Happy 2013 guys!
I hope you all had a great time bringing in the
new year. I… well… I’m not huge on new year celebrations. I don’t know why but
it’s the one celebration I can take or leave. Technically, I can’t leave it,
otherwise I’d be trapped in the previous year. But you get what I mean. This
year I watched Avatar and The Amazing Spiderman on my new Blu-Ray player. Now
you really know how much of a geek I am.
Do you all write down new year resolutions and
aspirations? I quit writing resolutions a long time ago because, well,
I don’t like setting myself up to fail, and when your resolutions are
predominately centered around cutting out chocolate and diet Coke, you’re just asking
for it.
However, this year I thought I’d write down some
of my hopes and plans for 2013. So here they are in no particular order…
1) See my friends and family have a happy 2013 -
cue the awws if you must, but it’s true. My family and friends rock. - Hope
2) Become proficient at Wii tennis and Zumba
Core. - Plan
3) Visit the U.S. and meet some of my awesome
readers over there. - Plan
4) See the day when Milo (my parents’ one year
old puppy) masters the art of peeing. At the moment he’s cocking his leg so
high (we're convinced he thinks he's a ninja) he keeps losing balance and peeing on himself (not a very good ninja, mind you). We’ll get him through it.
2013 is his year to prevail! - Hope
5) Visit Lake Como and avoid the internet for at
least a week. - Plan
6) See On Dublin Street do well in its paperback
release - Hope
7) Wear each pair of shoes I own at least once
this year - Hope
8) Release at least three new books - Plan
9) Figure out how the hell my coffee maker works
- Hope
10) See the number of people’s toes I drive over
reduced by one this year - Plan
11) Discover lots of new readers - Hope
12) Put one of my cookbooks to use for once and
not just as a something to lean on - Plan
So that's me for 2013... have you written yours? Well, whatever they are, I'm wishing you all an amazing year to come.
Sam x
I LOVE all of ur book Samantha!! I can't wait til u release more!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Samantha! :) xx
ReplyDeleteWill there be a second & third book to On Dublin Street? It was amazing.
ReplyDeleteI've just finished On Dublin Street, loved it. Thankyou.
ReplyDeleteI like to thank authors for the immense pleasure their talent gives me, but this is really different for me, a total coincidence to be honest.
I've had this book on my tbr list for a while and after downloading and starting to read on jan 2nd,the day after my birthday and I settled in and looked forward to my journey .
What I didn't realise was it was set in Edinburgh, which is where I will be for my birthday suprise weekend away with my hubby tomorrow to be exact.
So this book took me on a journey through the streets of Edinbugh and I lived it, I even googled Dublin Street and will visit if posible. It was a lovely story,great characters, can't wait to read more from you.I enjoy seeing british talent
I also look forward to my visit to Edinburgh :-)
@Anonymous - Thank you! And yes, there will be a second book from the On Dublin Street world. The site Heroes and Heartbreakers http://www.heroesandheartbreakers.com/ will be hosting the title and release date reveal for book two on Mon Jan 7th.
ReplyDelete@Kelsey - Thank you so much. I'm delighted you enjoyed On Dublin Street and that you read it just in time for your birthday weekend to Edinburgh. Happy Birthday! I hope you have an awesome time.
xx
I love all your books so cannot wait until more are released. I hope you have the chance to go to Lake Como to recharge its fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteThose all sound great...very obtainable!!! Good Luck, Sam!! I haven't written any down and don't plan on it...I'm terrible at following through anyway LOL...sure hope your number 3 includes a trip to the West Coast...cause I'll be there, at least I'll try my hardest...Thanks for revealing the deets of ODB2 on the 7th...It'll be a great birthday present for me to find out more about it...happy writing Ms. Young...slip Milo a cookie for me :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm wishing the best for you for 2013 as well. I wish it for all of us. I'm looking forward to the book releases of course, and I would LOVE to see you in the U.S., perhaps a trip to Florida???HMMMM???
ReplyDeleteAnd get out the Zumba Core...it's AWESOME!!! I got it for Christmas and LOVE IT!!
Sounds like you have a great 2013 planned!! I wish you all the best and continued success not only with your writing but also at enjoying a life filled with family and friends. :)
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