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I hope you had a wonderful 2023 and that 2024 is a good year for all of us! When setting and reaching goals this year, I had some successes and some epic failures. My bookish goals included:
1. 60 books for my Goodreads Challenge. I did reach that goal.
2. I also had a goal to track my reading throughout the year, and in that, I completely failed! I had to use my history on the Libby, Hoopla and Audible app to figure out how many books I read and added most of them to the Goodreads challenge this afternoon! I read more than 60 books, but once I got to 60 I stopped updating Goodreads.
Will 2024 be the year I update my reading log consistently? (Hope springs eternal)
Would it be better if I used a paper log? (Most likely)
3. I had a goal to read one non-fiction book per month. I read 5. I need to remember that if it's not an audio non-fiction, I won't finish it.
4. Read and review one Netgalley book per month. Boy, I think I only did 3 Netgalley books.
5. Post all my reviews here and on Goodreads. LOL did not happen.
6. Go to at least one in-person book signing--I did this !!! I went to Kelly Farmer's It's a Fabulous Life signing.
Going over my bookish resolutions now makes me want to do some for 2024. Stay tuned!
Now on to the most exciting thing I did in 2023...
I wrote a whole book! And it's up on Amazon for preorder! It's coming out on January 23! I've only been wanting to write a book since I was a wee child. If you like to read romance, I hope you'll consider giving my book a read. A little blurb about the book and the link to Amazon are under the picture-
Having survived cancer, Nicole Garrett is determined to take care of herself by eating well, exercising, and avoiding stress. She’s got a stable job, good friends, and her own house, and that’s enough for her. Most importantly, Nicole isn’t going to take any risks that could leave her heartbroken again. But when she meets a handsome chef with the cutest dimples she’s ever seen, she begins to question if playing it safe is still working for her.
Sean Harper is the optimistic chef and owner of Jesse’s Pub. After two years of constant devotion, his restaurant is hitting its stride. He’s put every dollar and every hour he’s had into making it a success. Beyond the now positive balance sheet, it’s a way for him to distance himself from his own broken family, who’ve never seen his worth. Then one Sunday, he meets the attractive woman who dismisses his omelet culinary masterpiece, and he can't get her out of his mind, so much so that he starts questioning if he can make room for her in his kitchen.
She’s got plenty of reasons to be grumpy, and, frankly, relationships with men never end well for her, especially given the wounds she’s still healing from. Even though sparks fly between Nicole and Sean, he only has time for his farm-to-table restaurant. If he’s willing to change his view of marriage, can he convince her to open her heart and trust him in return?
No Gouda Without You is a small-town, life after cancer, grumpy-sunshine, steamy romance, featuring a chef who loves a good food pun and a school secretary who’s just trying to survive. Part of the Marley Creek Romance Series, this standalone story includes adventures at a local brewery, Hallmark movie vibes, and a guaranteed HEA.
3 comments:
You had a pretty great year even if you didn't meet every goal. They are to give you a direction. It's more important you have fun!
Anne - Books of My Heart
It's hard getting into the habit of logging books regularly. It took me awhile, but now it's fairly routine for me to immediately add the book to Goodreads via my phone or computer, whichever is most handy. I also use Storygraph (because I like the mood pie chart), but I am not always on top of that one. And then I have a spreadsheet because I have to make everything complicated. LOL To make it worse, I start a draft post at the beginning of every year with a list of the books I've read throughout the year. I am awful about keeping that one updated, but I try to update it periodically. It's a wonder I get any reading done with all the tracking I do. Don't do what I do. LOL I do hope you find a method that works best for you.
Congratulations on writing and publishing your book! That's so exciting!
I hope you have a Happy New Year!
Sounds like you did well on your challenges even if you didn't quite make them. And, you wrote a book!!!! Wow! That's amazing. No wonder some of your challenges weren't met. Congratulations, Victoria!
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