Monday Mishmash

Good Monday morning readers! I am borrowing author Kelly Hashway's Monday Mishmash blog theme again this week. If you haven't checked out her books, I highly recommend visiting her website and checking them out. OK, on with this week's ideas, etc.

1. Getting back to work: It's the first Monday of the year, and Christmas vacation is officially over. Time to get back to work! I need to pull out my draft of New Avalon, book 3, dust it off, and get to work!
2. New articles: I wrote a few articles for eZine last year, and I enjoyed writing them. This week, I'll be coming up with new topics for future articles so I can begin to submit them on a regular basis. If you have an idea, let me know! You can post it in the comments below, or send me a quick note via my contact form.
3. More blog posts: I've enjoyed blogging regularly this past week while I didn't have any tour posts booked. I will still be posting them, but I also plan to include my own posts when I don't have a tour booked. Again, if you have any topics you'd like to see me cover, let me know!
4. Reading: I didn't make my reading goal last year, though I did discover some wonderful books, including The Fault in Our Stars and The Selection. This year, I intend to add more books to my READ list. I'm starting with The Elite, and will continue on with the series before moving on to something else. If you've read it, or are planning to read it this month, join me in the book discussion on Facebook.

I'm all set to begin the first week of the year! What's on your agenda this week?

Monday Mishmash

YA Author Kelly Hashway posts this on her blog every Monday: "Monday Mishmash is a weekly meme dedicated to sharing what's on your mind. Feel free to grab the button and post your own Mishmash." I decided to take Kelly up on her offer. Here we go!

1. I finally decided to go ahead and write New Avalon, book 3. Since I published The Chosen book 3 this year, I'd like to get the next book in my other series out next year. My plan is to release one book per series every other year. I have started writing The Chosen, book 4, but it's on the back burner until next year.

2. I've been blogging! It's been so long since I blogged regularly, and it feels great! I'm enjoying coming up with fresh content for my readers, and not just posting book blog tours, blitzes, and cover reveals. If you have been enjoying these posts, no worries: There are more to come! You can easily receive my blog posts to your email by subscribing.

3. I'm writing articles, too. I've been working on some articles aimed at young adults, and they are being published on Ezine. I hope you check them out! You can subscribe to Author Alerts on my page, and receive an email whenever one of my articles is published.

4. I'm participating in BIW again. This is a monthly event in which writers can participate in a week-long challenge to sit their butt in the chair and write. I signed up to write ten pages this week. I'll check in at the challenge each day with the number of pages I've written, and then post my tally at the end of the challenge. I'll let you know how I did!

5. I outlined three chapters of New Avalon, book 3, and wrote two pages on Sunday! So, I'm good to go for the challenge. I can't wait to see where year three takes the Avalonians. If you haven't met them yet, check out Destiny: New Avalon, Book 1.

That's it for this Monday's Mishmash. How is your Monday shaping up?