In with the New Year, Out with the Old

Annum novum faustem felicem- thus I bid thee cheer!

Annum novum, faustem felicem- in the coming year!

*grins*

So, it's 2016. How did that happen, again? I mean, I could've sworn it was just Christmas Eve 2012 and I and my friends were discussing whether or not the world was actually going to end. (The majority of us were right ;)

Anyway, time to take a look back.

*trumpets blare*

Let's start with some numbers, shall we?

~In April 2015, I started Flights from the Aerie

~Since then, I have participated in 7 Monday's Minute Challenges, 4 Character Encounters, and a number of blog tours and cover reveals.

~I've had 3,249 pageviews, 10 followers through Google Friend Connect, and an unknown number more by email. Shoutout to all of you- You guys are awesome!! Thank you so much!!

~In July 2015, I did Camp NaNoWriMo for the first time, and got 15,005 words.

~In November 2015, I did regular NaNoWriMo for the first time, and got to 19,843 words, thanks to my AMAZING writing buddies. *virtual hugs all of you*

~And in 2015, I read & recorded 155 books on Goodreads.

Biggest memories of 2015:

~Story Character Scenes and Chats on the Jorum :)

~A Time to Die and A Time to Speak by Nadine Brandes- Oh those endings!! However will I wait until next fall?!

~NaNoWriMo! 

~Ilyon Chonicles by Jaye L. Knight

~The Rizkaland Legends by Kendra E. Ardnek
~Twinepathy by C.B. Cook

~Watermelon gum- Because I finally got my braces off :)

~And I got a job at my town's library! *squeals*

Now, how about a look forward? 

In 2016, I hope to...

~Edit Where Loyalties Lie, send it out to beta-readers, and maybe get it published before the year is out? Maybe? :)

~Put up a new story of mine (Captains of the Sky) as a serial story here on my blog

~Get back on top of things after being sick a lot in 2015

~Read the Bible cover to cover

~Read 200 books

~Post more of my writing on my blog 

And lastly, (but NOT leastly!) a couple of shoutouts (in no particular order):

Rachael @ The Art of Writing for Him

Patience Bledsoe

Erika @ Written Rest

Cayla @ Considering Journeys

Amanda @ Amanda McCoy Art and The Novelist
Talitha @ Talitha Kuomi Designs

And all my awesome friends who constantly put up with my crazyness :)

You guys are AMAZING!! Thank you for walking through this year with me!

So here's to 2016!