Progress Report: Week 3 February 2013

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Another week, another bucketload of work complete .

Tier One Goals


  • DarkFantasyNovel1B—Shadow Trap: written under C.M. Simpson. Removed prologue, added revised chapters 1-. This project is currently running 61 days ahead of schedule.
  • RomanceNovel14A: written under Madeleine Torr. Added 6,910 words. This project is currently running 26 days behind schedule.

Tier Two Goals


  • Chapbook2—All Alone: written under Carlie Simonsen. Added the final two black-and-white line drawings, created the cover and did the final CreateSpace format. This project is currently running 5 days behind schedule.

Tier Three Goals


  • Annual1: written under C.M. Simpson. Added 1,000 words. This project will be rescheduled for an April 7 release, next year.
  • Annual2: written under C.M. Simpson. Added 1,500 words. This project is on track for a February 14 release, next year.

Backburner Goals


  • Annual11: written under C.M. Simpson; compiled the short pieces for inclusion. Running to time for June 2013 release.
  • Annual12: began construction in preparation for a June 2014 release.
  • Chapbook16A: written under Carlie Simonsen; about trolls. Writing completed. Now awaiting formatting, and cover and internal black and white art.

Publishing Tasks


  • Completed two blog entries for this blog.
  • Completed artwork for Carlie Simonsen’s All Alone on behalf of C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • Completed cover art for Carlie Simonsen’s All Alone on behalf of C.M. Simpson Publishing.
  • Formatted All Alone for CreateSpace release.

New Ideas

This week I played with the idea of ‘writing in the moment’, suggested on one of the blogs I’ve read. They were right. Even if it takes you away from a scheduled task, writing on an idea while it’s ‘hot’ in your mind allows you to capture more of the essence that caught your imagination. This I recommend.

This week the following ideas arrived—out of the blue, in the shower, as I was going to sleep, as I was getting ready to write another story.

  • Chapbook16A: on trolls, to be written under Carlie Simonsen
  • Chapbook17A: two guys get married, to be written under Carlie Simonsen
  • Chapbook17B: an adoption, to be written under Carlie Simonsen.
  • Annual11: all collected short work published in 2012; to be written under C.M. Simpson.
  • Annual12: all collected short work created in 2013; to be written under C.M. Simpson.

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