Happy New Years!  I am so excited to announce I completed the Goodreads Reading Challenge 2011.  I finished with 47 books total.  I entered the challenge late — in May, as I wasn’t aware the challenge even existed.  So, I am hoping to read EVEN MORE in 2012! I am setting my goal with Goodreads as a conservative one to start, at 60 books, but hopefully I can increase it later in the year.  (On my blog, I have challenged myself to read 75 children’s, middle grade or YA books here. Yikes! Wish me luck!) I truly believe reading, reading, and more reading has helped me become a better writer. Truth…