Yes, New Year’s Eve, the typical night of reflection, when we think back to the year that was and hope to God that it was a good one. I was trying to think of one event that defined the year for me, one thing that stood above the rest. This year that would have to be the birth of my second son, Ephraim. He came a month early after a difficult labour, and he fought like hell every step of the way coming out. He was small, and had to be in an incubator for the first 24 hours of his life – nothing compared to some of the other babies I saw in the special care nursery, but it scared the shit out of me. That day is the defining day of 2007 for me: scary, stressful, but in the end, I had another perfect little son. A son who has grown to be larger than average, despite his tiny beginnings.
Professionally things were interesting for me as well. As a writer two very important things happened. I (with the help of my brother in law Sean) launched a Podiobook of my novel over at Podiobooks.com, and I had my first story accepted for print publication. Although these are small things compared to some, they were enjoyable on several levels: to see my rough draft of a novel collect several hundred listeners (I know, Sigler and Hutchins are not running scared, but it’s a start) is very exciting. Having an editor say “Yes, I like this story enough to include it in my publication and hope people pay for it” was also very cool. And that it was for my first and only “horror” story is pretty interesting as well. Getting my feet wet in the world of Podcasting has been exciting, and I hope to continue in the future.
For 2008 I have established some priorities for myself professionally. I hope to finish my second novel. I might even make it a Podiobook, and give it a big push. I hope to learn more about Social Media, and all of its repercussions across our lives, and to write write write. On that note, I’m off to tackle the book. All the best for the new year.
