It feels so weird to say this but the first quarter of 2024 is officially over. I have a feeling that if I sat down to look at raw numbers and goals for March alone I would be sadly disappointed in myself. So, we’re going to look at March AND the first quarter. That seems... Continue Reading →
Good Morning, everyone, and happy MARCH! I don’t know much about March in the way of exciting facts. I DO know at least 2 of my coolest family members have a birthday in March. March has the zodiac signs of Pisces and Aries, which seems like an interesting combo to slam into one birth month.... Continue Reading →
Sometimes when I’m in the middle of editing a project instead of drafting I will turn to writing exercises to get my brain working in new ways. This is a fun way to keep myself sharp and continue to write new words even while editing old ones. This month, since I am actively editing the... Continue Reading →
New Year, New Journal! I celebrated the start of 2024 by getting rid of my old progress journal and jumping into a brand new one. This brand new one has three sections and a LOT of cool features. Let’s see how it worked for tracking progress. Section 1: Individual Projects For January I decided to... Continue Reading →
Tempe FanCon, hosted by the Tempe Public Library here in Arizona, is one of my favorite events to participate in year after year. It was one of the first events to accept me with open arms when my first books were available and I have thoroughly enjoyed going back to watch it grow and blossom... Continue Reading →
I know I say this practically every month, but I cannot BELIEVE we’re already in November. Actually, since it’s taken me forever to get a minute to sit down and do this reflection, we’re almost two weeks into November already. It’s time to take a look at what I got done in October. If you’ve... Continue Reading →
How to Schedule a Death drops in 3 days. It’s the darkest book I’ve ever written. It’s also the first book I’ve ever written for an adult audience. Today I’m opening up all my old writing notebooks, blog posts, documents, and file folders. I’m scouring my notes for anything even remotely related to the project. ... Continue Reading →
Nevertheless, January is coming to an end and it’s time to reflect on what I’ve actually done this month.
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.
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 →
