Fresh Starts And New Beginnings featuring Amanda C Stone

      With January being the month of both new beginnings, and fresh starts, I love that so many people are talking about it here on the WON Blog. Since I’m doing both this year – a fresh start and a new beginning – I figured I’d share both today. For me, 2014 was a pretty crappy year. I did have some wonderful things happen, but at the same time, it was mostly bad.
     My fresh start came about when I made a pact with myself as I got into bed New Years Eve. I was asleep well before midnight, but I said I was going to make 2015 the best year ever, even if I had to force it. This is the year that I actually get published and keep publishing. Granted, I knew the first part would happen already since I had two projects releasing this month. But I wanted to make a fresh start at my goal of continuing to publish.
     I’ve been writing for a few years now, but could never get anything published. It either sucked really bad and should never have been sent off for consideration, or I lost the fire to finish the project I was working on. Of course life kept throwing me curve balls so that didn’t help. But I got my very first acceptance letter last year in August, which is one of the two that released this month. I also finished the other project that released this month. Both of those released together create my fresh start. I’ve got a fresh look at this whole author thing and I’m going to keep that momentum going.
     My new beginning is related to all of that. Last year I was a bit disheartened with my lack of success so far. But this year I’m taking my fresh start and using it for a new beginning. Focus on the writing, get the stories out there, and keep going. I won’t let life throw obstacles in my path. If I make time to write, I’ll constantly be working towards finishing a story. I don’t do daily word goals. But I do have daily writing goals. Whether it’s a little bit of planning, or a little bit of research, I do something for my writing projects every day. Sometimes the only thing I can do is making time in the future by getting unrelated things done early and out of the way.
     So here’s to both new beginnings AND fresh starts. What is your fresh start or new beginning of this year?
      The two published stories that kicked my year off to an amazing start.
The Adventures of Cole and Perry

Amazon  and ARe

Agent Princess Twinkle Buttons: Matchmaker
Part of the Kritter Tales Anthology
(Cover picture)

Amazon  and ARe

 Find Amanda C. Stone at her website or on Facebook or Twitter.