Month-End Update: August 2015
Hello, everyone! In case you missed the memo, it is officially September. I know, I know, I’m freaking out, too. The insane heat of summer is coming to an end, and gorgeous fall will soon be upon us. (Being a new East Coaster, I refuse to even think about winter just yet.)
Anyway, I got off to a bit of a late start this August. With the move taking up the first week of the month and my blog safely babysat by brilliant guest posts, I didn’t get back to my author business until week two. However, I am happy to report that being unemployed (until yesterday!) in a new state was just about the best and most productive thing that could have happened to my author business. I accomplished a LOT this month, and I have a feeling next month will be even more exciting!
Without further ado, here’s the run down of my August:
Writing/Drafting
Blog Posts Written — 12
Fiction Words Written — 7,252
# of Days I Wrote Fiction — 6
Outlines Written — None, but I did write my first poem in years!
Editing/Revising
Drafts Revised — Finished second line edit revision of The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1)
# of Days I Revised — 10
Misc. Editing — N/A
Books
Books Finished
The Winter Garden by Kara Jorgensen
The Art of the Imperfect, a murder mystery set in Scarborough by Kate Evans
The Sleeping Angel by Margarita Morris
The Slapstyx by Annabelle Franklin – review on the way
Books Begun/In-Progress
Self Publisher’s Legal Handbook by Helen Sedwick
Oak and Mist by Helen Jones
Books Reviewed
The Winter Garden by Kara Jorgensen – read review
The Art of the Imperfect, a murder mystery set in Scarborough by Kate Evans – read review
The Sleeping Angel by Margarita Morris – read review
Author Business Activities
Completed the second line edit revision for The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1)
Sent TCD off for proofreading
Prepared print-on-demand format template for TCD
Participated in Joanna Penn’s Creative Freedom FREE video training
Goals for September
Return to writing Desertera #2
Continue working on another new project
Actually put out an author newsletter (sorry for missing August, friends!)
Begin cover design process
What have you accomplished this month? What are your goals for September? For the rest of the year?
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