>Happy New Year and Happy Blogiversary

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That’s Happy New Year in Chinese (which I get to say again on February 4 when we celebrate the Chinese New Year). 2010 wasn’t a bad year in writing for me, although it wasn’t a great year in publishing. One story appeared in print, another online. Mostly I’ve been engrossed in revisions to my novel–which are just about done. I had hoped that my novel in stories would have sold to a publisher by now, but it hasn’t. Maybe 2011 will bring better news on that front. 2010 did see the debut of the magazine I edit, though: Prime Number Magazine. That’s been both fun and gratifying, and I think we’ve published some fine work.

Besides being the New Year, January 1 marks the anniversary of the beginning of this blog. That’s right, Perpetual Folly is now six years old. I continue to get a steady stream of readers, so I think it’s worth it. I don’t have any major plans for changes to the blog, although I’d like to invite more authors to do guest spots here to promote their books. If you’ve got a book coming out in 2011, please get in touch with me.

This being the New Year, I’ve made the usual resolutions. I don’t think I’ll share them all, but the main resolution is simple and one that I recommend: Live in the moment.

And the moment, if I’ve timed this right, is 1.11.11 11:11AM

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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