And the design is completely done! Woohoo! I've also decided on my content. I'm going to run with an idea I read on ittybiz the other day and write articles instead of blog posts so that I don't have to worry about updating all the time. I've decided my topic will be the history of fashion and in each article series I'll pick an era to research and write about, then I'll publish one full set of articles at a time. This sounds like an excellent plan to me.
I haven't decided what to do with all the old posts yet. I thought about taking them down, but that seems unnecessary. Dunno when I'll get the first set of articles up. Next weekend when I'm on vacation, maybe. *shrug* I make no promises.
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Mostly Constructed
Isn't the new site design pretty? Now I just need to decide what to do with this blog. I'm not sure if I want to keep up what I was trying to do before again. I don't know, maybe. I'll think about it. I'll be back once I've decided what I want this blog to be about. (Marketing techniques? Writing? Nah, not writing. Dogs? I could easily keep a blog about my dog, but no one would read it. Pharmacy? Hmm, a little boring. Research? Travel seems like an obvious idea, but I would have to travel in order for that to make sense. Sigh, I don't know.)
ETA: Oh, what about writing about movies or tv shows or something? Hmm...
ETA: Oh, what about writing about movies or tv shows or something? Hmm...
Monday, May 19, 2014
Under construction
This website is under construction. You will know when it is no longer under construction because it will be all cleaned up and repurposed. That is all.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Day Thirteen
Had an awful headache last night. Got no sleep, then went in for early shift at work. Sick and miserable. Got home, ate some soup, and took a nap. Woke up a few hours later and decided to get some writing done. Got 800 words on For a Few Nights More. Fifth in the serial! One more after this!
Want to get to sleep early tonight. Probs try to write for another hour before bed if I can detach myself from the kboards. Will update later.
Fiction words today: 1,194
Running Total: 10,552 (Broke 10k! Woohoo!)
Books Released: 2
Books Sold: 4
Want to get to sleep early tonight. Probs try to write for another hour before bed if I can detach myself from the kboards. Will update later.
Fiction words today: 1,194
Running Total: 10,552 (Broke 10k! Woohoo!)
Books Released: 2
Books Sold: 4
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Day Twelve: Rechallenge
Hey, if Community can repilot, then I can rechallenge.
Why am I rechallenging you ask? Well, I read a post about someone trying to publish a hundred things in a year. They mentioned how much money they were making off short stories and it blew me away. I could quit my job with that much money, I thought. Then I investigated further and found other people also making that much money. Then I did some spreadsheets and the math worked out. So here I am, on a new challenge.
Now my goal is to write three hours a day and publish two things a week. I definitely have the time for this, what I'll need is the focus and willpower. Especially if this goes very, very badly and I make no money at all.
I am still keeping my day count and total words. I'm adding onto it books released and sold, starting from January first. I'm excited!
If you're wondering what I did this weekend, I mostly procrastinated by reading the kboards. Wrote enough to finish off A Fistful of Lust and just added it to Amazon, so it should be up in the morning. I've got sleep to get to now, so see you then!
Fiction words today: 1,191 (yesterday: 834)
Running Total: 9,358
Books Released: 2
Books Sold: 4
Why am I rechallenging you ask? Well, I read a post about someone trying to publish a hundred things in a year. They mentioned how much money they were making off short stories and it blew me away. I could quit my job with that much money, I thought. Then I investigated further and found other people also making that much money. Then I did some spreadsheets and the math worked out. So here I am, on a new challenge.
Now my goal is to write three hours a day and publish two things a week. I definitely have the time for this, what I'll need is the focus and willpower. Especially if this goes very, very badly and I make no money at all.
I am still keeping my day count and total words. I'm adding onto it books released and sold, starting from January first. I'm excited!
If you're wondering what I did this weekend, I mostly procrastinated by reading the kboards. Wrote enough to finish off A Fistful of Lust and just added it to Amazon, so it should be up in the morning. I've got sleep to get to now, so see you then!
Fiction words today: 1,191 (yesterday: 834)
Running Total: 9,358
Books Released: 2
Books Sold: 4
Friday, January 10, 2014
Day Ten
MY EMOTIONS.
Okay, I'm still just tired. Think all this stress has just worn me out. Went to sleep early last night hoping ten hours of sleep might make me feel better. Nope. All it did was give me vivid nightmares and lots of thrashing. Sigh.
Went to work, finally got my car back, came home and read blog posts. I should write. I meant to have this short story finished tonight. *stares at document* *sighs again*
No, I probably will write at least a little tonight before I turn in. Need to get myself out of this funk. Going to try avoiding caffeine this weekend and see if that helps. Hey, at least it's supposed to get warmer. Maybe I can take walks in between the rain...
Going to go listen in Shake it Out until I feel better. Will update word count before sleep.
Fiction words today: 249
Running Total: 7,333
Okay, I'm still just tired. Think all this stress has just worn me out. Went to sleep early last night hoping ten hours of sleep might make me feel better. Nope. All it did was give me vivid nightmares and lots of thrashing. Sigh.
Went to work, finally got my car back, came home and read blog posts. I should write. I meant to have this short story finished tonight. *stares at document* *sighs again*
No, I probably will write at least a little tonight before I turn in. Need to get myself out of this funk. Going to try avoiding caffeine this weekend and see if that helps. Hey, at least it's supposed to get warmer. Maybe I can take walks in between the rain...
Going to go listen in Shake it Out until I feel better. Will update word count before sleep.
Fiction words today: 249
Running Total: 7,333
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Day Nine
Ugh, day eight broke my streak of writing every day. Sigh. Got back to it today, though. Yesterday I was just tired. Tired of dealing with STILL not having a car, and going to work and blah. Tired. Still tired today. Still have no car. Still having a terrible week. Pushed myself to write again, because I know it makes me feel better. I was right. :) But still tired.
Went to work early today. Thought I would have an hour before work started so got some writing done in a notebook, then found out I was actually working. Oops. Got off work early and did grocery shopping. Read blogs until I concluded I was not going to stop reading blogs, so turned off internet. Typed out what I'd handwritten and ended up passing five hundred new words. Feeling pretty good about where this story is going. I'd like to finish it and at least one of the sequels this weekend. I'm not gonna lie, I'm getting pretty freaking excited over the idea of releasing my first box set. I've even been working on the 3-d graphic for it. Bit more complicated than I expected, but I think I've got the idea now.
Fiction words today: 663
Running Total: 7,084
Went to work early today. Thought I would have an hour before work started so got some writing done in a notebook, then found out I was actually working. Oops. Got off work early and did grocery shopping. Read blogs until I concluded I was not going to stop reading blogs, so turned off internet. Typed out what I'd handwritten and ended up passing five hundred new words. Feeling pretty good about where this story is going. I'd like to finish it and at least one of the sequels this weekend. I'm not gonna lie, I'm getting pretty freaking excited over the idea of releasing my first box set. I've even been working on the 3-d graphic for it. Bit more complicated than I expected, but I think I've got the idea now.
I just use the 'perspective' tool in photoshop to move stuff to angles that makes it look box-set-y. By the looks of the tutorials I've seen, I must admit that this looks much simpler on GIMP. I'm not entirely sure what GIMP is, to be honest. I should probably investigate it, but I am fond of my photoshop.
Anyway, after wasting time playing with covers I decided to get this blog post written. Probs just going to bed after this. I could really use the extra sleep.
Running Total: 7,084
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