The Insecure Writer's Support Group was created by the awesome Captain Ninja Alex J. Cavanaugh. Click here to visit the other participants. The co-hosts for the June 1 posting of the IWSG will be Murees Dupe, Alexia Chamberlynn, Chemist Ken, and Heather Gardner!"And there's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait, just you wait." That line is from the musical Hamilton. If you haven't heard the soundtrack, you must do so. The musical is up for 16 Tony Awards this month and is just brilliant. Hamilton has been playing in my car on my way to work since March 8. Yes, I almost know all the lyrics by heart. My favorite part to sing is King George's lines. He's so delightfully foppish. I hope to see the musical sometime this century. But I digress...
That line is also how I feel coming from May. So many things to do and so little time, but I will accomplish them eventually. I just need Alexander Hamilton's energy. Seriously. The desire to do ALL THE THINGS has left me a bit overwhelmed.
So I've decided I need to adjust some things so I can get more of what I really want to do finished. The blog will be a major change. Starting in July, I'm combining IWSG, my writing goals update, and #specfic bookworm news into one post on IWSG day so I have one planned post a month. It'll make the post a bit long, but you have all month to visit and comment. It will also free up the blog for a guest post or announcement at any ol' time. And maybe it won't take me weeks to catch up on visiting blogs and commenting like it has been the past few months.
A person can hope.
At this time, I also plan to not add a second writing project when I finish Destined. Although I may change my mind, it will be nice putting my writing attention on the Soul Reaper series for a while.
At this time, I also plan to not add a second writing project when I finish Destined. Although I may change my mind, it will be nice putting my writing attention on the Soul Reaper series for a while.
Do you have a million things waiting for you to do? Have you heard the music from Hamilton or seen the musical? If you have seen it, I am super-jealous, just so you know.
As for last month's goals, editing was a big bust. I had some time but none of the energy for it. I did, however, continue writing in Destined and A Soul to Reap. In Destined, I've completed 32 out of 41 chapters. Since I finished A Soul to Reap's outline in May, I now know I have completed 4 out of 43 chapters. I also finished writing the not-quite-so-short story "A Soul to Protect" at 14,360 words.
I did have two anniversaries in May. On May 24, I completed my goal of exercising every single day for one year. My next goal is to exercise every single day for at least thirty minutes a day for a year, which should happen on November 1. Also, on May 29, I've officially been blogging here for seven years. Wow! The time flies.
My June goals are:
I'm running a 99c sale on People of Foxwick and Their Neighbors this month. You can pick up an e-copy at these retailers: Amazon.com, Other Amazon Sites, Google Play, iTunes, Kobo, Nook, OmniLit, and Smashwords. If you subscribe to my newsletter, you can receive A to Z Flashes of Foxwick for free.
I did have two anniversaries in May. On May 24, I completed my goal of exercising every single day for one year. My next goal is to exercise every single day for at least thirty minutes a day for a year, which should happen on November 1. Also, on May 29, I've officially been blogging here for seven years. Wow! The time flies.
My June goals are:
- Write for 30 minutes a day in Destined.
- Write for 15 minutes a day in A Soul to Reap.
- Edit the short stories for Ghosts of Fire, UR anthology #3, which includes my story "On Day 168."
2016 Stats: 145,698 words written and 780 pages edited
