Writing (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Wow. This past year brought many accomplishments. I am pretty pleased by this. I worked hard, even though I have had to work around not having home internet, and around working a ‘day job’. The list is a good one 
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I created new blogs.
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I expanded on and updated existing blogs.
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I finished my first book of short stories.
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I published quite a few short stories online.
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I started my second and third books of short stories, as well as a few nonfiction ones.
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I have come up with a list, and descriptions, for quite a few new short stories.
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I have come up with a few story lines for novels, and am getting the outlines done.
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I have learned new marketing and promotion skills, though I still have a long way to go with this.
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I have researched traditional/online book publishing.
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I am still writing blog posts for Frugal Recipes: Spending Less to Eat Healthy and Living the Low-Income Life, Keeping in contact with fans, and trying to help as many people as I can both on the blogs and through email.
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I have fans
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I acquired a couple more channels to write for on Examiner.com, bringing me to three: Bangor Single Mom, Bangor Easy Cooking and Bangor Frugal Living. All of which are useful to those outside the Bangor area, as well as within.
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Etc., Etc.
My income from writing has gone down some due to two factors:
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Having the day job. During mid spring to the beginning of winter, this job takes up a whole lot of time. However, winter and early spring brings me a little extra time off.
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No at-home access to the internet. I have to work around the hours of two different libraries.
As for freelance writing… I am keeping up with this, but I also want to concentrate on fiction writing. I love writing stories.
And photography… still taking photos and planning to share some of them with you all this year.
All-in-all, I am pleased with my progress over the past year. Are you pleased with yours?
Shannon L. Buck
