Welcome to 2010!

I said I wasn’t going to do a year-end review blog post, and I’m not. I mean christ, we’re already six days into January and at this point I forget most of what happened in 2009 anyway. Most of it…

Let’s face it. 2009 was a banner year here at the ol’ Melzer household. I finished podcasting Escape: A Zombie Chronicles Novel. The friggin’ book got picked up by Simon & Schuster. I attended my first convention, Horror Realm, all on my publishers dime. I got engaged to be married, picked up a couple of freelancing gigs and yes, I got a Sony eReader. I love it!

But this isn’t a recap.

It’s out with the old and in with the new.

I used to be one who lived in the past alot. Quite alot, actually. In recent years though, I’ve learned the importance of letting go. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to have memories of those important moments in your life, the ones that shaped you and taught you so much, but it’s not cool to sit and dwell on the ‘what if’s.’ I used to do that.

Therefore, 2010 can be summed up in one word for me: FORWARD

This year will be all about moving forward. Not only with my personal life (the wedding’s in October, by the way), but with my career as well. I’ll be trying to write more than ever in 2010 in terms of novels, short stories, freelance work, all of it.

You know what the best part about all of this is?

I’ll be taking all of you along for the ride.

The website has a new look and with that new look comes a new commitment and attitude. A commitment from me to blog more, post more of my fiction, thoughts, up’s and down’s, whatever. An attitude that begets holding nothing back, speaking freely and from the heart. A no-holds-barred king of attitude. You dig? There’s just lots of cool stuff happening this year and I want to be able to share it with all of you.

So here we are. January 6th, 2010. It’s time to start kicking-ass, taking names, and moving FORWARD.

Who’s with me?