I had 21,000 page views (I stand amazed!) by visitors from 96 countries (most of them from the US, with significant numbers from Canada, the UK and Australia). Here on my blog, WordPress tells me, I published 81 posts in 2012, with 91 pictures. The others included a gorgeously illustrated book on all things steampunk and a massive (but fascinating) biography of Queen Elizabeth II.
Of the non-fiction, four were on writing topics and three on social media. I also read four uncategorized mainstream novels, two on Kindle and two on paper, and eleven non-fiction books (six on Kindle, five on paper). I only read five science fiction novels (one on Kindle), although it’s not easy to draw a line–Zoe Archer’s romance titles are also science fiction, and Sharon Lynn Fisher’s Ghost Planet is also a romance. Boyer, and Spencer Quinn, with Marcia Muller on the more serious side and Margaret Maron in the middle. I read nine mystery novels (only one on Kindle) this year, mostly on the humorous end, by Diane Kelly, Elaine Viets, Joan Hess, Susan M. And, of course, if I had more time, because I love other genres, too. I would read more romance–I have stacks of them To Be Read–if I wasn’t writing romance myself. Ten romances (six on paper, four on Kindle), ranging from Regency (Cheryl Bolen) to steampunk (Zoe Archer), paranormal (Darynda Jones) to inspirational (Deeanne Gist), mostly contemporary settings. Yes, I keep a list (you mean not everyone does?). Doesn’t leave a lot of time, and it’s way too easy to fall asleep over even a good book late at night. I used to read a hundred or more books a year easily, but it’s harder to do that when you work full time at a paying job and take up writing as your other job. I haven’t had (or given myself) too many chances to sit down and read a book for a while.
Stephanie Plum’s insane adventures kept me entertained all afternoon, as she and Lula tracked down a few bad guys, blew up a few cars, and made me laugh out loud more than once. I finally convinced myself that this was a Day Off, for heaven’s sake, and I settled on the couch with Nutmeg the cat, a Mysteries in the Museum marathon running on the background TV, and Janet Evanovich’s Notorious Nineteen. Pieces I need to write, tasks for my RWA chapter, sections of the house to clean and declutter, and so on.
I have lists of them, on my computer monitor, on scraps of paper, in my head. I spent a chunk of the morning (after reading the paper and watching an old Perry Mason episode) dithering over all the Productive Tasks I thought I should accomplish on my day off.
I went out to get my newspaper at 8:30 and haven’t been out the door since. The weather has been grey today, the temperature dropping from a morning high of 57 degrees.
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