Happy New year! and other news.

 2020 is done and gone, and now we've opened our arms to 2021! What are your hopes and dreams for this year? Are we back to the 'I'll eat more healthy' and 'go to the gym more often' kind of resolution, or have we decided to take a safer approach this year? 

Personally, I'm not really big on resolutions because I know I won't last more than a week. What a waste of time and energy then, right? Instead, I'm trying to set targets for myself. Small ones. Write in my diary at least once a week. Do yoga once to twice a week. That type of things. 

Writing-wise, I'm hoping to get more done, but unfortunately the year has started on the wrong foot, with my husband testing positive with Covid. Now, I feel like I have three children at home instead of two. I'm not feeling a 100% but I soldier on, but my head is not into writing right now. 

Let me tell you where I'm at, at this start of 2021. I've finished editing 'A deck of cards' and Bielo's adventures are told as best as I can. I'm happy with the result, even though I guess I can make some more edits - I'm sure that if I leave my manuscript for a couple of month, I'll find new things to tighten up. 

I'm now working on book 2. The Prince's team is on, and they're busy! The Prince is in trouble, and the boys rally around him to fix everything. Meanwhile, Anissa is going through some life-changing crisis and doesn't what to do or what she wants anymore. I've got 400 pages so far, and I'm trying to see where I can cut back, because this book is packed with sooo much!

I've not worked on any other drawings, but that's on my to do list. A few more character designs are in progress, including Sun, Mack and Alezandine. I'll be studying maps too, but I will give you more information when I have it. 

Alright, that's it! Check in for some other news later this month, or read the other articles I've done previously. As always, if you'd like information on a specific subject, let me know in a comment, or on twitter (  @atlolis1989  )

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