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What's new with Ashleigh?
Happy New Year!
Can you believe it? It's 2023!
I don't know about you, but every year I sit down and make a list of resolutions. For me, they are almost always the same: eat better, get in shape, actually use that gym membership I pay for.
And, of course, January always starts off well. But by the end of the month, I have given up on my resolutions.
So this year, I asked myself why. Why do I give up by the end of the month? And the answer was pretty simple. Because I usually set my goals too high. Within a couple of days, the goals feel unachievable.
So this year, I set myself specific, measurable goals. Instead of the broad undefinable Spend more time with my family resolution, I set the goal of Stop all work by 8pm to enjoy a family movie. Instead of the broad Get in shape resolution, I am determined to Exercise daily.
Of course, in addition to personal goals, I have also set goals as an author. A few months ago I attended my first post-covid author fair and, while it wasn't a great success for anyone, it was a fantastic reminder of how much I enjoyed these events. So my goal for 2023 is to Attend more author fairs. In order to make this measurable, I decided to Attend three author fairs in 2023. I even picked out which ones, although not all of them have been confirmed. (I would have picked more, but they would have interfered with the Spend more time with my family goal.)
I also have several publishing goals as well. Several months ago, I sent queries to many agents about my new murder mystery series. My goal for 2023 is to get an agent. My other goal is to publish three books this year. Two of them are almost ready and I hope to have them out by the spring.
How about you? What are your goals for the new year?
A Call for Beta Readers
A friend of mine has written a historical fantasy and is currently looking for beta readers. She is looking for readers over 18 who will be able to read the story and provide her with feedback by February 28th.
Here's the blurb:
1535 Scotland
Countess Malleta Wallace, the Lady Abbsmuir, has used the lessons she learned as a banker's daughter to turn around the failing estate her husband, the handsome Gavane Lesley, inherited as a young man. Abbsmuir now thrives thanks to her prudent investment decisions and his ability to attract loyal and hardworking tradesmen.
But sixteen years have proven that economic success and six healthy children aren't enough to sustain a happy marriage. As tensions with her reactionary mother-in-law rise and doubts of Gavane's fidelity can no longer be ignored, Malleta finds herself drawn to the Belgian portraitist Gavane frivolously commissioned, Phillipe LaLonde.
Malleta becomes torn between her many responsibilities to family and dependents, and a future in which she could share a true and lasting love, one that might be worth throwing everything away for. But will that choice bring happiness, or tragedy?
CONTENT WARNINGS: explicit sexual encounters, verbal and emotional abuse, violence and death
For more information on the process and to sign up, click here.
Hartfield Chronicles
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Melinda loves Pat, but sometimes she wishes he had friends of his own. When he starts spending time with her dance partner, however, Melinda can't help the feelings of jealousy that surface, especially when he starts choosing him over her. Will their relationship survive Pat's new bromance? |
Hartfield Chronicles follows the lives of Melinda, Pat, and their friends as they navigate their way through boarding school life. Each episode features two stories, one from Melinda's point of view and one from Pat's, along with an excerpt from Melinda's writing journal. New episodes are published every Friday.
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