I’m writing this with an hour left of 2023 and pondering what to say. Another year has passed with its highs and lows. From a science fiction and fantasy perspective, some stellar books, movies, games, and tv shows were released this past year. I managed to make a dent in my to be read pile and catch up on stories long past. Many of the stories I consumed I didn’t have a chance to cover on this blog. But from The Year of Sanderson books, to my delve into The Wheel of Time novels, all the way to the live action One Piece adaptation, it was a great ride. On a personal level, I’d say it’s been a good one too. I published my novel, The Work of Restless Nights, put out a blog post in 11 of the past 12 months, and started a YouTube channel I hope to similarly support in 2024. And of course there is the full time engineering job that I use to pay the bills. Still have that. I have good friends and an incredible partner. I have much to be thankful for. Even so, I can’t help but think of what I could’ve done better. I certainly could’ve written a bit more. All of my energy in that realm was focused on getting my novel ready to publish. Could’ve put out more blog posts and more videos. Nonetheless, not accounting for more global or macro happenings (not generally the subject of my meanderings here), 2023 was a good one, and I aim to make 2024 even better. I hope everyone reading this had a similarly solid 2023 with an optimistic vision for the near at hand 2024. Happy new year!
All the best,
M. Weald
M. Weald 