November Check-In!
Hello riders and readers. Today I bring to you my monthly check-in. What is this post about you wonder? Well, it is where I am going to write down my writing goals for the month. Then I plan to look back at the end to see if I accomplish them all. Hopefully doing this will keep me in check from now on and help me show myself that I can make progress if I work at it hard enough.
November Writing Goals:
Word Goal: 5k to 10k words written. (Don't care which project)
The next three months I have to do some serious work on my Tales of Ferrês series. This means my 10 stories are all getting re-writes. Some might have new parts included or endings changed. But I plan to keep the overall themes of the stories the same. I already got "A Father's Protection" done. So that leaves 9 stories to work on. This month I plan to work on 3 different ones. They are:
1. An Elf, a Dragon, and a God's Intervention
2. Bonds of Friendship
3. The Assassin's Prophecy
Hopefully I can finish these three stories before the end of the month that way I can move onto the next three in December. If I keep this flow for the month and maybe even work more stories into the margins then I can get these updated in my Kickstarter Special Editions and get shipping done sooner on the backer orders.
Personal Goals:
There is a long list of things to do around the house. The major one is raking up all the leaves that dropped over the weekend because of the cold weather. It seems like Fall has officially come and my yard is a mess. Not only that but I have to finish putting together Ben's Father's Day gift. It was a grill that we never put the guts inside. We planned to have it together by the end of Summer but it didn't happen. We were always running around doing something.
Not only those two things but I have to go through my shed in our yard. The boys and Ben managed to make it look like a cyclone hit it. And I need to get my crates out that have my old books in it to move to the U-haul shed unit that I am renting with my mom. This way my books are being exposed to the weather.
Things that have Changed since October:
This October was hectic. I had my first Kickstarter going for my Tales of Ferrês Special Anniversary Editions. Then I had to deal with Zayne moving down to stay with his Aunt Kelsey for the school year. It wasn't something we planned, it was required because Zayne was having behavior problems and Ben and Zeek were triggering him to much. His destructive behavior was two dangerous for all 3 of them to be around each other.
Not only that I have been taking Zeek to Trunk or Treats all month. Then we ended up with a kitten joining our family after going to the Humane Society's Trick or Treat event. We named the kitten Raya and she has been fun having around the house. Teddy likes her but doesn't understand how to play with her just yet.
Ben got done with Speech Therapy last week and only has a few more sessions of OT therapy left. This month he gets to take his driving test to see if he can be cleared to drive again. Hopefully fingers cross he passes.
Not much else has been going on this last month and I am super excited for November to be here. Mainly, because then I can have some breathing room. I'm tired of always running ragged around the house, around town, and never getting a moment to do something that isn't about someone else's needs.
Conclusion:
In conclusion things are dying down. But my writing is heating up. I hope you will pray for me and keep on me as I work through these goals this month. I will be back with you throughout the month. I will try to stay on schedule with the blog's posts and touch base with you all soon.
Wish me luck.
~ Katie
