Wow – 2015 was a crazy year. I ticked off some pretty big goals and I have taken a little time over the holidays to take stock. It’s a good way to actually recognise the achievements, rather than just ticking off a box and moving onto the next thing.

So what do I plan for 2016? Not as many books, that’s for sure! I self published three novels in 2015, in the interests of getting my books out there to share with you all. I learned some pretty hard lessons along the way too. That’s also good – hard lessons are easier to learn and move you further forwards than a smooth ride.

So this year I’m planning to release only one book. It was originally going to be the sequel to Blood Inheritance, but after some careful review and discussions, it became clear that I was going to do that because it is the one I most want to do, not the one that other people want to read. Getting that straight in my head has been tricky, but I’m there now. It’s a bit too early to say what the next book is going to be (as the first draft is only just now being completed), but I think it will have more of an appeal to my core audience.

I’ve also got a wedding to plan, a month honeymoon to indulge in (under strict instructions not to do any business) and some additional travel. My alter ego has a book to do as well, so in the interests of not killing myself, I’m planning things out a bit more this year. I guess that means from a writing perspective, as well as a life perspective, the overarching theme for this year is:

Work smarter, not harder!

I hope that you’re all working towards your dreams this year, and wish you every success.