Wash Out

Every year I make a goal to write more, publish more, blog more. And every year… Wash out. Sometimes Literally.

There are hundreds of things vying for our attention and so many more give us a more immediate return for our investment. When I spend the day writing I then close the notebook or laptop and nothing seems to have changed. When I spend the day painting my bathroom I see that change every time I walk past. Shit’s hard.

And to be honest, while I’m still in the writing I’m less sure every day that I want to trudge the mess that is the publishing world these days. I mean, I like a challenge too, so I waffle back and forth, never sure how best to put my words in front of people’s faces.

So, how about a reflection? In 2022 I published most of my novel The Lady of the Valley on Wattpad. It’s almost finished, but, well, that’s the handwritten copy of the next chapter in the picture.

I also worked a lot on a new project, The Vampire’s Pet and also released some of it on Wattpad. I’ve written far more than I released. It’s still my favorite WIP child. Writing rules dictates I not post it all online for free. Authors absolutely deserve to get paid for their work, but, honestly I’m not sure how much I care about building a career any more. It is pretty nice to write, then post, then be done with that story and move on to another rather than hoarding pretty, useless tales like a dragon with costume jewelry. I will likely post more over this year, but I plan to finish The Lady first.

I released my first novel, Wolf Heart, entirely on Wattpad as well. I don’t intend, as of right now, to continue the series, so it’s time for it to be free.

2022 also saw the release of Heckin’ Good Doggos from Wet Ink Games. I wrote the Super Good Doggos expansion and I also have adventures in the companion Fetch Quests book.

I’ve already signed on for a few other projects with Wet Ink, including the hotly anticipated Garbage & Glory game, which is similar to D&D from a raccoon point of view.

So there will be more work from me coming out in 2023! This gentle turning of a career path is going places I didn’t foresee ten years ago when I started. Instead of trying to hold it to some sort of set of rules, I’m planning to embrace it as it is and just hold on for the ride. Happy new year to those still hanging around. And I’ll see you on the other side.