Greetings, Rogueling!

For this year's orbit around the sun, there are five days of surprise shenanigans being sent to my newsletter peeps AND posted here in my Rogue Reader Community. They will not post elsewhere, which means you're exactly where you need to be for some birthday fun. :) 

Each day, you will receive an email with a note from old character friends and a reader gift. Be sure to keep an eye out because if I include any giveaways they will close on the 23rd. 😉

On a more personal note, I've done a lot of reflecting the past few months (which I've mentioned), and I have two new intentions for 2025. Connect more with my readers and write more.

Last year, I did exactly what I set out to do - publish less. Publishing is expensive and the costs are all up front before you make any money. I wanted to take a step back to figure out what works best for my business model. 

Well, what I hadn't intended to do was write less, which is what also happened. Business stuff got in the way and that didn't bode well for me. 

If you're interested, here's a little something I wrote about my recent reflections. READ THE ARTICLE HERE.

But alas, we're onto a new year. So, let the shenanigans begin! 

Happy New Year from the Pogue house! 

Blue sends her best wishes for 2025. May you be as spoiled rotten as she is.

CURRENTLY READING: Happily Never After by Lynn Painter (10/10 recommend for a cheeky laugh)

MUSIC I'M LOVING: Nathan Evans, 1994 Album

PROJECT THIS WEEK: Catch-up from being sick and Kickstarter artwork

MY HOLIDAY WISH: That all of my readers check out my first Kickstarter campaign and ask me all the questions they have if they want to understand what it is, or need more information. 

Hey you guys, this is one of my favorite reads of 2023 and Tanya is an absolute sweetheart. Her books have grit and history and that dystopian feel I love so much. I definitely recommend - it's free until Friday the 10th.

https://books2read.com/u/mBoK2v?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_year_new_freebie&utm_term=2025-01-07

Hey all! I've been sick as a dog, so I have very little to report, other than I'm on the mend, I did a TONNNNNN of reading, and it's my birthday this month, which means I have some fun stuff planned. 

More than anything, I wanted to check in and let you know that I appreciate you so much. I truly hope with all my heart that you have a wonderful 2025. I know life is heavy and we are used to carrying so much weight on our shoulders. My goal this year is to spend more time in the present and I hope you're able to do the same. The older I get, the more I realize I'm spending too much of my life stressing and not living.  I see you. I appreciate you. I am happy to know you and be a part of your journey around the sun this year. :)

Let me see if I can find any interesting photos to include... please hold.... Okay, we got the amazing meal I made for dinner but it was too spicy for my sick throat and I broke into a coughing fit. So, while the hubs ate the yumminess, I had Top Ramen. It was still yummy, Ha!

For our anniversary, he got me some bubbles, flowers, and fun socks! <3 I tried to draw on my iPad for the first time, AND I finished opening my advent book box the hubs got me for Xmas.

I think that's all I got. 

I hope you're all in good health! Happy New Year! <3

Hey hey! I'm off this week but I wanted to say happy Monday and I hope everyone is staying sane-ish! 

We drove to the mountains to visit my mom this weekend, and my husband got me an advent book box for X-mas, so I've been unwrapping a book a day! It's so fun!

I hope all is well and you're (mostly) staying out of trouble as usual. 💚❤️

Thinking of you all this week. I'm so grateful for you!  

Linds

Guess what!? I have a birthday in January (again, haha) and I'm doing something a little different from my week of giveaways last year - hopefully more fun! 

I'll send info out about my shenanigans in my January newsletter, and I'll post about it in here too. If you're already a members (free or paid) you're already in the right place!

Yes, there will be a few giveaways (paid members get double automatic entry in giveaways), but there are going other goodies that are more about us as readers, my stories, and characters.

It's all part of my goal to connect more with my readers and find my joy in storytelling again in 2025. I hope you'll join me!!!!

P.s. If you're reading this, you're EPIC. Comment below with the name of your favorite character from one of my books, and maybe I'll do a little something special for you during my birthday shindig. :)

Love you guys - okay, Byyyyeeeeeee

Hey, hey! I was gone yesterday, getting some writing time in with a friend of mine. It was a LOVELY way to start the week. She's a painter, I'm a writer, and we sat in the sunshine I did our thang.

And I've been writing in the mornings. There is seriously no better way to start my morning than writing with the sunrise. It makes me so Zen and happy.

Oh! And we got our tree on Friday after work. I got one for the living room and a Charlie Brown Christmas tree for my office, as always. Neither are decorated yet, but I'll get there eventually.

I hope you all stayed out of trouble (mostly!). Have a fantastic week. 

I'm diving into To-Dos and character sheets for Skies of Fire audiobook narrators - whoohooo!

Linds

Just a quick Sunday note to say that I hope you had a lovely weekend! I appreciate you.

Here's a printable color page I made, if you're in the mood to zen out. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I0a9j-IZdDNTkVcpdpDj7CMjD_nfhJzS/view?usp=drivesdk