{"id":294,"date":"2011-12-31T14:22:41","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T12:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?p=294"},"modified":"2012-02-17T01:09:12","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T23:09:12","slug":"on-this-last-day-of-2011-looking-back-and-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?p=294","title":{"rendered":"On this last day of 2011: Looking back&#8230;and forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, since this is the last day of the year, I&#8217;d like to thank everyone who supported me this past year by buying my novels or my short stories.<br \/>\nAlthough reviews have been few and far between, I can&#8217;t complain about sales figures, which were up from last year, so I do feel the support.<BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>February 7th saw the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=98\"  target=\"_blank\">Clouds and Rain<\/a>, which made Book of the week at Whipped Cream reviews.<br \/>\nIt was followed June 10th by <a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=62\"  target=\"_blank\">Earth and Sky<\/a> which got a slow start, but has definitely picked up since then.<br \/>\nDecember 1th, <a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=111#happiness\" target=\"_blank\">Happiness for Beginners<\/a> saw the light as part of the Dreamspinner Christmas Advent.<BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>Next year is shaping up to have a busy start as well.<BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>January 11th the sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=111#family\" title=\"Short stories\" target=\"_blank\">You Can&#8217;t Choose Your Family<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreamspinnerpress.com\/store\/product_info.php?products_id=2715\" target=\"_blank\">You can Choose Your Friends<\/a> will be published.  Since this story was heavily inspired by The It Gets Better Project, all my proceeds from the sale, this means $1.20 per bought copy, will go to ItGetsBetter.org.  So please mark your calendars and Be The Change!<BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>In February I&#8217;m trying my hand at sci-fi with <a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?p=267\" title=\"Another accepted story, and I get to share this one!\" target=\"_blank\">Isali Dreams<\/a>, co-written with Stuart Wakefield.<BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>And in March the third book in the Clouds and Rain series will be available. It&#8217;s called Floods and Drought and follows the story of Tim and Rory. Not going to say much more, because if you haven&#8217;t read Earth and Sky, I might reveal some plot. If you don&#8217;t mind spoilers, read my <a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=200\" title=\"Coming Soon\" target=\"_blank\">Coming Soon<\/a> page. <\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/JavaScript\">var TFN='';var TFA='';var TFI='0';var TFL='0';var tf_RetServer=\"rt.trafficfacts.com\";var tf_SiteId=\"3d7d44b6821a3e2df1d249d352d08cd0e4a23bca\";var tf_ScrServer=document.location.protocol+\"\/\/rt.trafficfacts.com\/tf.php?k=3d7d44b6821a3e2df1d249d352d08cd0e4a23bca;c=s;v=5\";document.write(unescape('%3Cscript type=\"text\/JavaScript\" src=\"'+tf_ScrServer+'\">%3C\/script>'));<\/script><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rt.trafficfacts.com\/ns.php?k=3d7d44b6821a3e2df1d249d352d08cd0e4a23bca\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, since this is the last day of the year, I&#8217;d like to thank everyone who supported me this past year by buying my novels or my short stories. 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