It’s May Day, so sing the Internationale and leave flowers on your neighbors’ doorsteps! But it’s also time to evaluate progress on last month’s goals.
Get feedback on All Gremlins (book 1) and make a plan for editing.My critique partners identified a pacing issue before the second half of the book, but I think that will be fairly easy to address.Add 30k words to All Rocs (book 2). I’m hoping to cannibalize some of these from an earlier draft, but I haven’t looked at it yet. That might slow me down. (This is my Camp NaNoWriMo goal.)I ended the month at 28k, so… close.Edit the short story I wrote in March and send it to my newsletter subscribers.DONE!- Finish writing/editing the second short story. (It will probably go out in the newsletter next month.) I finished writing it, but it still needs a lot of editing.
- Update the website:
- Add a page with free short stories (if you sign up to the newsletter). NOT YET
Make the newsletter signup call to action more obvious.Add a page for the Vella serials.Add some info about my Patreon to the home page.
- Stretch goal: write a bonus epilog for All Gremlins to convince people to sign up for my newsletter. (Yes, I have decided to focus on increasing my newsletter subscribers. You probably noticed.) NOPE!
I came close to finishing my goals and I’m an easy grader, so I’m giving myself an A- for the month.
May Goals
- Add another 30k works to All Rocs (book 2). Ideally, I’d finish the book this month, but we’ll see how that goes…
- Address the pacing problem in All Gremlins.
- Edit the Jackpot Drift short story. If I get it done in the next two weeks, it will go out with the newsletter.
- After the short story is done, update the website with a page for free short stories.
- Stretch goal: write a bonus epilog for All Gremlins to convince people to sign up for my newsletter.
Obligatory Pet Picture
This one’s from the end of 2018, but I really love the colors.
