Actually, it has turned five last week on 16th but, as it happens, I was neck-deep in preparing the submission filed for my non-fiction book on the space sector. Now that the book is not complete (about 90%) but in the capable hands of my editor, I can stop holding my breath and looking at what I have not done this last year.
As it turned out, an awful lot, especially for my blog. Not surprisingly, the
Pretty much all the reading I have done was research for the content and, while pleasant (I do love space in every possible form), it has reduced my book reviews almost to a halt. The reviewing I’ve carried out has mainly been TV series and a few movies, and even that, not that much.
I have written less posts overall, too, a puny 75 compared to more than one hundred of the year before.
I was quite lucky, to be honest, to have kept a healthy following and views, even though I didn’t manage any growth compared to 2017. I think the interviews of some exceptional editors have contributed to that.
In terms of visitors, the US kept on top of the list, followed by the UK, Canada, Europe, India, Australia, and Japan (and I know what these they have come for: posts about Gundam)
In terms of popularity, the posts more read of the year were about history and historical fiction, which gave me a good insight into the profile of my readers. Good, because this kind of content is going to increase in the future.
That was 2018. Now plans for 2019.
With the book (almost) out of the way and completely out of my radar in Spring, I’ll
In terms of my own fiction, this year I have written only a handful of new fiction (mainly flashes and micro) and some poetry, but nothing compared to 2017. The positive news that I’ve managed the number of qualifying sales and I am now an active member of HWA (Horror Writer Association). This also means I
I’ll finish this
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