Getting Back in the Groove
So, a quick update on what's been going on. Since my last update I released Book 2 of The Voyages of Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's Revenge, and because of unforeseen circumstances I wasn't able to write a blog post about it, or get back into the habit of writing post release like I wanted to.
I won't go into great detail, but I got really sick late April, and it took me two weeks to fully recover. I even had to go to the hospital, but don't worry it was only for antibiotics.
Since those two weeks I've been trying to get back into writing, but after being sick my motivation was rather low and it was hard to get back in that habit. Now, though, I am glad to say that things are getting back on track. I've started to work like I used to when I was doing Nanowrimo in that I make a mini goal and I have to get that goal (say 500 words) then I take a short break like watch a youtube video or a few, then I do it all over again. This gets me into a good habit, and if I can keep it going I'll be done the second side story in no time.
The only issue at this point is that I'm still not getting the 3000+ words for my daily goals, and because of the delay I'm not sure if I'll even be able to make the Bronze goal for these three months.
The good part of all this is that I will have at least two side stories, and I will be working on hopefully releasing the first one on August 1st. I will be taking some time to do edits, but it won't be as bad as with the longer novels by far, so I should be able to get back into writing quickly.
The whole goal of this was not just to write a certain amount, but it was also to get in the habit of writing every day, and I think I'm working my way towards that. I think on a comfortable level I can achieve 2000+ words a day, 3000+ if I push it. So, at 2000 words a day, I'll still be able to finish the three novels in the main story in another 4 months or so depending on the length.
Here's hoping I don't get sick again.
I won't go into great detail, but I got really sick late April, and it took me two weeks to fully recover. I even had to go to the hospital, but don't worry it was only for antibiotics.
Since those two weeks I've been trying to get back into writing, but after being sick my motivation was rather low and it was hard to get back in that habit. Now, though, I am glad to say that things are getting back on track. I've started to work like I used to when I was doing Nanowrimo in that I make a mini goal and I have to get that goal (say 500 words) then I take a short break like watch a youtube video or a few, then I do it all over again. This gets me into a good habit, and if I can keep it going I'll be done the second side story in no time.
The only issue at this point is that I'm still not getting the 3000+ words for my daily goals, and because of the delay I'm not sure if I'll even be able to make the Bronze goal for these three months.
The good part of all this is that I will have at least two side stories, and I will be working on hopefully releasing the first one on August 1st. I will be taking some time to do edits, but it won't be as bad as with the longer novels by far, so I should be able to get back into writing quickly.
The whole goal of this was not just to write a certain amount, but it was also to get in the habit of writing every day, and I think I'm working my way towards that. I think on a comfortable level I can achieve 2000+ words a day, 3000+ if I push it. So, at 2000 words a day, I'll still be able to finish the three novels in the main story in another 4 months or so depending on the length.
Here's hoping I don't get sick again.
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