Season's Greetings!
For this final #WIPWednesday of the year, my 2022 retrospective #YearInReview.
Books
Last month, tumbling: poetic thoughts from an anxious mind celebrated its 3rd book birthday.
Books
Last month, tumbling: poetic thoughts from an anxious mind celebrated its 3rd book birthday.
I did not submit to any anthologies this year, I didn't start any new book projects, and I hardly worked on any of my existing WIPs. Books and print simply were not my focus this year, but I truly do hope to get back to at least one of these projects in the coming year.
Essays, Articles, Short Stories, and Poems
In 2022, I published eleven new essays and one new poem. Plus, I had a few essays syndicated on The Mighty, Thought Catalog's Collective World, Filter Free Parents, and The Good Men Project.
Essays, Articles, Short Stories, and Poems
In 2022, I published eleven new essays and one new poem. Plus, I had a few essays syndicated on The Mighty, Thought Catalog's Collective World, Filter Free Parents, and The Good Men Project.
My top performing essay of this year was “'I Ought to Get Up and Just Beat You',” which was selected to be featured in the online publication, Human Parts.
My essay, "My Husband and I Never Say 'I Love You, Too,'" continues to be my highest earning piece of writing ever, even though it stands 3rd in overall engagement. After more than three years, it still gets new views every week and earns a little here and there.
I don't have access to pageview data for each of the sites that have published or syndicated my work (though that would be the best metric to measure each piece's success), but I use a combination of the stats I do have to estimate how each of my pieces performs.
My top three pieces have not changed in the past few years, but their views have continued to grow as they still occasionally circulate.
My Top 3 Essays To Date:
(estimated based on page stats and/or social media reactions)
153,015 - 5 Reasons I’m Going To Continue Being A SAHM Even After My Kids Are In School: originally published on Scary Mommy; syndicated on That's Inappropriate (now Filter Free Parents), & Her View From Home
21,487 - When Anxiety Makes You Feel Like You Are in Danger Every Day of Your Life: originally published on Invisible Illness; syndicated on Thought Catalog, The Mighty, Yahoo! Lifestyle, & InspireMore
19,139 - My Husband and I Never Say “I Love You, Too”: originally published on P.S. I Love You; syndicated on InspireMore, TODAY Parents, The Good Men Project, & Filter Free Parents
Online Presence, Mailing List, and Appearances
This year, I updated my author/bio headshot across the internet for the first time since 2018.
I don't have access to pageview data for each of the sites that have published or syndicated my work (though that would be the best metric to measure each piece's success), but I use a combination of the stats I do have to estimate how each of my pieces performs.
My top three pieces have not changed in the past few years, but their views have continued to grow as they still occasionally circulate.
My Top 3 Essays To Date:
(estimated based on page stats and/or social media reactions)
153,015 - 5 Reasons I’m Going To Continue Being A SAHM Even After My Kids Are In School: originally published on Scary Mommy; syndicated on That's Inappropriate (now Filter Free Parents), & Her View From Home
21,487 - When Anxiety Makes You Feel Like You Are in Danger Every Day of Your Life: originally published on Invisible Illness; syndicated on Thought Catalog, The Mighty, Yahoo! Lifestyle, & InspireMore
19,139 - My Husband and I Never Say “I Love You, Too”: originally published on P.S. I Love You; syndicated on InspireMore, TODAY Parents, The Good Men Project, & Filter Free Parents
Online Presence, Mailing List, and Appearances
This year, I updated my author/bio headshot across the internet for the first time since 2018.
I was part of a local Art & Poetry event in September at which I read my poem, "Thrive."
My mailing list grew with a few new subscribers and I issued my quarterly newsletter on time in March, June, September, and December.
I continue to have social media profiles on four major platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest. Though, I am not consistently active on all of them. I've chosen one platform to focus on and, for now, that is Instagram. There, I share little tidbits to my Stories almost daily and I have a series called #NoticedMoments where I post square black & white photos with captions as random glimpses into my daily life and what's on my mind. And I occasionally make graphics to share across all platforms.
This year, I created a brand new Medium publication as a space for members of the Bi+/MSpec community to share their voices in an effort to increase authentic visibility and dispel the many misconceptions which fuel biphobia and bi-erasure. So, I am now the founder, contributions managing editor, and social media admin of Visible Bi+. I've found the effort I put into this project to be quite fulfilling, though it can be demanding of my time.
Looking to 2023
As I said in my latest newsletter:
Looking to 2023
As I said in my latest newsletter:
"These past few months have been a mixed bag for me. In fact, this whole year has been a bit of a rollercoaster – ups, downs, twists, turns – and I'm prone to motion sickness. In all seriousness, though, the past several months have not been great for my mental health. And this season tends to easily overwhelm me in the best of times. I know I am not alone in that.But there are a few things I appreciate about this time of year. The cozy nights snuggled on the couch with a good book or movie or game. The twinkling lights. The comfort food. And the sense of a fresh start which I've found, even in the worst of times, inexplicably comes along with the approaching of each new year. I hope 2022 was good to you but, if it was not, we can both hope that 2023 will be better."