{"id":7551,"date":"2023-12-19T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=7551"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:30:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:30:29","slug":"2023-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/19\/2023-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Similar to last year, I thought that I hadn\u2019t done much publishing in 2023, but when I sat down to look at my list, I\u2019m pretty happy with what I\u2019ve done this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I continued writing stories for the zine, and only subbing to markets here &amp; there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\" data-attachment-id=\"7552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/19\/2023-wrap-up\/my2023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"my2023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023-600x462.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023-200x154.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023-78x60.jpg 78w, https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/my2023-117x90.jpg 117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sold my debut novel to <strong>Quill &amp; Crow Publishing House<\/strong>!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Published <strong>3 stories<\/strong> in anthologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Published <strong>4 poems<\/strong> in anthologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-published <strong>5 new stories<\/strong> in Frightmarish Zine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-published <strong>4 issues<\/strong> of Frightmarish Zine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was invited to contribute to <strong>Love Letters to Poe Vol. 3<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was invited to contribute to <strong>Haunted Mansions<\/strong> from Curious Corvid<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Queried my <strong>dream agent<\/strong> (still waiting\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COMING in 2024<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I have lofty goals for 2024!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finish\/Edit the <strong>sequel<\/strong> to The Bone Key<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outline\/Write\/Edit <strong>book 3<\/strong> in The Bone Key world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit <strong>Reaper <\/strong>book (again &#8211; just minor edits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outline\/Write the <strong>sequel<\/strong> to my Reaper book<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue publishing <strong>Frightmarish Zine<\/strong> (though the number of issues is up in the air for now)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outline\/Write a <strong>non-fiction folklore book<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work on a couple of <strong>oracle decks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launch a new <strong>witchy Patreon<\/strong> with printables &amp; readings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I know &#8211; it\u2019s A LOT. 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