First book of 2012 completed! 😀
And more to come! 😀
100 books in a year challenge
Getting started on 2012
In 2011, I sold about 2-3 books a month. This year, I’m hoping to double that. ^_^
I will also be starting the 100 book challenge and also adding the Pagan Blog Project. That’s at least two posts a week for my blogs (remember I am also at livejournal) in addition to the fun updates about how my writing is going. XD
Another goal I have for this year is to clean out as much clutter as I can. The garbage man is gonna hate meee… I plan to donate and sell very large amounts of extra clothes and collectables that are taking up space in this house. I’ve already taken care of our living room tossing a 40 year old dining set that was falling apart but my Mother refused to throw out. We’re hanging up pictures that previously were crammed into shelves and tossing out anything we haven’t used in 6 months.
My workout schedule is going well but I have to admit; if I don’t have work, I do NOT get up at 6am to be in the gym. I figure if I’m off, I can work out in the afternoon when my kid is at school. As long as I DO it, the time isn’t important.
My goal of 4 pages a day has not changed. Even with the new comic I’m working on, I’ll still make sure to get one short story out every month and Greenhouse will be done by the end of the year. I would like to have a store full of stories in all genres! 😀
I would also like to take one vacation with my whole family. I usually run away and leave them behind. While necessary for my sanity, some of my best memories are traveling somewhere cool with my family. It was harder when I was a kid because my Granny was in a wheelchair but we are blessedly all able bodied so other than time, there’s no reason not to go. 🙂
I think that’s all the important stuff. Anything else you all think I should add?
My current list of WIP’s
Inspired by a conversation via Twitter with my friend at Flames and Flowers, here is a list of my current Works In Progress in order to really drive home the reason why I am so overwhelmed, I need to outline:
- Winter Boot: A short story which, compared to my other works, is fairly kid friendly. This is all plotted out but needs to be written.
- Go Away Girls: The Silver Slide: A novel length steampunk lesbian story starring these ladies. This novel is started but still in the starting phase.
- First Brood: Greenhouse: The sequel to Dreamhunter. This novel is about halfway done but needs a TON of editing.
- Dijinn story: another in this universe but is still in the brainstorm stage.
- Suicide Troopers: scripts for this comic I’m working on with my friend. This will be an ongoing project.
- Untitled sci-fi/fantasy m/f novel: This may be an erotic one. I’m not sure. This is still in the outlining stage.
- Untitled horror short story: I have two pages of this written and no plans whatsoever. I need to make them. >_<
- A list of erotic short story submission ideas about 12 deep as of today. I may get more soon. I just compile them for whenever I have a chance to work on that.
- Sketch practice so I can add more to my Deviant Art gallery, my Storm Artists gallery, and my Zazzle shop.
And I’m fairly certain there’s something I’m forgetting. Yes, I have a full time job, overtime, housework, and a 4 year old. Yes, I am clusterfuck crazy. Scary, isn’t it?
There was a time, when I was a younger gal, where I could mentally keep all this straight with only a few notes. But the worlds are getting so expansive with so much detail, I’ve had to use outlines to keep the parameters straight and make sure one world doesn’t seep into the other by mistake.
IÂ have a writing planner AND I utilize Asana to keep on schedule with an ADDITIONAL daily alarm on my phone to ensure I meet (or TRY to meet) my daily goal of 4 pages a day. Sometimes I sit in bed, literally encircled by notebooks as I bounce from one story to another to get those 4 pages.
And somewhere in here, I’m supposed to lose 20 pounds and to a book challenge? Why do I get the feeling I’m setting myself up to fail here. 0.0
Challenge Me! Starting my 2012 goal list early.
While lamenting the very geeky problem of having too many books to read all at the same time, I played with Google to see if there was some sort of reading challenge. Low and behold!!! Paydirt.
I don’t have a set list just anything on my To Be Read list that’s fiction (non-fic doesn’t count for the challenge). I am headed perilously close to having 350 books there so I think this would be a fun way for me to clear some of those off. And you know nothing gets my ass in gear like a challenge. >}
The contest starts on Jan 1st (of course…). Anybody in? XD