Well, this was a pretty good way to wrap up 2022—I feel pretty productive. I completed 33 titles (that includes a short story, a quick collection of flash fiction, 2 books that I’ve been working on for months, and 3 children’s books—which helped that number) and 8,694+ pages (or the equivalent). My average rating for the month was 3.6 stars, which I won’t complain about. This is likely my best month ever for non-review(ish) posts, if not ever, at least for this year. A lot of books finished, a good rating average, and a lot of things written. Color me pleased as punch.
Here’s what happened here in December.
Books/Novels/Novellas Read/Listened to
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Ratings
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2 |  |
1 |
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0 |  |
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12 |  |
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8 |  |
0 |
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9 | ||
| Average = | 3.6 |
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TBR Stacks/Piles/Heaps
| Audio | E-book | Physical | Goodreads Want-to-Read |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of 2021 |
9 | 45 | 42 | 144 |
| 1st of the Month |
7 | 50 | 42 | 148 |
| Added | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Read/ Listened |
3 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| Current Total | 5 | 43 | 37 | 143 |
(yes, the math doesn’t work—like it didn’t last month—but I did a year-end audit, and had to tweak a couple of things (not sure how they got messed up in the first place. Time to fire some of my staff again. The totals are right now.)
Breakdowns:
“Traditionally” Published: 25
Self-/Independent Published: 8
| Genre | This Month | Year to Date |
|---|---|---|
| Children’s | 1 (3%) | 5 (2%) |
| Fantasy | 6 (18%) | 32 (10%) |
| General Fiction/ Literature | 5 (15%) | 24 (8%) |
| Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller | 9 (27%) | 114 (37%) |
| Non-Fiction | 4 (12%) | 29 (9%) |
| Science Fiction | 1 (3%) | 28 (9%) |
| Theology/ Christian Living | 5 (15%) | 45 (15%) |
| Urban Fantasy | 2 (6%) | 34 (11%) |
| “Other” (Horror/ Humor/ Steampunk/ Western) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) |
Review-ish Things Posted
- Little Ghost by Chris McDonald: Women and Money—The Deadliest Combo
- The Ballad of Bonaduke—Episode 11: Knock Knock by R. T. Slaywood: Something Interesting’s on the Other Side of the Door
- Bully Pulpit: Confronting the Problem of Spiritual Abuse in the Church by Michael J. Kruger: A Needed Call to Arms
- Dead Lions by Mick Herron: An Overdue Read for Me, the Best of Both Worlds for Spy Fiction Fans
- Baby Dragon’s Big Sneeze by Sheryl Bass, Remesh Ram (Illustrator): A Sick Dragon in Need
- No Plan B by Lee Child and Andrew Child Is Good Enough
- The World Record Book of Racist Stories (Audiobook) by Amber Ruffin & Lacey Lamar: Records No One Should Want to Hold (but too many vie for)
- Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham: The Actress-Essayist Does It Again
- The Legend of the Christmas Witch by Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza, Julia Iredale (Illustrator): The Story of Santa’s Misunderstood Sister
- Aether Powered by James T. Lambert: 21st Century Steampunk
- Vinyl Resting Place by Olivia Blacke: Family, Puns, a Dash of Romance, and Murder
- Low Anthropology by David Zahl: How Realism Should Lead to Compassion and Charity
- The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal: Classic Mystery and Classic SF in One Contemporary Package
- The Return of the Christmas Witchby Dan Murphy and Aubrey Plaza, Julia Iredale (Illustrator): The Witch Returns to Battle a Dystopian Holiday
- Sacrifices by Jamie Schultz: To Destroy, or to Be Destroyed
- Pet by Akwaeke Emezi: Packs a Powerful Punch
- 12 Things God Can’t Do by Nick Tucker: 12 Reassuring Truths
- Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett: Journaling Her Investigation into the Hidden Ones of the North
- Radio Radio by Ian Shane: A Tom Petty Song in Novel Form
- Yes, Chef: A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson with Veronica Chambers: A Life in Food
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: Some Lighter Reads/Listens
- Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe: A Knock Out of a Debut
- Scattered Showers: Stories by Rainbow Rowell: Some People Want to Fill the World with Silly Love Stories
- Catch-Up Quick Takes: A Handful of Audiobooks
Other Things I Wrote
Other than the Saturday Miscellanies (3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st), I also wrote:
- I’m Curious: What Words or Phrases Have You Incorporated from Books?
- A Few Quick Questions with…Sheryl Bass
- Book Blogger Hop: Rereading Before Reading a Sequel
- LITERARY LOCALS: Introducing a New Series of Posts About Writing in Idaho and Books Created Here
- Book Blogger Hop: Favorite Reading Nook
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing in Idaho with Devri Walls
- A Few Quick Questions with…James T. Lambert
- Highlights from October and November: Lines Worth Repeating
- LITERARY LOCALS: A Q&A About Writing (and Drawing) in Idaho with Jeremy Billups
- Spelling the Month in Books: December
- The Irresponsible Reader’s Guide to Picture Books
- The Irresponsible Reader’s Guide to Picture Books That Aren’t Necessarily for Kids
- Festivus 2022: For the Rest of Us
- 2022 While I Was Reading Challenge
- WWW Wednesday for December 7, December 14, December 21, and December 28, 2022.
- The Friday 56 for 12/2/22 (Aether Powered by James T. Lambert), 12/9/22 (Radio Radio by Ian Shane), 12/16/22 (Sacrifices by Jamie Schultz), 12/23/22 (Pet by Akwaeke Emezi), and 12/30/22 (E.B. White on Dogs edited by Martha White).
Enough about me—how Was Your Month?
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