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2015...looking back!
Hello everyone!
Now that it is officially 2016 I wanted to take a moment and look back at last year. It was a year of many new things, and I am still kind of shocked at all that I was able to accomplish! To make it easy, here are the 5 things I am most excited and proud of:
1. I published "Locket Full of Secrets." This book was quite a few years in the making, and was also my first full length novel. It was a lot of work, but it was something I was excited to share all the same! The book combined so many of my childhood memories, along with my extreme love of Chernobyl! I am fascinated by the mystery of it all, so making a book about the tragic historical event was a fun and exciting process!
2. I started working with audio producers to release my books on audio format! I have three books available at the moment, with three being worked on, and three more on the way after that! I love that readers can listen to my work instead of just reading it! And I have had the chance to meet some great actresses while recording with them on various projects!
3. This summer I started and finished a few projects, and also started some that I am still working on. It's not always easy to start something and see it through, but I am happy to say that my "Zombie Survival" series is getting two more books soon, all thanks to the one short I wrote this summer while having a bit of inspiration!
4. I released my SECOND full length novel last year! That's right, two in one year! "Playing For Love" was kind of a shock for me. It started as a short story this summer to keep me writing, but then it quickly turned into so much more. It went from a quick read, into my largest project to date as far as word count is concerned! It combines my love of sports, boys, and YA romance to make a book I still cannot believe I wrote! I am also happy to say it is going to be an audio book soon as well, something that I hope will add even more to the reading experience!
AND FINALLY....LAST BUT NOT LEAST:
5. Meg Cabot followed me on Twitter!!!!! No joke people! It was a shocking moment for me to stop and realize that someone I look up to so much actually wanted to follow what I had to say! I don't know if she really reads my tweets, or even my books for that matter, but it made me feel special and also like a total fan girl all the same. Maybe one day I can give someone else the feeling she gave me just by following me on social media!
So that is my year in review! And I am happy to say that I will be releasing quite a few new projects in 2016, hopefully making it another year to be excited about!
In the mean time, I hope all of you are off to a great New Year! My hope is that this year is productive and exciting for my writing, and that my personal life is just as much fun as the last year was, thanks to my amazing family and friends!
Best of luck to all of you in 2016!!
-Dana Burkey
Now that it is officially 2016 I wanted to take a moment and look back at last year. It was a year of many new things, and I am still kind of shocked at all that I was able to accomplish! To make it easy, here are the 5 things I am most excited and proud of:
1. I published "Locket Full of Secrets." This book was quite a few years in the making, and was also my first full length novel. It was a lot of work, but it was something I was excited to share all the same! The book combined so many of my childhood memories, along with my extreme love of Chernobyl! I am fascinated by the mystery of it all, so making a book about the tragic historical event was a fun and exciting process!
2. I started working with audio producers to release my books on audio format! I have three books available at the moment, with three being worked on, and three more on the way after that! I love that readers can listen to my work instead of just reading it! And I have had the chance to meet some great actresses while recording with them on various projects!
3. This summer I started and finished a few projects, and also started some that I am still working on. It's not always easy to start something and see it through, but I am happy to say that my "Zombie Survival" series is getting two more books soon, all thanks to the one short I wrote this summer while having a bit of inspiration!
4. I released my SECOND full length novel last year! That's right, two in one year! "Playing For Love" was kind of a shock for me. It started as a short story this summer to keep me writing, but then it quickly turned into so much more. It went from a quick read, into my largest project to date as far as word count is concerned! It combines my love of sports, boys, and YA romance to make a book I still cannot believe I wrote! I am also happy to say it is going to be an audio book soon as well, something that I hope will add even more to the reading experience!
AND FINALLY....LAST BUT NOT LEAST:
5. Meg Cabot followed me on Twitter!!!!! No joke people! It was a shocking moment for me to stop and realize that someone I look up to so much actually wanted to follow what I had to say! I don't know if she really reads my tweets, or even my books for that matter, but it made me feel special and also like a total fan girl all the same. Maybe one day I can give someone else the feeling she gave me just by following me on social media!
So that is my year in review! And I am happy to say that I will be releasing quite a few new projects in 2016, hopefully making it another year to be excited about!
In the mean time, I hope all of you are off to a great New Year! My hope is that this year is productive and exciting for my writing, and that my personal life is just as much fun as the last year was, thanks to my amazing family and friends!
Best of luck to all of you in 2016!!
-Dana Burkey
