SO, my awesome friends and followers, it seems I owe you an update. Thanks to your faith in my little venture, I’m happy to report that 2013 brought us a Grand Total of…. $1453.22 in royalties! That’s royalties mind you; it equals approximately 500 books sold over the course of last year. Not too shabby!

Expenses totaled  $428.10, which means a tidy little “profit” of $1025.12. I literally couldn’t have done it without the supporters of my IndieGogo campaign.

Enough to fill the gas tank, but not so much for paying the month’s mortgage I’d hoped to pay by the end of 2013. Still, I’m not really complaining. A year ago, I had no idea what form the ol’ writing venture would take, and now I’ve got an established little venture that’s putting out some cool stuff. Still, I owe more to my supporters, so here are my thoughts for 2014.

1. Set the goals even lower than before. There’s no rush, or need to get rich– it’s only about putting out neato materials in scads for interesting people to enjoy. This has always been the plan, and now it’s time to refocus on going even more slowly so the quality improves.

2. Focus on putting out at least one work of sci-fi and one work of food related niftiness prior to the end of the year. I have some ideas in that regard that will be here soon. Suffice to say, THERE WILL BE ROBOTS AND CHICKEN.

3. Get some other folks involved. This is daunting, for bureaucratic reasons, but must be done for my own sanity. By the end of the year, I *will* be ready to publish from submissions, and will have solicited help from other amazing people.

4. Expand into editorial services for extra income and recognition. Heck yeah, I can proofread and edit your manuscript. I’m pretty good at that kind of thing, and can help you make your work look exceptionally sharp. More soon.

Again, thanks for your continued support. I hope to do you right, but as always I’m open to input, suggestions, thoughts and communiques, so please don’t hesitate to write. Happy 2014!