2011: New Year, New Blog, New Posts

This year I hope to bring a lot of new and exciting stuff to the table, er blog, and to you dear readers.  I am hopeful that 2011 will be a year of positive change for me.  I plan to embark on many new pursuits, some of them writing-related, some not.

I am excited to begin the year with some happy writing news.  Investigation Discovery  has asked me to preview their new series James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons.  I will be reviewing this series sometime before January 19th (when it is set to premiere). 

I am also happy to announce that I have finally hit the 200+ follower mark on twitter!  Thank you for following me @wordsmithjenn and thank you for reading my blog posts! You can also check out my facebook page ;)

What's New in 2011:

1.More ed posts!  I am going back to school (yes, again!).  I have decided that I should be a teacher.  I am hoping to return as soon as this summer.  I will be pursuing my M.A.T--likely in secondary social studies (grade 9-12).  As a result, I will probably be posting a lot more about education.  As a YA author, I feel that education is very important and therefore issues related to education are relevant to this website and to my readers.

2. I will be submitting my manuscript to agents by April 1st.  Cross your fingers for me.  I'm sure my pursuit of publication will be both exciting and frustrating. Wish me luck!

3. I am going to *try* to post more stuff relevant to teens.  If you're a teen reader then please feel free to send me emails with ideas, questions, or comments.  I love your feedback, so keep it comin'!

4. I might finally invest in a digital camera.  If I do then you're going to be inundated with picture posts ;)

What are your plans for 2011?  Anything exciting?  What are you looking forward to?  What do you want to read this year?