–Prep book bibles for Blood Oath, Masquerade, and Bingo
I sort of did these? I printed everything up and I put them in the binders, but I still need to actually create the content. Next month I’ll be working on Blood Oath and another story, competing in OctoPrep on Writing.com
–Post weekly on Vocal (article or story)
I more than completed this. I posted every Monday and also submitted to a couple of challenges. Decided to not wait to post those.
–Read at least one thing daily on Vocal
I didn’t read every day, but I had some spurts where I read a whole bunch of stories or poems. I’d like to keep this up because between my reading and my social media presence, I now have 14 subscribers on Vocal!
Life
–D&D at least twice (there are 4 weekends in September, I’d really like to make 3 of the 4)
I managed all 3 of the weekends I had available. There was no way I could make the one weekend I missed because that was my birthday and we went out to Medieval Times for my birthday.
–Donations to Valley Missions
I got them out almost the same weekend I made the decision. I’m sure there will be a lot more that I want to donate, but I haven’t had time to go through everything.
–Finish removing the mounting hardware for the TV
I honestly forgot about this goal. I will probably work on it in November.
–Create and stick to a cleaning schedule (bathroom, floors, dishes, etc)
I got a schedule written up for the bathroom and completed the first three weeks, but didn’t do the floors. I’m going to have to adjust next month because I won’t be home most weekends.
Work
–Finish theme for Robotics
We know what we’re doing, but need to make the final decisions.
–Finish at least three bookcases of inventory/weeding (not counting the half done one)
Not only did I finish the half-done shelf, I completed half the fiction. I inventoried, weeded, and shuffled the books into dynamic shelving. I’m super excited about how it looks and the kids are checking out books they’ve never seen before!
–Complete lessons, books, and slideshows for October (if not more) I didn’t finish this. I know what I’m going to do, I have the books scanned, but I haven’t finished the slideshows or lessons.
–Make a plan for the book fair (also ask about Financial Literacy Night) I mainly have a plan and I’ve made arrangements for the fair to be open on Financial Literacy Night.
October Goals
Writing
–Octoprep Love at the Boo-kshelves (Under Medie)
–Octoprep Blood Oath (Under Shanachie)
–Finish October challenges on Vocal
–Sonnet of Shadows (post) due 10/3
–A Knock at the Door due 10/8
–Lantern Light due 10/17
–Parallel Lives due 10/22
–Haunted Echoes (post) due 10/24
–Poetry of the Hunt due 10/31
–Through the Keyhole due 11/5
–Attempt Spook Me (due 10/26)
Life
I stupidly booked myself for every weekend this month, plus I have doctor appointments and Mom’s birthday, so I’m not making any life goals.
Vacation plans:
–Savannah Bananas in Savannah (10/4)
–Nashville for Gaelic Storm (10/10-10/13)
–All Star Game in Auburn (10/25)
Doctor Appointments
–Dentist (10/1)
–Mamogram (aka boob squish) (10/6)
–MRI (10/10)
–Sleep Study (10/17)
–Dermatologist (10/20)
Work
–Finish October lessons
–Prep orders (Demco, Fiction and Graphic Novels, Non-fiction) Do we need anything else?
–Work more on Inventory with weeding and dynamic shelving
–Process green cart of books
I absolutely need to work on balancing things more, but I also took a shift on what I had been planning in a few cases. I’ve made some changes, some alterations and hopefully my goals will be accomplished as I move forward.
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badfalcon , mentioned making goals for writing and life each month when she did her goal wrap up for July. I love goals (my ADHD does so love goals) so I decided I would go ahead and make goals for this month.Writing
--Write two chapters for Blood Oath
--Draft up characters for Bingo cards
--Write minimum one website article
--Write 215 words a day
Life
--D&D at least twice
--Finish a sewing project and start another
--Clean a section of the office
Work
--Finish up computers
--Get Reading Bowl and Makerspace Club set up
--Prep the second set of books and plans
I didn’t want to get too crazy this month, but having three goals for each makes me feel like I can accomplish everything. (Yes, I know there are four goals for Writing, but the word count is just part of doing my writing.)
Let me know if you’re doing goals or have plans! Let’s cheer each other on.
(And I know I haven’t posted on here in quite a while, but now I’ll probably be posting at least once a month as I do goals and report each month.)
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fandomgiftbasket since two of my friends are also doing it. At the moment I'm only planning to create fills for the two of them, but if anyone else is doing it and wants me to look, please let me know.
Hey, all. 2023 is swiftly approaching and I’m working on making some changes with my writing.
I will be rebranding all of my icons, graphics, etc, but haven’t quite chosen my format yet. I might put some of the decisions up for vote, but haven’t decided.
At the moment, I’m planning on posting blog entries every other month on my Patreon. In addition, I’m going to post a short story (500 to 1,000 words) based on a prompt I decide on every month. The short stories will be under one of the higher tiers on Patreon, while the blog entries will be at the lower tiers. Some of the blog entries will be public, but I haven’t decided what ones yet.
Beginning in June, I will start publishing a serialized story in addition to the short stories. That will hopefully give me some time to get a bit more of it written. At this time, I don’t know how long it will be, but it will be a complete novel by the end. I will offer publishing on demand when it is finished if readers are interested in a hard copy.
In September, I plan to publish my first novel. At the moment, it is plotted and planned, I just need to write it. Sometime around July or August, I will do a cover reveal, first on Patreon and later more publicly. As the months lead up to September, I’ll share information and teasers on Patreon and Facebook.
Finally, I’ve started a Discord server for female writers. This will give us a place to collaborate and work with stories and ideas in a safe space. At the moment, I am limiting it to no more than ten women. Please let me know if you’d like an invite. (You do not have to be a published writer to request an invite.)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=63278593&fan_landing=true
Come Home To Me
Is My contribution To The Home Front Anthology Releasing November 5th, 2020
✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: Homefront Anthology :･ﾟ✧:･ﾟ✧
A new anthology presented by R&R Publishing Company featuring authors Reb Kreyling, C.M. Lehsten, E.S. McMillan and K. Ries
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Cover Reveal: October 9, 2020
Release Date: November 5, 2020
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Blurb:
They wake to an empty side of the bed.
They wait for that five-minute phone call.
They break down and cry because they miss them.
They force a smile because their pride and love is stronger than anything else.
It would be easy to walk away, but they choose to get up and stand strong next to their heroes.
Families make sacrifices together.
All proceeds from this anthology will go to the EOD Warrior Foundation.
