Month-End Update: October 2015
As most of you know, October revolved around the launch of my first novel. If it weren’t for my commute, which allows me ample reading time, I probably wouldn’t have accomplished much else! But, overall, I think October was a successful month. My first book is out in the world, and so far, it’s been relatively well-received. Now, it’s time for transition. It’s time to get focused on writing again and steer my website in a direction that is more reader-friendly (Don’t worry, I’ll still write about writing from time to time, too!).
But, for now, here’s what I accomplished this month:
Writing/Drafting
Blog Posts Written — 17
Fiction Words Written — 0
# of Days I Wrote Fiction — 0
Outlines Written — None, but I did write out my production schedule for 2016!
Editing/Revising
Drafts Revised — Completed the final proofread of The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1)
# of Days I Revised — 4
Misc. Editing — N/A
Reading
Books Finished
Rise of the Storm (The Desolate Empire Book 1) by Christina Ochs
Supercharge Your Kindle Sales (Book Marketing for Authors 2) by Nick Stephenson
Crossings by Ashley Capes
No Quarter (The Ambeth Chronicles #2) by Helen Jones – review to come
A Time to Live (The Legend of Carter Gabel #2) by Jonas Lee
1001 Islands by K.T. Munson – review to come
Books Begun/In-Progress
On Writing by Stephen King
Fiction Unboxed by Johnny B. Truant and Sean Platt
Books Reviewed
Echo by Lorena Glass – read review
Rise of the Storm (The Desolate Empire Book 1) by Christina Ochs – read review
Crossings by Ashley Capes – read review
Author Business Activities
Successfully published The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1)
Had a fantastic book launch blog tour – you can see all the posts here
Hosted a successful Goodreads giveaway
Did a few website tweaks, including PayPal links for readers to buy paperback copies
Downloaded Scrivener for my laptop (finally!)
Organized my production schedule for 2016 (and roughly for 2017 and 2018, too)
Goals for November
Win NaNoWriMo. That’s right, I am going down that rabbit hole again…even though I am fully aware that I do not have the time. I definitely will not be blogging every day like I did last year, but I’ll check in a few times to let you all know how I’m doing. You can also add me as a writing buddy, if you like. My username is KateMColby.
What have you accomplished this month? What are your goals for November? For the rest of the year?
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