What I’m Currently Working On: Final Installment of Mythical Menagerie Series 1
Like the eternal optimist that I am, I signed up for NaNoWriMo again this month. We’re now pretty much halfway through November, which means I should be somewhere along the 25k word mark. I’m nowhere close to it, lagging behind at around 10k instead.
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And
I’m okay with that.
I’ve come to the realization that I really
do enjoy not being pressured into writing every day, but even less so to be
forced to adhere to a certain number of words. I know, I know, those are the
hallmarks of a professional writer, but we can all agree that I’m not a
professional writer. Writing a first draft is agony for me and I’d much rather
do it at my own pace.
Now, if we were talking about National
Novel Editing Month, then I probably wouldn’t have any issues keeping up or
exceeding the required word amount, but alas.
(And yes, I’m a NaNo rebel, so this blog
post is totally counting towards my word count!)
In any event, I am moving through writing
the final installment of the Mythical Menageries Series 1 at a much quicker
pace than I normally would have, so I’m quite content with that. The first
draft will definitely be finished before the end of November. I plan to start
the editing process (which I much prefer!) in December, have it ready for betas
in January (because let’s face it, no one is going to beta read while on
Christmas holiday) and then have the final draft of this installment done by
middle February, if all goes well.
And
then, dear readers, the novel will FINALLY be finished.
I’ll have to read through all the
installments and make sure everything makes sense and that I haven’t
accidentally renamed characters or forgotten key moments or left unresolved
storylines (apart from those purposely left open for Series 2). I might try to
enhance some descriptions, because I tend to underwrite (hence writing
novelettes instead of novels). When that’s all done, the novel should be ready
for release early 2019!
Other than that, I have a few bits and bobs
that I’m busy with:
I still have to write this
month’s flash fiction for my subscribersI need to make some promotional
images for InstagramI want to do a series of short
promo videos about mythological creaturesI want to do short AMA videos
to post on Facebook, so if you have any questions, please let me know in the
comments belowI want to finish my Neil Gaiman
storytelling Master ClassI’m working through a Udemy
course on social media marketing – so interestingI need to write a blurb for the
novel
On a more personal front, I’ve recently
started on a new health regime and have joined the gym again as part of that.
I’m not into weight training and mostly go for cardio or yoga. I really enjoy
yoga and have made it my personal mission to get much better at it. I want to
be able to do a handstand again!
I also realized that the year is nearly
over and I haven’t even written anything interesting about our June trip to Slovenia
and Croatia on my travel blog yet. This will need to be rectified, before those
memories fade too much.
If you’re a rugby supporter, you’ll know that the Springboks won the World Cup this month. The hubby and I were a little at odds at first, but he came around in the end, hehe.
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The whole country has been celebrating ever since and it’s been wonderful to see all of South Africa’s disparate cultures come together as a nation again, something we’ve sorely needed lately.
Can you believe 2019 is almost over?! I
swear the years go faster the older I get. So many things still to do on my
checklist! Better get cracking…
Is
there anything you want to ask me that I can answer in video format? How are
your goals for 2019 coming along?
