No way is it February already. I refuse to believe it. *crosses arms*
Anyway, welcome one and all to the month of love and romance, for which I only have one romance-themed post planned (as of yet!), which makes me feel like a fraud. *pouts*
I feel like Iâve exhausted the subject of romance with my Q&A posts (which yâall can read here), but if you have any post suggestions or romance-related questions, feel free to drop them below! Iâd love to share about love during February! đ
Now, since I wrap up the whole year in January, I donât do a proper December wrapup (poor December!), so yâall bear with me and the gap in details here until next year, when I resolve to do a December wrapup.
what i did last month
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edited a novel
got a part-time job as a virtual assistant for Kellyn Roth
prepped Tell Me You Love Me for release
outlined Something Bright and Beautiful (my next novel and the sequel to Daylight)
hit 1k followers on Instagram
participated in two blog tours and hosted the author blog tour for TMYLM
read nine books
wrote a devo every day (more on that in the future!)
designed a website for my good friend Lin (check it out here!)
wrote a thousand or two words in Her Heartâs Home (my submission for Wild Blue Wonder Pressâ anthology)
Whoa. When you write it all out like that, itâs quite a lot. Hmm. Of course, there were a lot of other miscellaneous thingsâsuch as posting more consistently on Instagram and creating my first junk/bullet journal spreadâdone throughout the month, but I think thatâs the gist of it!
this monthâs goals
In February, my main goal is releasing Tell Me You Love Me and completing four editing projects, Lord willing!
Iâd also like to write four reviews, finish the three websites Iâm designing, and begin writing Something Bright and Beautiful!
monthly progress
As I mentioned above, I wrote a couple thousand words in Her Heartâs Home, a historical romance novella set at The Deepdene House and Gardens in Surrey, England during the early 1920s! Otherwise, no fiction writing, not until I officially start on SBaB!
reading highlights
Iâm off to a decent start in the reading department (thank the Lord!), with nine books in January! Several of which were actually Christmas novellas/short stories, but they still count. đ
My top favorites from January are easy, though!
The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz (review)
Yesterdayâs Tides by Roseanna M. White (review)
We Are Storm and Starlight by Sarah Delena White
top blog posts
Iâm finally getting back in the groove, yâall! I know I wanted to cut back on my posting (I kinda still do, to be honest), but thereâs nothing like having 17 posts a month with several of them racking up 100+ views. Shallow, I know.
Last monthâs top post was my interview with Maggie Copeland!
In the #2 spot is my kickoff post for the TMYLM author tour!
And third place goes to my interview with Amelia Cabot!
follower updates
Yâall, I have got some announcements for you! On February 11th, Iâll be on an indie author panel at a virtual writing retreat hosted by Lorelei Angelinoâand you can register NOW to join us!!! Check out the site here for more details!
Also, I have officially opened up commissions for custom WIX website designs (and redesigns) for all my author and blogger friends! Yâall can learn more about what I offer here!
What about you? What did you accomplish in January? What was your first read of 2023? What do you look forward to doing in February? Will you be joining us at the virtual retreat? I wanna hear all about it in the comments! đ