This  year is going to be the year where I break out.  I'm putting that out in the universe right now.  I'm going to make steps to make sure that happens.  I'm going to keep writing, and for every no I get, I'm going to work that much harder so I can receive that glorious "yes!"  I've met so many wonderful people over the past year--folks who have let me vent and rave and express my fears about this business; people who have held me up and saw the beauty that I couldn't see in my writing and in myself.  I thank these people, and I thank the people I will meet this year who will help me on my journey.  I truly appreciate this experience, and though I am not a religious person, I thank God for giving me this gift and this opportunity, because I honestly don't know what else I can do. I'm a writer.  It's the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about when I go to bed.  I have notebooks and computers and Post-Its all over my house with notes and blurbs and quotes.  I get inspiration from work, from riding the subway, from walking down the street, from that new jam I bop to as I write.  I love it, but I also have to realize I can't get so caught up in my writing that I forget to live my life as well.  So this year, I strive to find that proper balance, because success is always sweeter when someone shares it with you.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a wonderful yearand it will be the best one yet!

Sav