So here we are, venturing out into a new year — 2022, no less. COVID is still very much with us but seemingly less virulent in its current Omicron form. But the new year will see what more or fewer restrictions may be required. Selfishly, I am happy to remain working from home if that helps.
2021 was a good year for me. I have mentioned in other scribblings that I have been blessed to have avoided any direct loss through this pandemic, and lockdowns and remote working have benefited my work/life balance. But the most significant achievement was the publication of my debut book, Echoes of a Boy.
I had harboured ambitions to be a writer from a young age, and the book I’ve published was in large part written all those years ago. Lockdown afforded me some spare time to reimagine the piece, and I was very proud and emotional to publish it last August.
The challenge for 2022 is maintaining momentum and getting a second book out there. Something different but sympathetic to the style I discovered while writing Echoes of a Boy. I’m not too far away from completing the first draft, so fingers crossed it will be available soon. Rest assured, you will know when it is.
Happy New Year, everyone, and may we all stay safe, happy and achieving our dreams, however big or small.