December 2022 Blog
Preparations: A Haiku
Getting
ready for
Another
year, hopefully
Better
than the last.
by Ann Wilmer-Lasky
(11/30/22)
Actually looking forward to
a year better than the last three years. Well, one can only hope.
Had a great NaNoWriMo month,
so that helps in the hope department for next year. Writing always makes me feel
better.
Okay, I haven’t done real well
in the publishing department this year. I did much better writing and editing. That
means publishing should be a breeze this next year. That’s one of my big hopes.
Also hoping for an end to pandemics
and wars. But that may be too much to actually look forward to. Then there’s the
outside hope for an end to gun violence and mass shootings. I realize that may be
just beyond the reach of hope.
I plan on spending a lot of
time this coming year all by myself in my own little worlds of my own design. I
should be most happy there.
I may have to take some time
off to have cataract surgery. I’ll find that out in January. I understand that is
a relatively routine procedure now – not at all like I remember people having in
the 80’s. It was not an easy thing then. But I’m still not looking forward to it.
I’m not fond of anything that takes me away from my first love – writing.
And I’d better get to that writing.
My characters are even starting to invade my dreams. And their worlds right now
are more preferable to mine. Except maybe the Castleweaver, Eldreth, who appears
more in nightmares than in pleasant dreams, but then that is his wont. Maybe he
will win out. I could use the chance to get some horror off my mind. Eldreth is
a great way to vent.
Detective Sam Rock is standing
here with his arms folded. Okay, I’ve got to get his sequel out so I can write the
third one in the series and explain how he got kicked off the force in the first
place. He swears it was not his fault. I believe him.
So, I have a lot to look forward
to. It’s onward and upward. Next month will bring the New Year. Hope we can all
ring it in with cheers and happy bell ringing.
In the meantime, feel free
to check out my eclectic selection of books on Amazon. There may be something there
you have yet to enjoy.
https://www.amazon.com/author/annwilmerlasky
Until next month, read and
write to your heart’s content. It certainly makes my heart feel better.
As always, I welcome your
reactions and responses to any of my blogs. I love to hear from my readers.
Also, here are links to my Twitter (yes, I still Tweet) and Facebook accounts,
if you care to share your thoughts with me there or look for my publication
announcements. They will be forthcoming:
https://www.facebook.com/ann.wilmerlasky
It’s now December, the last
month of the year. Thirty more days and 2022 is gone. See you next year.
