2012: Looking Forward

I’m trying to look at my goals for 2011, compare them to the results and make a more realistic 2012 set that is achievable, but challenging. In all, I am little concerned either way. I am more interested in pushing forward, no matter the challenge, and taking whatever I can from the experience.

Photo by Jill Clardy

In writing, I plan to finish the Felling Abberfaun first draft by the end of January. I will finally return to Veil of a Warrior and do a final revision before I send it for consideration and put some serious thought and time into prepping it for self publish. Some may say that I am rushing forward, but anything gained in the process of getting it ready to publish is a gain, whether I end up going traditional or not.

I also want to do a revision to Felling Abberfaun, work on the Hammerblood sequel and a couple other projects that I’m kicking around.

For the Shadow Bytes, I want to get back to drawing in the New Year and build up a mighty buffer that can withstand the changing currents of life. I want to push it to color. (There! I said it.) I can only hope that I can find the time for it. I’d love to immerse myself in some other art projects, but for the time being all I can look forward to is some self-promotional design work for my day job.

For a brief side note of things to come on Shadow Bytes:
The talented Galen Dara will be doing a side project to appear on Shadow Bytes in the form of a graphic novel that Patrick Hester (the fabled writer of Shadow Bytes) has been cooking in his writing pot. I don't know what it will look like, or what will happen, but it's bound to be interesting. Keep your eyes peeled for news.

I look forward to seeing what Galen will do for the webcomic and thank her for her interest in Shadow Bytes.

Going beyond the creative: 2012 will be a time of change and uncertainty for me financially, though there is great hope and potential in the career move I am tackling. (If you’d like to read about my loan officer journey, click on over to my other blog.) If all goes well, it will help ensure a more stable future for my family and creative pursuits.

All in all, I want 2012 to be a year that I can achieve balance between family, work and the burning creative within.

May it be a year to prosper.