Wrapping up my eleventh year of writing fiction

Traditionally, I date the start of my writing career to December 20th, 2003, which is, as far as I can tell, the day when I completed and submitted my very first short story. That means that as of a few days ago, my writing career is around eleven years old. And what an eleventh year it’s been.

Ever since I began to write these year-end wrap-ups, I’ve ha…