Whoo.
What a year, what a year
All monthly recaps:
January: Risin Up, Back on the Street
February: Did My Time, Took My Chances
March: Went the Distance Now I'm Back on My Feet
April: Just a Man and His Will to Survive
May: Risin Up, Straight to the Top
June: Had the Guts, Had the Glory
July: HIATUS
August: Went the Distance Now I'm Not Going to Stop
September: Just a Man And His Will to Survive
October: It's the Eye of the Tiger, It's the Cream of the Fight
November: Rising Up to the Challenge of Our Rivals
December: The Last Known Survivor Stalks His Prey In the Night
Overall synopsis:
I won NaNoWriMo!
I did a rewrite of my project The Hedgehog King
I worked on various first and second drafts of other projects
Writing Goals:
LOL. They're almost all aimed at my project The Hedgehog King... which I was getting stuck on so I took a break from writing and primarily worked on research and brainstorming. So I finished one re-write, but it needs another so it is both a Yes and a No
Finish the Second Draft/Rewrite of THK
Technically, I did a re-write and completely went through the draft... However, it felt a bit flat so it needs some more plot drama and some more character development. So I'm going to go through it AGAIN. I wouldn't really consider it a new draft and rather a continuation of the first re-write...So technically yes! But also no!
- The First Edit / Third Draft of THK
- Get that version of THK to my alpha reader "Alshain"
- Send THK out to Betas!
Draft another novel!Write query letters
- QUERY AGENTS
Book Review Highlights
2020 TBR and Book Goal Progress
Reading Challenge: 100 Books
Read 5 New Non-Fiction Books
Read 5 Books from my TBR that WEREN'T published in 2019 or 2020
- Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
- The King's Questioner by Nikki Katz
- How to Speak Boy by Tiana Smith
Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson- Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers
- Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore
- Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
- Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Don't Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross
- The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne
- Off Script by Kate Watson
- What I Like About You by Marissa Kanter
- Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- The Hidden Needle by Carrie Mesrobian
- The Poppy and the Rose by Ashlee Cowles
- Twin Daggers by Marcykate Connolly
- The Knockout by S.A. Patel
- Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao
- The Summer I Learned Chinese by Lindsay Wong
- House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess
- Hummingbird by Tiffany Rosenhan
- The Con Code by Shana Silver
- Forest of Souls by Lori M Lee
- The Paper Girls of Paris by Jordan Taylor
- By The Book: A Novel of Prose and Cons by Amanda Sellet
- Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennet
- Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber
- Finding Mr. Better-Than-You by Shani Petroff
- Ashlords by Scott Reintgen
- The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
Well, I did a lot this year...
Were the books I read off the list of 2020 releases? No. But I DID still whittled down my overall TBR. (Like, a terrifying amount. I might read all the books that have been on there for more than a year.)
Did I complete by overly focused writing goals? No.
But did I write and did I win NaNoWriMo? Yeah
*shrugs*
For as crazy as this year has been, it hasn't been half bad.
How was your 2020?
MK
The Scorpio Races miiiiiiiight just be the best book I read all year lol
ReplyDeleteEven when its a re-read its among the best books I read each year :P
DeleteI only read like maybe 15 books, so good job on a solid 100.
ReplyDeleteAlso winning Nano is an amazing accomplishment, especially considering your in college.
Thank you! I honestly don't know how I managed it, but for some reason it was easier this year than it normally is which is CRAZY considering my course load...
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