IN the last year.

Okay. It's been a year. It's easy to say I'm in the same place, publishing-wise as I was last year, but as I thought about all the things I've been doing in the writing community, and decided to write them all down (as well as life-accomplishments) I'm realizing that I'm not in the same place I was last year. I'm so much better than I was last year.

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IN THE LAST YEAR: 

• I lost someone who was a daily part of my life. After saying goodbye to him, I had a hard time putting what I wanted into words, but somehow, I managed.
• I revised my manuscript. 
• I queried my manuscript. 
• I drafted another manuscript.
• I got a revise and resubmit. 
• I went to a writing conference. 
• I attended a board meeting for the Alaska Writers Guild.
• I had a baby.
• I joined an SCBWI Critique Group.
• I became a board member for the Alaska Writers Guild .
• I did a Twitter Pitch contest (and got SEVEN likes!). 

Then I managed to make plans for this year!

SCHEDULED EVENTS THIS YEAR

• I'm guest lecturing at a college this week, talking about Twitter and how you can use it to advance your writing career. 
• I'm ALMOST done revising this manuscript again. SO CLOSE. Then I QUERY. AGAIN.  
• I'll be attending regular writing events through the guild, this week we get to learn about the ins and outs of Scrivener for which I obviously need help. See: my instagram:  

I think I broke Scrivener. □□□‍♀️□ #scrivener #writersofinstagram #howdoifixthis?!?!

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• I'll be attending the SCBWI Big Thaw Writing Retreat in May. 
• Also, I'll be presenting about Twitter for the guild, and potentially even doing so at the conference in September. 

MORAL OF THE STORY

When you're down, and you're thinking back on the last year and feel like you're in the same spot you were in twelve months ago: trying writing everything out. Try looking at things a little more objectively. 

Am I still working on the same book?  Am I still agent-less? Yep. But the in-between is filled with so many little and big accomplishments and plans, that I can't help but be proud of where I'm at right now!