This article originally appeared on Facebook as a Note.

You know, this sorta time last year, I wrote one of these Note thingies about the year that would be 2017. I had Big Plans, and I achieved literally only one of them (publishing Smack-dab).

This year, I am walking into the future a little bit more aware of what I’m actually capable of, but that doesn’t mean I’m not as starry-eyed and dreamy as I was back then. I’m just, you know, smarter.

So what’s the plan for 2018?


Smash out another sweet Waste novel. I’m already 31,000 words into my next book, which is a post-apocalyptic detective adventure comedy set in the Waste. While it doesn’t involve Smack-dab, I think you’ll love the change of setting and the different take on life after the end of all life. You can see a sneak peek of the new setting in my short story “Things That Go Bump”.
Get the first version of my board game ready for proper testing. I’ve kept it largely secret from Facebook for some reason (mostly because I forgot that I hadn’t mentioned it), but oh yeah, I’ve been working on a board game for the past few months. It’s called “Build a Farm/Don’t Die” and it’s a post-apocalyptic competitive farm-building card game set in the Waste (you can probably guess the premise from the title). The pre-alpha tests have been supremely fun, and I’ll be pushing to get a proper alpha up and running to really progress it this year.
Do something with turquoise. #RickandMorty reference.
Something something something animation. My goal last year was to get to a point where I could balance writing novels with making cartoons. Turns out I couldn’t, but Ima try again. I’ve got some very, very exciting ideas planned for my YouTube channel, so stay tuned and hopefully I’ll have a pilot episode ready this year to test out if my plan is feasible.

Phew! It’s gonna be a big year. But you know what they say. Go big or go home, right?

Yay stuff!

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