2026 Plans for The Book Chronicles and Murder Mayhem UK
Future Plans
Happy New Year to you all.
I don’t make resolutions, mainly because I never stick to them; I do, however, always have goals for my newsletters and plans for where I want to take my writing and creative life.
The first major goal I have is to read more for enjoyment. I have not even set myself a reading goal this year; I want to enjoy my reading rather than chasing numbers.
My book club is also my new passion project. The thought of reading excellent books with others is exciting to me. Look out for this over on The Book Chronicles.
In addition to this, on The Book Chronicles, I will be including monthly reading round-ups, book-related articles, and in-depth analysis on all the books we pick for the club.
Look out for my article next week which will blow the lid off how you can read 100s of books a year. I will show you how I achieved a respectable 152 books last year—and it isn’t as impressive as you think.
My other newsletter, Murder Mayhem UK, will continue in much the same way as it did last year. However, I am changing my offer to paid subscribers; rather than free books, I am offering an additional article once a week. These articles will build on the content from the previous Wednesday.
As a paid subscriber, you can also access all my books and any future editions I publish. At present, I have one more planned for 2026 in addition to the extra article.
What are your plans for your writing in 2026? Tell me in the comments.
Until next Sunday: Find the time, find the words, find the way.
Sam 😊
Sam, you're incredible! There was a time in my life when I might have equaled your writing output, but that was decades ago. And everything you write shares who you are, what you've accomplished, and something new coming from you this year.
When I had a publisher waiting for my next book, I burned up my keyboard every day. 20-25 typed pages every day. Printed. Unedited, waiting for the novel to be "finished," to read it, editing as I went, then putting changes into the saved file. I was in heaven, collecting rejection slips, waiting to hear "I want to buy this book."
Once I'd heard those magic words, I wrote faster, but only 10 pages a day, editing yesterday's chapter then writing a new chapter. That meant the first editing was done when the last chapter was written. Then, another read-through, more editing. Knowing MY EDITOR would love the new book.
After almost 20 years of caretaking, my writing dream is in a coma. But there are signs, like fluttering eyelashes, of waking. My wonderful editor retired. A new editor must be found. It's time to write like the wind again.
Sam, you are my muse. My reason to write again.
Thank you!
Linda