October 27, 2021
Day 380, Week 55
- Emotional State: Strangely Excited & Chill at the Same Time
Life
Alright. November is right around the corner. I’ve got big plans for writing Book Three during Nanowrimo and so I’ve taken the past two weeks off.
Yes, that’s right. I wrote one piece for Medium & my blog, a few posts for social media, and not much else. I also have read a few things here or there, but haven’t (yet) written the posts for them. And I still have about 4 posts to write for November, so… I sort of need to get on it.
Later.
Seriously, I’m not yet ready to give up my lazy don’t need to have a schedule life right now. I like playing video games all day or checking in to social media when I need a bit of a break. I’m enjoying my time, but it is fast coming to an end and it always makes me wonder – could I have done more with my time? Yes. But does it matter? Not really. I may kick myself later for not getting more house projects done or I may get them all done in the four days left to me. If I don’t, I don’t.
I think I’ve hit that phase of not caring (not having any f*cks left to give really) about anything but doing what I want and enjoying myself in the process. And I’m alright with that. Yes, work is picking back up again, but I’m on top of that. Yes, I need to be in better shape leading into November as projects and writing kick off. But not yet.
First, I’m going to the movies with my world builder. We haven’t been to one in two years and we’re taking the plunge to watch Dune in our local theater. After which, we’ll grab a meal in our local pub – only the second time we’ve eaten out since February 2020. It won’t be too raucous since all the bars close at 10 pm in town (no food service, no ability to remain open), but it’ll still be a date night out. In the freakin’ cold weather we’re having right now.
But it’s out, and I’m here for it.
The Books
I woke up this morning and my brain was firing on all cylinders. I’m in the planning phase of Book Three and I didn’t really get a handle on Book Two yet. There were two avenues for it to go down and I needed to know which one was the definitive version because it directly impacts Book Three. Book Three is due to be drafted in November. I’m not outlining, but consistency and a coherent plot for the series is required, so I can’t go too off the rails in Book Three.
Who am I kidding? I still will. But I may go less off the rails if I have a loose plan. And I do have a plan. I nailed down the main story line in Book Two this morning over my tea. While my original idea was good – I read the synopsis I wrote midway through and it’s a pretty solid idea – the new idea is better. It fits in more strongly with the world building, keeps the crazy out of it (my world builder was already rolling his eyes at some of my ideas before he even read it), and gives me a stronger series arc to play with.
I think.
Who knows. All I know is that I’m ready to blast out an entire book in November. I feel really good with where the series is headed as well. I loosely plotted the books to come in the second trilogy and realized I may need to go the full nine with this story. The series arc is really good and I don’t want to cram it in books 4- 6 when I already have lots planned for them as well. I also need my MC to have more time to grow, change and do the things she’ll need to do to be ready for the last book in the series. It’ll be epic and she is not even at average readiness, let alone epic readiness.
As for me, my mindset is in the zen range. I’ve not sold a book in two weeks, even with the increased presence online, but I’m okay with that. It’ll happen when it happens. I’m still figuring out the best way to get people to read it and it may not take off until I have all three of the first trilogy out there in print. Or it may never take off. I’m still going to write it though. It’s too good not to finish.
I added another to do task to my list for November in hopes that I’ll see a bump for the holidays, so stay tuned for my 50% off sale across all platforms. When I get around to creating that promotion. And writing those posts. And spending the $5 I made on Medium this month on my stories.
Later, after my break. (I know, that’s what I said last week, but I seriously mean it.)
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