{"id":19369,"date":"2022-12-31T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/?p=19369"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:59:16","slug":"end-of-the-year-2022-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/31\/end-of-the-year-2022-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"End of the Year (2022) Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;text-align: center;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Email\",\"Print\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"big\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"bxwretlind\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"End%20of%20the%20Year%20%282022%29%20Thoughts\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month I was reflecting on 2022 and how much of a loser I am. I mean, what have I accomplished? <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luke_Howard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luke Howard<\/a> named all the freakin&#8217; clouds at 23, and here I am at 50 wondering if I should ask for a do over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make myself feel better (and that&#8217;s psychologically important even if it sounds clich\u00e9), I decided to throw some statistics my way. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-1.png\" alt=\"statistics are hell\" class=\"wp-image-20607\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post is mostly for me as a sort of archive, but if you&#8217;re curious about what I&#8217;ve done in 2022, take a gander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the Writing Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wrote 2 complete novels and 3\/4 of another (about 272,902 words, give or take)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JviUvj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All We Leave Behind: Transits of Three<\/a> <\/em>&#8211; 138,750 (at publication)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ppZD7J\">Creating Atmosphere with Atmosphere<\/a> <\/em>&#8211; 74,152 words (before edits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Title to Be Known Later &#8211; 60,000 words so far (on the way to 95000-ish by 1\/16\/23&#8230;ish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the Publishing Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gave birth to 5 novels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3pnERWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Out of Due Season: The First Transit<\/a> <\/em>&#8211; 2\/8\/22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XpPGUg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beneath Gehenna<\/a> <\/em>&#8211; 4\/19\/22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NpjNH2\"><em>Sunshine and Shadow: Exodus, or The Second Transit<\/em> &#8211; 7\/12\/22<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XslR5n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beans of Anafi<\/a><\/em> &#8211; 9\/6\/22<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XoXEwO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">All We Leave Behind: Transits of Three<\/a><\/em> &#8211; 12\/20\/22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the (personal) Editing Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Collection to Be Named Later &#8211; est. release Aug 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ppZD7J\">Creating Atmosphere with Atmosphere<\/a><\/em> &#8211; est. release Mar 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the Blog Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Added 78,710 words<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrote 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/newsletter-archive\/\">Newsletters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Posted 24 <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/reviews\/\">Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrote 68 <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/blog-table-of-contents\/\">posts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/short-stories-excerpts-and-other-things\/\">poems, and prose<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the Reading Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read 53 books<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>including 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/bxwretlind.com\/blog\/2022-iarp\/\">Indie Author Review Program<\/a> selections which were read, reviewed and promoted, most with interviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>On the Personal\/Professional Development Front<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attended 1 conference (taught 2 sessions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participated in 4 workshops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I still feel a little lazy, but here&#8217;s to 2023! 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