As we head into 2023 I felt like it was important to take an inventory of the ideas I have and the stages they’re in.
What’s Simmering in 2023?
NaNo Update, Almost the End
Today is November 28th. I officially have 3 days left to reach my goal of 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month. I say 3 because I haven’t written today (yet). Am I on track? No. Am I close? Yes. Right this second, I’m at 42117 words. According to the NaNo website’s helpful statistics page,... Continue Reading →
October Wrap Up
12 Books 4,095 Pages 132 Pages per day (YAY) GENRE 3 Contemporary Fiction 2 Romance 2 Fantasy 2 Horror 2 Mystery/Thriller 1 Paranormal Seriously, I read everything. Got a genre you think I should try, let me know! I'm always up for new things. AGE RANGE 5 Young Adult 7 Adult WHERE DID I GET... Continue Reading →
NaNo 2022 – Day One
Today is November 1st. The day when I need to sit down with a careful outline and pen out the first 1667 words that will be my NaNo project.
TBR Panic
Please tell me I'm not alone ...
Checking In – Week Two
May as well check in on the progress.
September Wrap Up
11 Books 3,231 Pages107 Pages per day (high-five that unofficial goal) SIDE NOTE I don’t have official reading per day/month goals. I have a year long goal (104 books) which breaks down to 2 per week. Sometimes I’m ahead. Sometimes I’m behind. Also, in a perfect world I’d read about 100 pages a day (preference) but... Continue Reading →
Checking In – Week One
We’re one week into the month where I decided to throw the schedule, the goals, and the plans out the window completely and just get back to writing what feels right when I feel like writing. https://tabathashipleybooks.com/2022/09/30/october-plans/ Let’s see how that’s going. I really have thrown out the schedule. I have this document on my... Continue Reading →
October Plans
I haven’t had a truly good writing month since January. Best to just rip the bandaid off with the true statements right from the start, yes? So, that’s the hard reality. January was the last time I saw myself make my goals overall for the month and make enough progress to be impressed with what... Continue Reading →
August Reading Stats
11 Books 3,771 Pages121 Pages per day (YAY to a return to making the unofficial goal) SIDE NOTE I don’t have official reading per day/month goals. I have a year long goal (104 books) which breaks down to 2 per week. Sometimes I’m ahead. Sometimes I’m behind. Also, in a perfect world I’d read about 100... Continue Reading →