It's that time of year again for goal setting. I always struggle to find that balance between pushing myself and creating unrealistic expectations, but no matter what, I'm far more driven if I've written them out. For each of these goals I've also set some deadlines and broken them down into steps, like a to-do …
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Nanowrimo Bujo: My Novel Bullet Journal
I’m super excited to share this because I think it will help me write faster and more consistently. I might end up completely wrong about this, but either way, it’s going to be a fun experiment. I’m going to participate in nanowrimo this year. Despite having a bunch of publishing tasks for The Island Experiment …
3rd Quarter Goal Check In
There are three months left in the year, and I have a lot left to accomplish. I need to implement beta reader feedback, send my book to my editor, implement her feedback, format it, get proofs, and publish it. I also want to get a draft of Book 4 down. Looking back at my goals, …
2019 Writing Goals: The June Check In
With five months behind me, I thought it would be a good time to go back and look at my goals from January to see how things are going, and if I need to make any adjustments. It might make more sense to do this in July, half way through the year, but I'm a …
Incremental Success vs. Grand Success
A few years ago I bought a sewing machine off Amazon on Black Friday, not because I could sew, but because I wanted to be able to sew. I didn't have a project in mind when I bought it, just this nebulous idea that maybe I'd make a costume for Halloween, or maybe a convention, if …
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