Gloomy Weather, Reflection & Planning...
Yay for a Monday off from the day job! Boo for the fact that it's been raining since yesterday! It's cold, wet, and downright gloomy - the dang rain could at least have the decency to switch to snow. I'd be happier, the dogs would be happier...better all around. *sigh*
To all my Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving! To all my US friends, Happy Columbus Day. Thanks to the holiday, I'm at home on my couch instead of in my cubicle at the day job, which is very groovy for a Monday.
Last week was insanely busy, and while I did get a lot done, it was less than I'd hoped. As usual, I guess. I did get some book business-y stuff finished up that I'd been working on for awhile, so that was good. I really don't think there's any chance at all that I'll be caught up with my current drafts & writing projects in time to do NaNo though. I want to, really I do, but the commitments I currently have writing-wise absolutely have to be finished before Dec. 1st...there isn't any other option. Unless I can really start churning out words, I'm thinking NaNo is a no-go for me this year. Pity, since I had two rather excellent stories that would have been fun to work on for that.
Ah well. Nothing to be done about it now. I should be able to get a few good writing sessions in today, working around a vet appointment for Lucy-dog this afternoon. And I have the last week of October off from the day job - part of which will be spent on Halloween stuff, but I should still have some extra writing time there too. So I'm not giving up *just* yet...but it's good to keep things in perspective.
Of course all this could have been avoided if I'd just stuck to my original publishing plan for this year, instead of jumping into a project that *seemed* innocuous, but ended up being far bigger than I'd imagined. Now I'm stuck seeing it through, but next year, no matter what shiny new thing pops up to try to tempt me, I'm sticking to whatever plan I come up with in December as far as publishing schedules go. It will make my life much less stressful, if nothing else.
In that spirit, a slightly leaner to-do list for this week:
- Serial installments for the three stories I have going- As much progress as possible on the holiday serial series- Cover art & editing for the story coming out in November- Update web sites/store (quick updates needed)- Crochet another two afghan squares- Knit every evening for an hour
And that's it, I think. No huge deadlines looming, so I'm going to take it easy and focus on getting as much writing done as possible.
Speaking of which, I have 40 minutes until the hubby gets home for lunch...might as well get some words in, eh?
Here's to brighter weather ahead (I hope!), and lots of wordage this week....
Enjoy
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To all my Canadian friends, Happy Thanksgiving! To all my US friends, Happy Columbus Day. Thanks to the holiday, I'm at home on my couch instead of in my cubicle at the day job, which is very groovy for a Monday.
Last week was insanely busy, and while I did get a lot done, it was less than I'd hoped. As usual, I guess. I did get some book business-y stuff finished up that I'd been working on for awhile, so that was good. I really don't think there's any chance at all that I'll be caught up with my current drafts & writing projects in time to do NaNo though. I want to, really I do, but the commitments I currently have writing-wise absolutely have to be finished before Dec. 1st...there isn't any other option. Unless I can really start churning out words, I'm thinking NaNo is a no-go for me this year. Pity, since I had two rather excellent stories that would have been fun to work on for that.
Ah well. Nothing to be done about it now. I should be able to get a few good writing sessions in today, working around a vet appointment for Lucy-dog this afternoon. And I have the last week of October off from the day job - part of which will be spent on Halloween stuff, but I should still have some extra writing time there too. So I'm not giving up *just* yet...but it's good to keep things in perspective.
Of course all this could have been avoided if I'd just stuck to my original publishing plan for this year, instead of jumping into a project that *seemed* innocuous, but ended up being far bigger than I'd imagined. Now I'm stuck seeing it through, but next year, no matter what shiny new thing pops up to try to tempt me, I'm sticking to whatever plan I come up with in December as far as publishing schedules go. It will make my life much less stressful, if nothing else.
In that spirit, a slightly leaner to-do list for this week:
- Serial installments for the three stories I have going- As much progress as possible on the holiday serial series- Cover art & editing for the story coming out in November- Update web sites/store (quick updates needed)- Crochet another two afghan squares- Knit every evening for an hour
And that's it, I think. No huge deadlines looming, so I'm going to take it easy and focus on getting as much writing done as possible.
Speaking of which, I have 40 minutes until the hubby gets home for lunch...might as well get some words in, eh?
Here's to brighter weather ahead (I hope!), and lots of wordage this week....
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Oct 20, 2013 04:36PM
I want to switch weathers with you. We've got 80+ degree and sunshine here. When will the gloomy weather of fall reach Cali? Congrats on the 3 serials! Are you publishing them on Smash or your blog? If you change your mind about Nano buddy me.
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LOL - No way, Stacy. I don't care much for 80 degrees even in the summer, I like it cooler. ;-) But I'll see about sending something cooler your way! Just not gloomy. No one likes "gloomy"...My serials are posted weekly on my blogs...I publish a new installment every week (including this one on Fridays). Once the draft is done, I hand it over to my editor, polish it up, and then publish at all major online retailers (including Smashwords, of course). Serial drafts are always free to read - I don't charge until it's all prettied up and published. :-)
My NaNo handle is "outofwords"...I'm still in denial, but I dare say I'll be starting with everyone else on Nov. 1st. ;-)
Added you on Nano. I'm in a bit of denial myself but with enough buddies and motivation anything is possible...right?Did you know that Smash allows serials now?
Yes way I still have to blast the A/C in the car so thanks, I'll be expecting the cold from you soon and feel free to send along the gloom; I do love gloom.
LOL - Hey, if you want gloom, I'm happy to send it your way! I don't mind cold, but I hate gloom... ;-) I know Smashwords allows serials, but I prefer to just publish the draft installments on my blogs for free. They're short, less than 1k words long for each installment. And I don't do any editing (beyond what I'd just normally do) before I post them...I would never charge for that. It's my gift to my readers.
Thanks for adding me - we'll be writing up a storm in November, denial be d*mned, eh? ;-)
Got it, I thought of you when I got the SW news. Amen! I'm stocking up on coffee.
