2014 in Review

I can't believe this year is over. Where has the time gone? 2014 was a big year for me in a lot of different ways. I made some changes with my blog and my writing in general, and I'm happy with the way things have turned out.

A lot of bloggers and writers have been posting end-of-year recaps, so I thought I'd give it a go. This post will serve as a breakdown of cool things I wrote, read, or experienced in 2014.

Here are my top 10 blog posts from the past year:

1. Lovely Link-Up: NaNoWriMo Tips
2. Stop Saying "Aspiring"
3. Nifty 250 Critique Giveaway
4. Podcasts That Inspire Me
5. Book Review: ELLA By Stephen John Moran
6. Gift Card Giveaway: $10 to Amazon
7. Secret Santa 2014
8. Top 10 Scariest Literary Villains
9. Five Things I Learned From My Best Writing Day
10. MUD EYES Excerpt, Draft 2 (cont.)

Here are my top 10 books of the year:

1. DARK PLACES by Gillian Flynn
2. FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell
3. HOPELESS by Colleen Hoover
4. ELLA by Stephen John Moran
5. MOTOCROSS ME by Cheyanne Young
6. FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC by V.C. Andrews
7. GONE GIRL by Gillian Flynn
8. SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn
9. LIFE AS WE KNEW IT by Susan Beth Pfeffer
10. STILL ALICE by Lisa Genova

And, last but not least, here are my top 10 writing blogs of 2014:

1. Ksenia Anske
2. Writability
3. Brett Michael Orr
4. What Happened to the Wallflower?
5. Paper Fury
6. The Write Practice
7. Ella's Journal
8. Write to Done
9. Goins, Writer: On Writing, Ideas, and Making a Difference
10. Positive Writer

Whew! Those were some long lists, but they are full of things I loved in 2014. I also want to thank each and every one of you who read this blog and support my writing. You're all amazing! I wish everyone the very best 2015 has to offer.

Happy New Year!

What were your favorite things about 2014? What are you looking forward to this year?

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