{"id":9811,"date":"2025-12-31T13:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=9811"},"modified":"2025-12-31T13:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T18:11:55","slug":"2025-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/31\/2025-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this, the last day of the year, I\u2019m looking back on the year that was to see if I\u2019m in a different place than when I first started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like so many others, 2025 was a year of challenges. Of loss. Of striving for goals and not hitting all of them. 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And that even if things don\u2019t go the way we want, we still strive for our goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I Worked On This Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I outlined the folk horror novella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I started drafting the folk horror novella<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I revised the sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-bone-key\/\">The Bone Key<\/a>. It\u2019s almost there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I started putting together the final stories for my collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I created a self-publishing plan for 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I went to <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/15\/the-weekly-brew-a-dreadful-time\/\">my first in-person bookish convention<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created the first edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/maryrajotte\/shop\/hexford-lore-edition-1-1902982?source=storefront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hexford Lore<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revived my freelance copywriting website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Took 3 classes toward an Editorial Skills Certificate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I also added some new features on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/maryrajotte\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my Patreon<\/a> (Ink &amp; Incantations, My Gothic Grimoire, Storycraft).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things That Didn\u2019t Go As Planned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, the big one is finding out Q&amp;C wouldn\u2019t be taking on another series, which means shopping around the sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/book\/the-bone-key\/\">The Bone Key<\/a> (and the planned 3rd book). It might be an uphill battle, but after licking my wounds, I\u2019m ready to get out there and find my series a new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t publish anything new in 2025. With so much focus on novels and novellas, short stories have fallen by the wayside. I\u2019m hoping that finishing the stories for my collection will inspire me to get back to more shorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things To Muse On<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The publishing industry is hard and not for the faint of heart. Striving to stay relevant and visible can take a lot of of you. I feel this every day. I know other authors do, too. But I stay focused by reminding myself why I do this. I love telling stories. I want to connect with others. I want people reading my words. I don\u2019t want to be famous. I\u2019d just love to make a comfortable living doing what I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t mean to gush, but having you here (whether you&#8217;re reading this on my blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/patreon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my Patreon<\/a>, or in your inbox) helps keep me motivated. Even on those months when I feel like nothing is going right or I\u2019m making no forward movement, I\u2019m inspired to stay in contact with you (even if my posts are sometimes few and far between).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, no matter what, I\u2019ll keep striving. Keep trying to reach my goals. Because there is always a new goal and another new goal after that. And as long as I keep trying to reach them and refuse to give up, I think that\u2019s pretty inspiring, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy New Year!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks again to each and every one of you for being here, for following me, for your support. 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