An AlphaSmart Neo that cannot distract me with the internet : ) Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that wherever you are in the world, you had enjoyed a lovely first day of 2017 : )

Thanks to those who have filled in my 2016 year-end survey. Much to my surprise, I got more than a hundred responses! Some of you wrote really detailed comments about my writing, and I really appreciate the thoughtfulness. Though I’m also happy that over half were satisfied with my current work. And many also wished I could publish faster--a skill that I’m still struggling to improve on! I did manage to churn out 50,000 words last November, but the draft is so, so rough that I might as well rewrite it over. Nevertheless, the next book will definitely be completed faster because I. AM. NOW. FULL-TIME. And I also have a new weapon in my writer's arsenal:





And so, based on this survey, I’ve decided on some of my writing-related New Year resolutions:

Finish and publish the third book in The Unfinished Fairy Tale series. Start a new fairytale retelling. Everything is kind of murky at the moment, as I’m still in the brainstorming phase, but this new book is likely to be a standalone (yay!) and it will be loosely connected to The Unfinished Fairy Tales.  Finish the second book in the Girl With Flying Weapon series. I really hate that I had to put it on the back burner for a loooong time, but as a full-time writer now, unfortunately the other more lucrative projects have to be prioritized. I have outlined the entire series so I do know where the story’s going. So, if you’re waiting for this series, don’t worry...it WILL be completed one day!
Anyway...back to the survey! After eliminating a few identical entries, I used random.org and generated four winners who'll get a handmade keychain of Twice. And the winners are…
No. 45 KayGee
No. 14: Sanvee N Quintila
No. 35: Syrina Murray
No. 124: Sarah Rowe