The 411: What I’m Doing This Year

While 2020 is still in its infancy, I thought I’d quickly give everyone the 411 on what I’m doing this year. I’m late with this post, which is why it’s no longer a “goal” list for me, but that’s mostly because I’m already swamped. In a good way, of course. I’m not complaining whatsoever.

Still, it’s always a good idea to enlighten folks on what’s happening, if only to explain a long stretch of absence or, in my case, why I forgot to reply to an email. Furthermore, it’s a way for me to stay on track with things. Accountability, you see, actually works (at least, in my case, it does).

The 411 on 2020
Writing

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So, in 2020, I have 6 books to write, which doesn’t include short stories or blog posts. Yup, you’ve read that correctly. 6 books. Now, 2 of them are novellas (I’m certain I’ve blogged about it before?), while the other 4 are full-length novels. 1 is actually more of a rewrite/re-edit, but I’m counting it anyway. This is how things are going thus far:

Novella #1 – In the self-editing phase. (Will be a free read!)
Novella #2 – Outlining is in progress. (Part of the Soul’s Day Boxed-Set)
Harrowsgate #3 – I actually started with this one in 2019, and am about quarter-way done with the first draft.
Harrowsgate #4 – Outlining done.
Muti Nation – SURPRISE! Muti Nation is being rewritten/re-edited/and will be renamed. So, basically, this will be the last time I call this book “Muti Nation”. Big news will (hopefully) be revealed about this book within the year. Whoohoo!
The Muti Nation Sequel – YES! I’m also writing a sequel for it. Still outlining, but the research is done, and I’m actually super excited to get back to these characters.
Untitled Short Story – I have no idea what I’ll be doing for this particular project. All I know is it’ll be a YA horror. Will brainstorm over the next few weeks.

I’m pretty sure there are some things missing from this list (more short stories I’ve forgotten, probably), but these are the main ones I simply cannot forget about. I’ll definitely do an update later on in the year to show progress, and, as always, I often add progress into my What’s New Wednesday posts if you would like to keep up with the news like that.

That being said, I also have a few extras planned for the site! If you head on over to the Harrowsgate series page (click here), scroll past the books, and you’ll notice a few extras there (do you see them?) … Now, first off, I’ll be updating those extras in the coming months, but some more stuff will also be going on up there in the not-so-distant future. I’m still figuring out certain aspects of certain things, but I’m hoping folks will love the new extras.

 

Editing

[image error]Due to last year’s dismal editing projects, I made the decision to mainly focus on finishing my writing projects this year. Still, that doesn’t mean I won’t be editing. Thus far, I’ve finished the first edits of 3 books, the second edits on another novel, and have a few others coming up in the next few months. I love editing (it keeps me sharp and I get to have chats with some great authors), so I’m excited about these editing projects regardless of all the writing I have planned out for myself.