A Chaotic Neutral

 June was definitely a month. I feel like I accomplished things, but also that I blinked and it was over, so I'm not sure where the whole month went. lol

I definitely bent my focus to working on the Tethers universe and charged through a bunch of world-building for it. I edited out a huge backlog, and finished up a commission. I also made the decision to close commissions for now because I really just want to work on my own stuff. I need the money, but I feel like I need to focus on my personal ideas more. 

Plans for July are to continue in much the same vein as June -- finish up short WIP pieces, edit A Tale of Two Geeks, worldbuild for Tethers, and if I can finally get their encounter mapped out, start writing arc one of Tethers. I've also got a massive amount of editing to do for Tethers, going back and updating the original fics so the language matches my worldbuilding now that Tethers is its own thing and not DND adjacent. 

July is shaping up to be a pretty boring month, creatively speaking, but sometimes boring is good. Sometimes boring gets you on the right track. And sometimes you get smacked in the face by a surprising idea so.... -fingers crossed- 

 Well, April was a whirlwind but the good kind of whirlwind. 

I think I actually accomplished everything I set out to do in April! I got back the feedback on Loaf at First Sight and finalized it. I'll probably release it as a free read. I finished both first chapters of Death Deferred and All Things Considered. I also completed a standalone short story featuring a genderfluid unicorn shifter and a human. Despite how busy it was IRL, I accomplished my goals. Yayyyy!

So. What to do in May, hmm? 

Let's see... my May goals will be to finish the rough first draft of Florian and Rhys' intro short story, the first time they meet. It's the prequel to the unfinished NaNo novel The Heist, and it's definitely a good starting point to introduce those characters. I'm about 2/3 of the way finished already so it's a reasonable goal for a month, too. 

Working on A Tale of Two Geeks is so tedious because of the revising, but I think if I break it up a bit, it'll be easier. So for May I'd like to knock out at least thirty pages of Revision. That's a page a day just about. I think it's do-able and tackling it little by little will get it done faster than ignoring it. lol

And lastly, I think I'd like to figure out what the next short story I write would be -- either something set in the Tethers universe this time, or something set in Apocalypse Nigh. Ah, decisions, decisions. But I'm excited and that's what matters! ^_~

 March is here, February is gone, and wow, 2022 is just zooming by faster than I could have expected. 

February was very successful for me in terms of things I accomplished. I knocked out the final draft of Out of the Woods, and right now, it's pretty much ready for market, as soon as I slap a cover on that bad boy. I don't know when or if I'm actually going to publish it, but it's nice to have that done. 

I also finished up Scars of Yesterday, and while I still need to edit for posting, it's done, and I no longer have that WIP hanging over my head. I also came to the executive decision to take a Transformers hiatus in hopes that taking a break will help the muses rest and revitalize for tackling the rest of my WIPs at a later date. I've been drifting away from TF fandom for months now, and it's been hard to stay inspired, but I hope a little hiatus followed by some binging of say TF Prime and MTMTE/LL will help reignite those muses. *fingers crossed*

I started working on the newest draft of the temporarily named A Tale of Two Geeks, and I'm hoping to have that finished by the end of March. I'm more or less rewriting it as I go -- some of the scenes have been completely revised, others just had some tweaking, I'm adding scenes and details as I go. I hope to get it in a state where I can then send it off to a couple of folks for some feedback about what else needs fixing. So that's my main goal for March. 

I'll be hosting another prompt fest this month, so I'm looking forward to that. 

I've also been jumping around a few original projects, working on first drafts for those. My completely self-indulgent fic "All Things Considered," another fantasy fic called "Death Deferred" featuring some characters from a Pathfinder campaign, and the introductory piece for Florian and Rhys from The Heist novel I worked on for NaNo 2021. I poke at all three here and there when I have the time. 

Here's hoping March will be equally productive! <3

 

Good afternoon!

Happy first of May! It kind of crept on me! Where even did April go? 

Let's see. In terms of goals for April and what I accomplished, I hit three of my five goals, and that's not bad. April was a lot more complicated than I was ready for, so I lost a lot of time here and there, in between picking up projects I didn't expect to pick up, and having a vacation with my lady, and driving a LOT. 

Hopefully, May sees a lot more success! :fingers crossed:

So. Goals for May. 

1.  Host another Flash Fic Weekend -- I'm anticipating this to be the 15th-17th. 
2. Finish the rough draft of the new additions to Out of the Woods
3. Provide feedback on a friend's original novel
4. Write one original short story up to, but no more than 5k
5. If I don't end up working on Scars of Yesterday, figure out what WIP Fanfic that IS calling to my muses and tackle it. 

May's goals are more doable, even more so than April. I hope. 

*cracks knuckles*

Completely forgot to do this in February apparently. Ooooops. At least February was a productive month with all the commissions I finished, and knocking out the first draft of Half and Half, my lesbian vampire novel. 

But here I am in March to make up for it! Still coming off the heels that was the wildness of 2020, I'm trying to make 2021 more productive. Goals for this month include:: 

• Finalizing the edits of Out of the Woods and formatting it for self-publication
• Completing the outline of the first arc of the Tethers series
• Try and finish writing Despicable Me in the And Bridges Burned series
• Host one Flash Fic Weekend 
• Build my Subscribe Star for Launch in April

Lots to do this month and -fingers crossed- I can do it all. 

Cheers~ 

Phew. I'm not sure where August went, but I feel like I blinked and I missed it. Got a lot accomplished however. 

Wrote a massive word count on a current commission. Finished a handful of Critical Role fanfics. Finished a couple updates to Apple a Day, And wrote a half-dozen original fics, plus ample amounts of world-building. 

I feel pretty darn accomplished. 

September is going to be more of the same. Goals are to finish current commission by up to 2/3 of it, since it IS a longer commission, I can't hope to finish the whole thing before the muses cry for a break. lol. I also hope to finish Apple a Day finally, I know some people will be happy about that. 

I also want to do more world-building on my Tethers universe, and add a few more oneshots to it. I love practicing my characters like this, and i'd forgotten how fun it is to write OCs. I missed it so much.  

One by one, I'm tackling all my projects. It's such a good feeling to mark things down as complete. :)

 If anyone knows where May went, could they tell me? Because I swear I blinked and I missed it. Thirty-one days and I have no clue where they all went. Sheesh. 

It was a busy, busy month. I wrote a lot of original fiction in May, really felt the drive for it. And I tackled one of my lengthier commissions and started a shorter one. The plan is still to finish my commissions as soon as possible, that way I can take a breather and focus on personal projects. It's going to be a hit to my income, but I think my creative health needs that break. 

I love Transformers, I honestly do. I still love the characters and the universe. I'm not IN love with it as much as I used to. Writing Transformers is like sliding into a comfy pair of shoes, but I'm ready to try out a few new pairs and see if I can work them in, challenge the muses a bit.

I definitely want to focus on original stories again, even if they never see anywhere further than my own computer. I'm excited to create new worlds and new characters and see if I can breathe life into them. I'm also working on a bit of a SEKRET project, and when it bears fruit, I'll be eager to see what everyone thinks. *fingers crossed* 

So June is more of the same. Trying to catch up on books I haven't read, movies I haven't seen, games I haven't played, this huge stack of comics and manga... Tackling my commission queue one by one by one. Working on WIPs to try and knock those out one by one by one. Taking creative breaks to knock out an original oneshot or two. 

I did revise my Patreon starting for June. On the advice of others, I eliminated the $1 tier and created a single $2 tier. I started the Patreon only prompt polls again, though for now, I'm the one who'll be making the suggestions for patrons to vote on. As time goes by, and I clear up some free time, I'll adjust that again. I think I was too ambitious with my first foray into Patreon, and I had to dial it back into something more manageable. As I finish WIPs and clear out my commission queue, I should have more free time to focus on Patreon. Again *fingers crossed* 

Anyway. That's June. Let's see if it speeds by as quickly as May, eh? 

As always, if you have any questions about WIPs or projects, feel free to drop me a line. Happy June! 

March was a good, good month. Knocked two commissions out. Made significant progress on Arc 1 of Uncharted Territory. Watched like six of the movies I needed to watch. Made some decisions regarding my Patreon that have made me a significantly happier creator. So March was a very satisfactory month. 

Here's hoping April follows the same path. 

I hope to knock out two commissions at the least. I want to finish arc 1 of Uncharted Territory entirely, plus one other fanfic on the list. Not sure which one yet. I also want to work on some original fics, I'm thinking my d&d adjacent series. Or perhaps the new story featuring the four horsemen of the apocalypse. except they're queer. which is the best. Got lots of options at least. 

So that's April. Fingers crossed it goes as well as March.  

As always, questions about projects: past, present, and future -- are welcome. Happy April!