Hey, look! It’s only the 2nd of September and I remembered to post my goals! I’m already ahead of last month…
Speaking of last month, how did I do?
Finish edits on All Rocs and send it off for proofreading. EBOOK HAS BEEN LOADED TO ALL THE RETAILERS!Continue twice weekly release schedule on Kindle Vella for The Ghostwriting Blues.DID THIS!Add another 10k to the next Penelope Standing cozy mystery.Maybe? I think I did, but I’m not sure where I was at the beginning of last month. (I’m currently at 31k, so no excuse next month.)
I’m giving myself an A, mostly for setting reasonable goals for once. Also, I’m an easy grader.
September Goals
- Load the paperback of All Rocs.
- Finish the rough draft of the next Penelope Standing cozy mystery.
- Continue twice weekly release schedule on Kindle Vella for The Ghostwriting Blues.
- Stretch goal: edit the mermaid story and send it off to the anthology. (I’m still on the fence about this one — I don’t write a lot of short stories, and maybe this story is terrible. But maybe it’s okay. Who knows? But really, the worst they can do is reject me, so I should do it.)
Random Business Stuff
In my quest to get my life together, I have acquired a whiteboard. It has sections for “This week”, “Upcoming”, and “Someday”. So far, it has been helpful. We shall see if it remains so.
The other thing I’m doing is taking every other Friday off from the regular projects to do something different. Maybe it’s writing a short story for my Patreon supporters, maybe it’s tinkering with a novel I won’t be writing just now. Mostly, it’s to avoid stress and burnout. This schedule is another thing that will need to be re-evaluated down the road.
Obligatory Pet Picture
This is my current foster kitten, Poppy. She’s an absolute delight and will be returning to the shelter to be spayed and adopted next week (or possibly sooner). I’ll miss having her around. (Except for all the typos she causes by walking on the keyboard.)
