I honestly didn’t expect to publish two books in 2024. Married Before Christmas came as a happy surprise, but I am so glad I put the work into getting it publish this past year. And it’s going to be featured in Faithbooks email soon (I can’t remember the date). Faithbooks is a great way to find clean Christian romance books of various genres. They share about new releases and sales, so whether you are an author wanting your book featured or a reader wanting to find new reads, go check them out and sign up for their emails that come twice weekly.

I honestly, didn’t read as much this past year, but I’m also quite okay with that. It may have just been that I was busier with other things this year, or it could be that a lot of my time was focused on getting two books published. Whatever the case, I love reading, but I never want it to be a competition.

I have serious hopes of getting Puddles of Joy finally published this year though I don’t have a set date for it. But I also started a new WIP set in 1979-80. I already have about 21k words on it and it’s in first person which I have never tried before but am kind of enjoying. I’m really loving this one, but it does feel a bit different then some of my others.

I lowered my book reading goal a bit from the last few years because I want to focus on classics more which take me longer, and I don’t want to have the pressure of having too big of a goal.

Do you make reading or writing related goals? Did you have any from 2024? Did you meet your goal or go above it? What do you have planned for the new year?