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My Top Five Writing Lowlights of 2016

30/12/2016

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You could argue that 2016 would make a great horror movie. It was a year when the world went crazy, the far right won and everyone's heroes have been dying.

There have been some bad moments in my own writing progress too...

1. Reading - All writers need to be readers, yet I have done a woeful amount of reading this year. I have literally read 13 books this year. Roughly one measly book per month. I am hanging my head in shame.

2. Room 204 - I desperately wanted to be chosen for Room 204, the writer development programme run by Writing West Midlands. Here was my application video. Sadly, I was not chosen. Cue the Sound of Silence.

3. Nephos 3 - I started the year with high hopes of releasing my third Nephos novel. The story is plotted but I am nowhere near finished. 83,000 words ain't too shabby but I need to get faster to become a successful self-published author.

4. Breadcrumbs 2 - I also started the year with over-ambitious hopes of releasing my second short story collection. However, I only wrote five stories this year which, added to my 2015 total, means I only have enough for half a book.

5. Sales - I have sold very few copies of my three self-published books this year: The Sheriff, The Curse of Besti Bori and Breadcrumbs. I am not exactly pushing them on the marketing front, but I had hoped word of mouth might have bagged me a few extra sales, especially because I have spoken at several events this year. Never mind. Maybe next year!

But it wasn't all bad. Head this way for my writing highlights...

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