May Wrap-Up
Hey all, Sam here.
I definitely meant to have this post up on Tuesday, but we had a huge storm come through and we lost power for a good portion of the day. Then Wednesday we were doing the final bits of prep work for a downtown market we vend David’s 3d prints at, and Thursday was the actual market, so it was a busy few days.
Anyway, May was a pretty decent month overall and I managed to get a decent amount of work done. So I guess let’s go over everything.
ReadingI completed 14 books in the month of May, which is pretty darn great, honestly. This sounds silly, but I still think I could have and should have read more. I had a number of days where I didn’t even think of picking up a book. And I’m working on getting a bunch of these reviews prepped and written so hopefully they’ll be up on the blog soon enough.
Built by Magic by Jenna Wolfhart — 5 stars
Dear Writer, Are You In Writer’s Block? by Becca Syme — 4 stars
Divine Blessings by K.R. Thompson — 4 stars
A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride — 4.5 stars
Roll for Love by M.K. England — 4 stars
The Oracle of Dusk by Elyse Thomson — 3.5 stars
Dear Writer, Are You in Burnout? by Becca Syme — 4 stars
The Violet Raven by E.E. Star — 4 stars
Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry — 4 stars
Pearly Gates by Bonnie Solomon — 4.5 stars
Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd by Delilah S Dawson and narrated by Ellie Gossage — 5 stars
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig — 4 stars
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV #5 by Matthew Mercer, Jody Houser, Noah Hayes, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins IV #6 by Matthew Mercer, Jody Houser, Noah Hayes, Diana Sousa, and Ariana Maher — 5 stars
WritingI did some writing this month!! It wasn’t much overall, but it was something. I met up with my friend Bree Moore (who is an indie author and you should definitely check out her books) at one of our local coffee shops. She’s working on finishing up editing for her next book, and I was there for cheerleading, but I did manage to get at least a few paragraphs down in my own writing, as well as typing up the various snippets I had jotted on scrap paper over the last couple of weeks.
I’m still struggling to be consistent with my writing. Part of the problem is not really being able to carve out and protect my writing time. It seems like every time I actually do sit down with the intention of working on my writing, something comes up and I get pulled away, which leads to me losing all motivation for writing that day.
BloggingI did better with blogging in May, although still not up to my goal of 2 posts per week. There are still so many book reviews I need to get written up, so hopefully I’ll improve on my posting schedule even more in June. Here’s the posts with links, just in cast you missed anything.
NetGalley Review: Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire
NetGalley Review: The Last Session Graphic Novel by Jasmine Walls, Dozerdraws, and Micah Myers
NetGalley Review: The Last Raven by Helen Glynn Jones
NetGalley Review: A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride
Getting Excited for the Books of June
Trips/ConventionsI actually have stuff to talk about in this section finally. Event Registration opened up for Gen Con, so David and I were able to choose a few gameplay sessions and some other panels. We’ll do a full breakdown of our Gen Con schedule when we get nearer to the date (probably mid-July), but I’m excited about my Writers Symposium events, as well as the TTRPG stuff we have scheduled.
And, even more than that, we had a four day trip to Ohio, where we got to relax for a bit, eat some great food, enjoy some nice drinks, visit some cool places, and of course, hang out with my mom. We’re actually already planning to repeat the trip around the same time next year, because there’s a lot more places that David hasn’t experienced yet, and my mom and I want to share some of the fun places we used to frequent in the handful of years before I met David.
This isn’t even remotely close to all of the photos, but I wanted to at least share a few. We went to a few different cultural and historical sites–such as Marblehead Lighthouse, Kelly’s Island Glacial Grooves, and Rutherford B Hayes Home and Presidential Museum and Library, hit up quite a few bars and wineries (because my mom really enjoys that), played some mini golf, and hit up one of my favorite Indie Bookstores (Main Street Books in Lafeyette, IN), where I finally got to meet the awesome Kel (AKA panediting on social media), bookseller extraordinaire and creator of the Biggest Gayest Table.
Overall it was a really nice month, and I guess I’ll see what happens for the month of June. It hasn’t been all that productive yet, so I guess I should probably focus on my hobbies and such, right? Anyway, that’s all from me for today, but I’d like to know, what did you get up to in the month of May? Let me know in the comments, and I’ll be back soon with more geeky content.
