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A New Method… and a New Challenge

In order to try and cope with my study load, and my desire to manage my writing, I instigated a new challenge. I would prioritise my study and writing, and I’d try to write a story a week. I thought the Story-A-Week challenge might be achievable, but then I went one step further. You guys are familiar with this,right? The whole ‘if one story’s a good idea, why not try two? Well, I thought that it shouldn’t be too much trouble to write a new story each week AND complete an old one, so I named my new challenge the Story-A-Week Catch-Up Challenge . I’ll post a bit later in the week as to how that’s really going. And the new method? Well, it’s to just write a thousand a words at a time on any one project, unless the words are really flowing well. That way, I can meet the writing commitment needed for each of my pen names to have something to add to a regular publishing schedule. When I’m writing, this method works really well, and I often get over the quota with ease. ...

I’m Not That Kind of Writer (or Challenge Fail… Again)

Once university resumed in late January, 2016, I soon discovered I wasn’t going to be able to put the work in to achieve the grades I wanted AND complete these challenges, so I chose to bow to the necessities of life—and to give myself room to work towards my OTHER dream. So, I can’t do it all. Well, who knew… and now I do, too. By the end of January, I had achieved the following Story-A-Week Challenge and Holiday Extension Challenge goals for January: Week 1: ShortStory630— Rendezvous at Raptor’s Rest : now scheduled for release January 13, 2017. Week 2: ShortStory508— Lord of the Vortex : All I had this week was the title, and the story came from there. It ended up being 4,045 words long. Week 3: ShortStory483— Headlines from the Starman (was: The Royal Starman in the Moon ) : added around 1,100 words for a total of 3,669 words. Chapbook5C— Rocky Rides the Space Range (Otherworld Adventures #4: was meant to be completed in Week 2 of December 2015, but was f...