💕{{ subscriber.first_name | capitalize }}, Murphy's Law and 2025

Published: Wed, 12/11/24

Updated: Wed, 12/11/24

Hi ,

What's that they say about best laid plans going awry? Or perhaps it's Murphy's Law. Whatever...I set out to add some cool stuff for you on my website and ended up breaking my site 🫤

The plugin I wanted to use doesn't play nice with my site's theme. There are alternatives, but it's hard to commit the time to set it up without knowing if it will work.

The truth is, I've been unhappy with my website for some time. It needs an update. It's something I know I can do. I'm fairly tech savvy. But nothing ever goes to plan the first time out (see opening paragraph). A task that should take a few minutes to set up invariably takes longer because something goes wonky or doesn't work.

So...I'm looking at other author websites to figure out what I like in terms of format and features. Do you have any authors you follow that you think have cool websites?

What's Up for 2025?

I didn't feel as productive as I wanted to be in 2024 (I think that was the story in 2023 too). I didn't finish "dead guy in the rowboat - Valentine 8." I have several stories that have 6,000 to 14,000 words sitting unfinished. My brain seems to flit from idea to idea, and after a few thousand words, I'm on to the next.

I did publish Come to Me, Southern Heat book 4 this year! Yay! That book took way too long to write. But I was happy with how it came out. And I left open the possibility of a future installment telling Logan's story.

Other projects I completed included bonus Valentine content that I posted at ReamStories.

I published a non-fiction book on Social Media and Community Building for Authors that sold really well at C3 in September.

Lest you think I'm a slacker, I wrote 12 books (or it will be 12 at the end of this month) for my ghostwriting client.

So...what do I want to do in 2025?

❤️Finish "dead guy in the rowboat - Valentine 8"

❤️Write a Halloween story (perhaps novella) for the Valentines

❤️ Rebuild my website and add bonus content and other cool free stuff for you! (Moving off of ReamStories) - I'd like to get this done this year actually.

❤️ Finish the romantic adventure book I started

❤️ Create audio for the next 3 Valentine books (Tales from the Harte)

❤️ Write a dark romance under a different name (to keep the style/tone of the books separate) - Do you read darker romance? What's your favorite?

❤️ Sell lots of books! 😁

❤️ Read at least 25 books on my TBR. I really want to say 50 but I'm not sure I can average nearly a book a week.

Have I bitten off more than I can chew? Maybe. I find that setting big goals helps push me forward. Even if I don't reach them all, I usually get more done than if I set less challenging goals.

Do you have goals for 2025?

Tales from the Harte

Tales from the Harte is on hiatus until the new year. But if you missed the last seasons, you can listen through various outlets.

If you'd like an uncensored versions (includes spicier bits), you can listen through ReamStories/JennaHarte. Simply click the "Follow" button to join my community (it's free).

Or visit Tales from the Harte website here, or the podcast or YouTube.

I hope you're well! I'd love to hear from you!

Jenna

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Jenna Harte
Writer of Passion and Murder
https://www.jennaharte.com

Jenna Harte, 265 Turkey Sag Trail, Ste 102, 104, Palmyra, Va 22963, USA

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