This months goals were:
- Hit 50k of DIVIDE.
- FINISH DIVIDE.
- Make some art.
- Continue with choir.
- Continue with exercise.
- Read lots of books
Let’s take a look at how it all shook out….
Hit 50k of DIVIDE.- FINISH DIVIDE.
- Make some art.
- Continue with choir.
Continue with exercise.Read lots of books
Previously in Writing
This month, the goal was to finish DIVIDE, send it out to betas, and move on to my next WIP.
I hit 50k on DIVIDE, hit some plot tangles, and then the whole plan got waylaid by the arrival of some important (and amazing, astonishingly useful) professional critique on an older project from the Emergents group which works hard helping Scottish writers grow their talents and careers.
So I implemented a lot of that critique, learned by the bucketload bucketload, and made notes by the boatload.
Previous in Reading
My quest to get the fearsome TBR pile down to a more reasonable amount continues. Let’s see how we’re looking…
Books Added this Month:
TOTAL: 16
The Fifth Season [Audiobook]
False Hearts by Laura Lam [Hardback] Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo [eBook] Half Life (Russell’s Attic #2) and Root of Unity (#3) by SL Huang [eBook] Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen [Paperback] Cross Stitch (Outlander #1) by Diana Galbadon [Paperback] Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton [Paperback] Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley [eBook] |
Throne of Jade (Temeraire #2) [Library]
The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward [Comic] The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1: Thunder in Her Veins [Comic] Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher [Audiobook] The Mermaid’s Sister [eBook] Control by Kim Curran [eBook] Throne of Glass by Sarah J.Mass [eBook] The Golem and the Djinni [Audiobook] |
Books Finished & Removed:
TOTAL: 9
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe [Audiobook/eBook]
His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire #1) [eBook] Rewire Your Anxious Brain [Audiobook] The Night Circus [eBook] The Flash, Vol. 1: Move Forward [Comic] |
The Mighty Thor, Vol. 1: Thunder in Her Veins [Comic]
Celtic Beasts: Animal Motifs and Zoomorphic Design in Celtic Art [Library Book] Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher [Audiobook] 33k Sci-Fi Novella [Beta Read] |
Not a good month for reading more than I’m buying, but I’m hoping to make up for that with a strong July of reading and reading and reading.
Next Time In Goals
Next month’s goals:
- FINISH DIVIDE
- Keep on studying plot structure
- Write 20k.
- Make some art.
- Keep on reading lots of books (minimum: 8).
A Word of Advice
I really loved Kameron Hurley’s recent blog post about expectations and entitlement. Really recommend it to anyone needing a boost — in Kameron’s typical, wonderful style, it’s there to lift you up without resorting to platitudes or false bravado.
And then I look at my career and I go, “We are just getting started.”
And it is this, this hope, this rally from the depths of doubt and despair, that keeps me going. You must believe in the future. You must believe you can create it. You must believe that endurance, and hard work, and persistence, will carry you through.
I also really enjoyed the article “In Defense of Unlikeable Women“, a copyeditor’s FAQ for beginning writers, and the short story about magical portals, “Not by Wardrobe, Tornado, or Looking Glass“.
Miss Cole says
Good luck with Divide! :D And wow, 8 books. 2016 hasn’t been my year for books. If I make it through one this month I’ll be pretty happy.
Have a great July.
E.Maree says
Thank you! I dunno what’s caused my reading uptick lately, but I’m enjoying it while it lasts. I hope you have a great July too! :)