I did it! When I started out a year ago, I thought I could. I thought I could write the first drafts of 52 picture books. But you never really know what will happen over the course of a year. So much can change.

But I did it! 52 books!

Hurray! I feel happy, relieved, excited, drained, empowered, satisfied, accomplished.

I feel like I want to take a break. I feel like I don’t want to take a break. I feel ready to take the next steps towards publishing. I feel anxious that even with all this wonderful momentum, I won’t take the appropriate next steps. I feel like with all I’ve done this year something good is bound to come from it.

I feel lots of things.

Mostly I feel thankful for all the support I’ve received from family, friends, my critique group, strangers, and especially my husband.

It has truly been a year to remember.