither thing appears to be true, so it must just be that the writing was insanely good and I really felt like I was THERE.
The Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)Baum, L. FrankDec 02, 2024Dec 02, 2024Re-reading this after watching the movie version of the Wicked musical, which is a version of the book, which is a retelling of the movie version of of this book.

After I copied and pasted all that out of Good Reads, I realized that at least a couple of books were inexplicably missing, so I’m going to add them below:

  • “Barbara and Susan Talk about Empty Nests”
  • “The Nightingale” by Kara Dalkey Finished 1/27/24

Books I started, but did not finish (mostly because I used them for research for my novels or my lessons – this is not a complete list, but based off what I can remember and see from my seat here at the computer):

  • The Making of a Poem
  • Mary Oliver’s A Poetry Handbook
  • Sound and Form in Modern Poetry
  • The Essential Poet’s Glossary
  • How to Publish Your Poetry
  • The Language Poets Use
  • Sin and Syntax
  • McGraw/Hill Handbook of English Grammar and Usage
  • Dialogue by Robert McKee
  • Make a Scene
  • DIYMFA
  • The Concise Dictionary of Interior Decorating
  • Real Magic by Bonewits
  • Damon Knight’s Creating Short Fiction
  • Vogler’s The Writer’s Journey
  • Scene and Structure
  • Totally Useless Information
  • A Writer’s Complete Fantasy Reference
  • Body Trauma: A Writer’s Guide to Wounds and Injuries

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A totally wild month

This month, I managed 17,967, but 2/3 of it was lessons for the ODWG. I also tried to train a new membership chair for one of my local writing groups.

I wrote one really long poem about teeth. No, really. It started off about teeth and then it got weird. I also wrote a poem about grief that involved Pokemon. You know you want to read that one. (There were several other poems this month as well, but those were my favorites).

I also was the featured speaker of the month for my local writers guild. I spoke on “How to Get Back on Track After Life’s Disasters.”

In real life, I had to figure out how to do my local church’s annual certification because our board president’s life exploded that week. I attended the first of hopefully many delightful meetings of a local yarn group. I loom-knitted one sock and then tried to figure out how to regular knit it’s partner after my sock loom broke. I started a crocheted snowflake blanket.

I also spoke at two other groups, using the “How to Get Back on Track…” lesson as a starting point. Which was only funny because disasters kept making it so I almost didn’t get to speak at either group (first an epic hail storm and then a mass internet outage).

I also read The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammet.

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January stats

This month, I eked out 8,749 words, but a lot of it was poetry, so when I think about it that way, that’s a LOT.

I prepared and presented two lessons at ODWG. I also worked some more on the Lake House Mystery and made a whole new system for tracking my poetry and short story submissions.

I also rearranged my entire writing studio again because it turned out that one of my bookshelves could not stand up without the support of the two on either side and books were everywhere.

In real life, one of my kids had an MRI for migraines and also sliced open his foot badly, all in one month. My dad visited for a long while. I started crocheting the Pineapple Peacock shawl, took it apart and restarted it twice more, then finally gave up. Knitted a scarf for my spouse instead.

We had a polar vortex hit and had several “ice days” I started reading “Barbara and Susan Talk About Empty Nests” once a week as a kind of devotional for therapy homework. I also read “Shadow and Bone” and “Lessons in Chemistry”.

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Final book list of 2023

TitleAuthorStartedFinished
The Secrets of the NotebookHaas, EveDec 29, 2022Jan 05, 2023
JinxCabot, MegJan 2023Jan 02, 2023
My Evil MotherAtwood, MargaretJan 05, 2023Jan 05, 2023
Head On (Lock In, #2)Scalzi, JohnJan 05, 2023Jan 08, 2023
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)Maas, Sarah J.Jan 08, 2023Feb 20, 2023
The Weekend Novelist Rewrites the Novel: A Step-by-Step Guide to Perfecting Your WorkRay, Robert J.Jan 08, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Cloud Cuckoo LandDoerr, AnthonyJan 16, 2023Jan 21, 2023
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House, #1)Holmberg, Charlie N.Jan 27, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Super Structure: The Key to Unleashing the Power of StoryBell, James ScottJan 28, 2023Mar 06, 2023
The Six: The Lives of the Mitford SistersThompson, LauraFeb 16, 2023Mar 03, 2023
French BraidTyler, AnneFeb 27, 2023Feb 28, 2023
This Is Your Brain on MusicLevitin, Daniel J.Mar 21, 2023Mar 27, 2023
StarborneKatz, AlephMar 25, 2023Apr 14, 2023
A Most Malicious MurderFletcher, MelanieApr 16, 2023Apr 18, 2023
The Man in the High CastleDick, Philip K.Apr 25, 2023Apr 29, 2023
Followed by FrostHolmberg, Charlie N.Apr 30, 2021Jun 29, 2024
Out of My MindArkin, AlanMay 18, 2023Jun 27, 2023
It Wasn’t Always Easy, but I Sure Had FunGrizzard, LewisMay 19, 2023May 27, 2023
FICTION FORMULA PLOTTING PRACTICEChester, DeborahJun 07, 2022Dec 29, 2023
How to Read a PoemEagleton, TerryJun 22, 2023Jun 27, 2023
This Is How You Lose the Time WarEl-Mohtar, AmalJun 27, 2023Jul 2023
What She Left BehindWiseman, Ellen MarieJun 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of ShameBrown, BrenéJul 07, 2023Jul 27, 2023
Renaissance of Wonder : The Fantasy Worlds of JRR Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, E. Nesbit, and OthersLochhead, MarionJul 20, 2023not set
Rotten to the Core (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #8)Kinsey, T.E.Jul 2023Jul 05, 2023
A Kiss for Midwinter (Brothers Sinister, #1.5)Milan, CourtneyJul 28, 2023Dec 27, 2023
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)Dunbar-Ortiz, RoxanneAug 19, 2023Aug 26, 2023
Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House, #2)Holmberg, Charlie N.Aug 2023Aug 08, 2023
The Creative Writing Student’s Handbook (Creative Writing Matters Guides, #1)Hartigan, CathieAug 21, 2023Dec 28, 2023
The Kaiju Preservation SocietyScalzi, JohnAug 22, 2022Mar 2023
SparePrince HarryAug 28, 2023Nov 06, 2023
The Kill Fee (Poppy Denby Investigates, #2)Smith, Fiona VeitchAug 30, 2023Dec 30, 2023
The Upanishads (Easwaran’s Classics of Indian Spirituality Book 2)Easwaran, EknathSep 19, 2020not set
The Marriage SpellMorrow, JaynaOct 02, 2023Oct 02, 2023
Understanding Alcoholism as a Brain DiseaseBurlison, LindaOct 10, 2023Dec 29, 2023
Clockwork Boys (Clocktaur War, #1)Kingfisher, T.Oct 20, 2023Dec 28, 2023
Witches of WorthWindrow, JourneyNov 06, 2023Nov 06, 2023
Bullies, Bastards and Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of FictionMorrell, Jessica PageDec 20, 2019Dec 23, 2019
Aesop’s FablesAesopDec 28, 2023Dec 29, 2023
What If It’s Us (What If It’s Us, #1)Albertalli, BeckyDec 30, 2023not set
Mr. Popper’s PenguinsAtwater, RichardDec 30, 2023not set
The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief GuidePinsky, RobertDec 30, 2023not set
The Write Structure: The Timeless Storytelling Principles Great Writers Use to Craft Stories Readers LovePractice, The WriteDec 30, 2023not set
The Future is Japanese: Science Fiction Futures and Brand New Fantasies from and about JapanWashington, MasumiDec 30, 2023not set
Welcome Newcomer!Groups, Al-Anon Familynot setDec 29, 2023
The Reluctant Mage (Mage of Boston, #1)Windrow, Journeynot setnot set
A Thief in the NightCharles, K.J.not set
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Reflections on the one-year anniversary of being published

Last month marked the anniversary of my first published work. Well, my first published work in over two decades, I should say, not counting unpaid blog posts and articles for local area newsletters. I had a few small bits published right after college, but then I had children and did not get back into writing for many years. Even then, I was too scared to send anything off to see if it was good enough for publication. Two years ago, I finally had enough positive feedback from other writers to get my courage up, and I got the ball rolling on submitting and by May last year, I had pieces published in four anthologies.

Click here for links to buy these books.

It’s been a good year, all told. I’ve had the chance to experience an anthology being built from the ground up, worked with several personalities of editors, set up Amazon Author Central and Goodreads Author pages, met a lot of fantastic and helpful new people, learned thousands of things about writing and marketing, attended my first book festival, changed my logo, and also discovered what the difference between people who had my best interests at heart and those who didn’t looked like.

2023 has been a hard year for me, logistically speaking. A prodigious number of things have gone wrong between the two houses I help maintain, my little family has had some big trials I’d rather not mention here, people and pets I love have passed away, my best friend had her whole life overturned, and groups that I help run have all had their own wacky disasters as well.

My word count is still really high compared to most years. My connections to other writers have grown stronger, and the number of writing opportunities I’ve had have multiplied exponentially, but I’m still struggling with time management. There’s just not enough of me to go around dealing with all the disasters and to get all the writing related activities done (so many of which are not, in fact, actually writing). Which is why my number of published works remains low – I just haven’t had time to submit anything anywhere with everything else that’s been going on.

That changed this morning. Despite a looming writing deadline for a short story that’s going in the back of someone else’s book, I sat down and made sure that I’d submitted at least a few poems and stories for publication in literary journals, anthologies, and zines. Just that little effort was enough – I’m feeling positive about writing again for the first time in a couple months. I can’t wait to see where my pieces end up. I’m looking forward to a fruitful second year of publishing.

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Weird Projects that relate to Writing

Starting last Friday I finally had some time to myself again. I made a list of all the writing things I accomplished last year, which is below:

2022 In Review – Writing Life

  • Led Open Door Writing Group 16 times
  • Attended Open Door Writing Group 24 times
  • Led East Texas Writers Guild meetings 23 times
  • Attended writers conferences – 1 online and 2 in person
  • Attended one writing retreat
  • Submitted the first three chapters of my current novel to a respected writing coach in my genre and spent two sessions discussing my writing style, my writing flaws, my writing strengths, and potential plot holes for this particular novel
  • Worked with two critique groups, covering five months of the year
  • Worked with an accountability partner all year
  • Mentored a new-to-writing fantasy writer for 3 months
  • Created outlines for two full novels
  • Learned to set up newsletters and mailing lists
  • Set up my newsletter and mailing lists
  • Redesigned my website
  • Had professional portraits taken
  • Submitted five stories to magazines and journals
  • Wrote around 125,000 words total
  • Read 6 books on writing and implemented their suggestions
  • Started taking a marketing class
  • Wrote alternately on two different novels
  • Had 3 poems, 3 personal essays, and 1 short story published in anthologies

Whew! That’s a lot, especially considering how many health woes I had, moving three kids to different rooms (sometimes in a different house, painting, moving into my writing studio, a kid graduating high school and starting college, and all the family stuff.

I also updated all my reading lists from the last few years. I thought Amazon was automatically updating them for me when I purchased a book or read one as an e-book or listened on Audible, but it hadn’t been. So I went back through my paper lists, Library Elf and Circulation Desk emails, old blog and FB posts, etc and added books back in. I’m sure it’s still not all I read, but it’s much closer to reality now. Looking back, I realized that most years I read about a book a week, some years more than that, and a couple years way, way less than that. I re-read some old blog posts and realized that one of those years I was PTA President and had two part-time jobs, so that made sense and the other time I was just crafting all year long and I hadn’t discovered audio books yet. 🙂 It was very informative to delve back into those lists of the books I loved or hated and see how they influenced the things I wrote those years. It was interesting to see the ebbs and flows of my interests, some years reading great swaths of neuroscience and other years mainly mysteries, but always, always a ton of fantasy and science fiction.

Now that I’ve processed all of that in my journal, I’m back on track with writing my own novels. I’ve got a schedule worked out for the rest of the month on what I’m writing for one and worldbuilding for another one. In the past, I’ve tried to plan out by quarters, but I’ve discovered that I get discouraged when one quarter bleeds over into a second one and that’s where I tend to fall down the rabbit hole. So I made a big general plan on what I hope to accomplish for the year, but I’m only doing detailed planning a month at a time and plan to regroup at the end of the month to rework the schedule for the next month. 🙂

Working on two different projects helps my brain have something to bounce back and forth between when I get stuck on one, so this month, I hope to finish the Caro’s Quest re-write and flesh out new characters for a YA novel I’m working on in a friends universe.

What are y’all working on this year? Leave me a comment about it and I’ll start cheering you on! 🙂

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Final Book List of 2022

titleauthordate starteddate read 
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)Cron, LisaSep 06, 2020Dec 29, 2022
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal FreedomRuiz, MiguelFeb 02, 2021Dec 29, 2022
A Live Coal in the SeaL’Engle, MadeleineDec 30, 2021Jan 03, 2022
The NestSweeney, Cynthia D’AprixJan 03, 2022Jan 06, 2022
Project Management for Parents: Engage the Family, Build Teamwork, Succeed TogetherKinney, HilaryJan 06, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Body Beats to Build On: A Fiction Writer’s ResourceGardner, April WJan 09, 2022Jan 10, 2023
New Spring (The Wheel of Time, #0)Jordan, RobertJan 15, 2022Jan 20, 2022
The Rules of MagicHoffman, AliceJan 16, 2022Jan 23, 2022
The Book of Magic (Practical Magic, #2)Hoffman, AliceJan 23, 2022Jan 24, 2022
A House in CorfuTennant, Emmanot setnot set
A Kudzu Vine of Blood and BoneTuttle, Tristannot setnot set
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1)Marske, FreyaJan 27, 2022Jan 30, 2022
Modern Etiquette for a Better Life: Master All Social and Business ExchangesGottsman, DianeFeb 07, 2021Dec 29, 2022
Better-Faster Author Success: Quitbooks BundleSyme, BeccaFeb 08, 2022Dec 29, 2022
The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds (A Dizzy Heights Mystery #1)Kinsey, T.E.Feb 11, 2022Jan 10, 2023
A Little Taste of Murder (A Brightwater Bay Cozy Mystery, #1)Dean, Carolyn L.Feb 11, 2022Feb 25, 2022
Dear Writer, You Need to Quit (QuitBooks for Writers, #1)Syme, BeccaFeb 04, 2022Feb 08, 2022
Dear Writer, You’re Doing It Wrong (QuitBooks for Writers, #3)Syme, Beccanot setnot set
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely FineHoneyman, GailFeb 18, 2022Feb 20, 2022
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English LanguageMontell, AmandaFeb 23, 2022Feb 28, 2022
Elements of Fiction Writing: Characters & ViewpointCard, Orson Scottnot setnot set
Blue LaceRushmore, Susannot setnot set
Blue RibbonRushmore, SusanMar 03, 2022Mar 05, 2022
Blue TiesRushmore, SusanMar 03, 2022Mar 05, 2022
The Lonely PolygamistUdall, BradyMar 11, 2022Mar 13, 2022
The Yellow HouseBroom, Sarah M.Apr 03, 2022Apr 26, 2022
Later we called it The Molassacre: An official excerpt from the journal of Beskany Trifulnaré, Vargen Traveller.Zatezalo, RhondaApr 14, 2022Dec 29, 2022
The Jazz Files (Poppy Denby Investigates, #1)Smith, Fiona Veitchnot setApr 27, 2022
The Order of Us: Expectations, Restoration, and the Beauty of ChaosChesser, CasandraApr 19, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Boy Moms: Collective Tales of Mothers and SonsForney, KaraApr 20, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Next Chapters UnleashedSeese, Sara-MegApr 25, 2022not set
Business and Accounting for Authors: How to treat your writing as a business, manage your money, and use your accounting data to make better decisions.Moon, ToraApr 27, 2022Jun 29, 2022
Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for YourselfBeattie, Melodynot setnot set
The fantasy fiction formulaChester, DeborahJun 07, 2022Dec 29, 2022
The Underground RailroadWhitehead, ColsonJun 09, 2022Jun 11, 2022
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9)Le Guin, Ursula K.Jun 16, 2022Oct 29, 2022
Dear Writer, Are You In Burnout? (QuitBooks for Writers, #2)Syme, Beccanot setnot set
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)Butcher, JimJul 05, 2021Dec 29, 2022
Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood YearsAndrews Edwards, Julienot setnot set
How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History: The Hinge FactorDurschmied, ErikAug 12, 2022Aug 14, 2022
How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate HelpDavis, K.C.not setnot set
I Choose DarknessLawson, Jennynot setnot set
The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)Johnson, MaureenAug 17, 2022Aug 19, 2022
Interior ChinatownYu, CharlesAug 24, 2022Oct 29, 2022
My Evil Mother: A Short StoryAtwood, Margaretnot setnot set
Open HouseBerg, Elizabethnot setnot set
Tardy Bells and Witches’ Spells (Womby’s School for Wayward Witches #1)Dorie, Sarinanot setnot set
The Codependency Recovery Plan: A 5-Step Guide to Understand, Accept, and Break Free from the Codependent CycleMazzola, Krystalnot setnot set
The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1Ackerman, Angelanot setnot set
The History of Us: The Stories of the Women Who Made UsWrite, Moms WhoAug 30, 2022Oct 13, 2022
The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and HomeMurphy-Hiscock, Arinnot setnot set
The Vision BeyondWeiss, MarkOct 13, 2022Oct 29, 2022
Oh, To Be HumanVarus, LiianOct 24, 2022Oct 29, 2022
The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksSkloot, RebeccaNov 10, 2020Dec 29, 2022
The Midnight LibraryHaig, Mattnot setnot set
The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily (Dash & Lily, #2)Cohn, Rachelnot setnot set
This Mom’s Guide for Anti-Inflammatory Beginners: Improve Family and Kids’ Health by Going Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Allergen-Free in Real LifeMcCullough, Elizabethnot setnot set
When We Believed in MermaidsO’Neal, Barbaranot setnot set
Why Do We Say That? 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! A Brief History On Where They Come From!Matthews, Scottnot setnot set
Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily (Dash & Lily, #3)Cohn, RachelDec 08, 2022Dec 09, 2022
Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John ScalziScalzi, JohnDec 24, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Books, My Writing, poetry, What I Love, Writing

The Order of Us

I have a poem in this anthology!

Another exciting announcement for the week! The anthology who took my poem “The Last Family Vacation” just announced the cover graphic and told us that April 2022 will be the publication month. 🙂