Tuesday, December 23, 2025

No Bingo

We're getting toward the end of the year, and I can comfortably say I won't get anything useful done in the next week, so let's look at the results of my 2025 author bingo card.




I outlined the squares that I accomplished — there are six (seven if you count the FREE square), but they aren't in a line, so no bingo for me. In case you can't read them:

Accomplished:
  • Publish Dragon Fortune
  • Publish Penelope Standing #6
  • Publish Independent Flight
  • Amazon Ads
  • 2k net month
  • Write a newsletter magnet
The ones that remain unmarked:
  • In-person event
  • Bookbub pay-per-click ads
  • Sell a cover
  • Direct sales
  • Create & sell merchandise
  • Newsletter hygiene
  • Facebook ads
  • Publish sequel to Theoretical Magic
  • Publish Fighting Fate (SF Romance)
  • Publish next book in The Portal Storms
  • Publish a secret pen name novella
  • Death Walks a Dog audiobook
  • Write a holiday novella
  • Publish short story collection
  • Write PS #7
  • Recover a series
  • Apply for a Bookbub Featured Deal
  • Get 2k newsletter subscribers
As you can see, there were a lot of things I didn't do this year. And to be fair, I had no plans at the beginning of the year to do some of those — I had to come up with 24 things, and that's a lot.

Next year's bingo card will be similar, but I might stack the deck by rearranging some squares. More on that later.

Gouache of the Day


I liked the jellyfish, but I think the water needed to be a little darker?


The ladybugs needed a background, but otherwise this one was fun:

Obligatory Kitten Picture

Frito!


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