Writing in 2013

I’m kind of disappointed with my writing in 2013. I wrote less this year than any year since I quit working a regular job.

I don’t have any new fictions sales. Worse, I don’t even have any stories out, which is just dumb, because I’ve got some new stories that have not yet made the rounds.

I was less productive at my non-fiction writing as well, only writing 15 articles for Wise Bread. (Actually, I’ve written two more that have been turned in to Wise Bread, and that I assume will be published in due course.)

There are bright spots. I’ve got a novel-in-progess that continues to appeal. (Unlike previous novel attempts that fell apart after ten or twenty thousand words.) In the first half of the year, I completed two short stories (plus one in Esperanto). As the year drew to a close, I was back at work on my novel, writing every morning. It feels good. (I’ve started a new post about my new writing schedule, that I’ll post once I have a bit more experience with how it’s going.)

Here’s the list of Wise Bread posts for this year. I’m pretty pleased with all of these, even though there aren’t as many as I’d like. (Can you spot where the Wise Bread editors started rewriting all my headlines?)

The Limits of Small Economies

Student Loans: The Third Way to Ruin Your Finances

Becoming Financially Secure: What to Do First

The False Allure of Compound Interest

Being Frugal Without Giving Up Your Social Life

Get Ready to Manage Your Bank (and Other Cash) Accounts

Eating at the Intersection of Cheap and Healthy

New $100 Bill: Issue Date Set

Control Your Debt With an Annual Clean Sweep

Save Money by Trusting Yourself

Become a Producer to Put Your Consumption in Perspective

Psychology of Money: How We Secretly Want People to Make Us Buy Things

How to Take Advantage of Obamacare for Less Financial Risk and More Freedom

Counterfeiters Beware: Here’s How the New $100 Will Ruin Your Day

How to Resist Lifestyle Creep and Still Have Everything You Want