Merry Christmas, everyone!
You made it.
I made it.
Together, we made it through 2020!
That in and of itself is a gift, is it not? I am thankful for all of the ways I have witnessed God's gracious hand and provision despite a difficult and trying year, both personally and on a global scale. I have relished my time of advent this year, anticipating the promise of Christ's birth and the new beginnings that it represents.
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| The "Christmas Star" (Jupiter and Saturn) above my house (to right of center) on 12/21/20 |
Beyond the crisis of COVID-19 and the mess of our presidential election, I've also been caring for my mother who had a stroke at the beginning of the year, and recently went to stay with my middle daughter and her husband after her first baby arrived in November. In the midst of these life events, I've also been *trying* to write the fourth book in The Tethered World Chronicles, called The Secret of Stardust.
Until recently, I've had little time to write. And what time I did have was wrought with a silent muse and faltering plot. I've started over three times. It's been neither pretty nor easy, and I have a deadline approaching in the new year.
Therefore, I feel I must sit out this upcoming year as a contributor to the Lands Uncharted blog :(
Though I'm sad to step away, I believe I must use my writing time to focus exclusively on reaching my deadline. I've truly enjoyed the easy and diverse schedule at Lands Uncharted, and appreciate each of the other author's insights and contributions. It's been a positive experience and I will be reassessing a return in the future.
For now, I leave you with my final contribution for 2020 and this week's Story Snippets post! You can read chapter one at this link, first (recommended). Please remember that the same caveat applies here: this is a first draft and subject to editing and plot changes :)
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I hope you all have a very blessed Christmas and New Year filled with hope and health and happiness! Do you have any books on your wishlist? How are you feeling as you look back on 2020? I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
