Where has the time gone? I bet I'm not the only one asking that question, and this is not the first time I've wondered.

This year, my answer is very different from previous years. 2010 has been the first calender year of full time writing for me. I sat down in January and decided I was going to make every day count, to work at my new craft, and to enjoy doing it.

So far, it's been the best year of my life. Not only have I had tremendous fun experimenting with different subgenres of m/m (I've added sci-fi and fantasy to my already "established" contemporary exploits), but I've also successfully published different story lengths. Everything from a long short story (Lust Bites at TEB) to shorter and longer novellas, and even some novels.

Even better than that, I've met fellow authors, lots of new friends, and above all, some of my readers. Online so far, but you never know when a visit here or there might make it possible to meet them in reality. All of you have enriched my life tremendously, and I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support, thoughts and comments.

My two publications in October (The Elevator Mechanic and Discovering the Actor) bring the tally of published books and stories up to nine. Four are already available in print and I'm working on getting more of them out there into the bookstores.

What's left for the rest of the year? The "resizing" project (otherwise known as my diet) will take time and energy. There will be more writing, of course (nine more books if all goes well), Halloween, a visit from another one of my nieces in November, my birthday and a trip to see my brother and his family in Germany for Christmas and the New Year.

I'm looking forward to it and hope that you can say the same!

Serena