63 chapters written

133,119 words written

9 completed stories

12 stories begun

7 reviews completed

2 contests judged

So that sums up my AFF year of 2016. Looking at it in numbers is really disheartening because I should have done more. I could throw out excuses (majorly injuring one hand, losing my computer and having to use my phone for everything, 3 major sicknesses, several family health scares, a new baby in the family, ranch life drama in the form of sickness, fencing, and broken pipes, working with a total of 3 days off from September 1- December 31, and more) but the truth of the matter is that this was a pretty typical year for me. I've been more tired than usual, I think, but it could be due to bouts of depression I battled all year long. And so I think my lack of productivity on here boils down to one thing:

I've let my excuses beat me.

so my resolution for 2017 is to stop letting the excuses win, to do what I know I can and should do, and try harder to make my AFF goals. So here's to 2017! An apology to everyone, to my fellow reviewers I left stranded, to my friends whom I haven't read a of their works in months, to my readers who havent gotten an update in far too long. I'll do better.

Let's make 2017 an amazing year.