We made it to 2022.
I’m certain I’m not the first person to say this to you but, Happy New Year! It is positively UNBELIEVABLE how fast the month of December went. It wasn’t even the length of a full blink. Half a blink perhaps.
When I sat down to write this post, as usual I tried to think back on what I did in December. A lot of things popped into my head but I just couldn’t fathom that they happened nearly a month ago!
I wanted to use this post and do a little reflection on 2021, a post mortem if you will. Too dark? A post mortem does make it sound like my year was bad, but it wasn’t. I accomplished a lot that I’m proud of.
First and foremost, it was almost a year ago now that I published The Dark Ruler, book #3 in the Camilla Crim series. (PS. Remember that you can get a FREE eBook copy of book #1 in the series which you can download HERE)
I experienced a lot of firsts with this launch. I tried pre-orders for the first time. I did a giveaway bundle instead of just the book. And I even took a post-launch trip with my husband which was awesome and probably my favorite part.
After The Dark Ruler I took a massive break to clear my head. A few months of not writing left me feeling kind of… sad. But I had this new business idea in the back of my mind that I couldn’t let go.
But that didn’t mean I couldn’t START writing the next Camilla book which I did in October. I got 50,000 words of book #4 done in November during Nanowrimo and I’ve continued to plug along since then.
What’s the title of the next Camilla book you ask?? Sorry, that announcement will be coming later.
All-in-all I’m pleased with my accomplishments from 2021. Now, let’s look ahead… New year’s resolutions are extremely controversial. I’m personally not one to set resolutions, but I do set goals. And yes, you could argue that they’re the same thing, but I’d disagree with you. New year’s resolutions always feel like a huge overhaul of you and your personality, and that’s not something I believe in. But goals are something I do believe in. I won’t tell you all of my goals for 2022, but one big one is to publish the next Camilla book.
Wahoo!
I know some of you have been extremely patient waiting for this book. And let me tell you, I’m not one to toot my own horn, but I am super into this book right now. I’m only about a 3rd of the way through it and, well, it’s pretty good!
What about you? What are your goals for 2022? If you don’t have any yet, might I suggest a few? Since the next Camilla book will hopefully be coming out this year, go read the other books in the series NOW so that you can hype along with the rest of us when I finally launch book #4!! Below are all the links you need to either download or purchase all of the Camilla book.
Prequel: The Faintly Beating Heart
Book #1: The Sacrifice of One
Book #2: The Bear Gap Rebels
Book #3: The Dark Ruler
Got other non-Camilla related goals for 2022?
Happy New Year everyone!
Emily
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