CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

Yesterday saw the end of the first month of a brand new year, and I have been working hard on the writer side of things. Yes, some gaming happened, too, but mostly the focus was on writing, as I have some books I'd like to see released this year. So, what did I get up to, you ask? Well, it certainly wasn't mischief...or not much of that, anyway. Writing Ghost writing took up a lot of my time, and I completed 129,690 words across multiple projects. It was a LOT, but buying a house and moving interstate late last year coupled with two week-long reactions to my covid vaccinations slowed me up some, so this took priority. Work on The Undiscovered , the third novel in the Strays of Lunar One series , recommenced very late in the month and received a full revision. Writing commences this month. Work on A Year of Practicing Poetry, the first book in my Playing with Words series commenced with a revision of what I already had and 1,427 words. Editing continued on Another 365 Days of ...

August saw an improvement over July’s performance, which was expected as my health improved, and the RSI injury healed enough not to hurt when I typed. By the end of the month I was typing a regular 5k with notes. The goal for September is to increase that to 7k of words and notes as a minimum. I did get sidetracked earlier in the month as I improved my business knowledge, and that learning will continue. After trying out a couple of different work schedules, I think I’ve found one that’s both acceptable, and achievable and sustainable, but only time will tell. I have a list of tasks as long as my arm, so the long days will continue, and I won’t be terribly social. Hopefully, that will ease, coming into October or November. With that in mind, here is what was achieved in August: Progress: August 2018 New words produced: 72,085 Outlines and Notes: 9,606 Words compiled: 0 Works completed: 0 Works edited: 5 ( Shadow’s Rise, two submissions, ...

So, I did get a little blog reading done in December. Most of it was read on New Year's Eve as a break to writing in the New Year. These are the ones I read to the very end. Enjoy. Writing and Publishing http://kriswrites.com/2014/12/30/business-musings-things-i-learned-or-relearned-in-2014/#sthash.xP3yEpvN.dpbs http://kriswrites.com/2014/12/23/business-musings-things-indie-writers-learned-in-2014/#sthash.FopvjJpq.dpbs http://kriswrites.com/2014/12/17/business-musings-what-traditional-publishing-learned-in-2014/#sthash.lZdg3MPU.dpbs http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/new-world-of-publishing-control/ http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/new-world-of-publishing-failure-must-be-an-option/ http://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2014/12/28/16-thoughts-for-authorspublishing-for-2015-aka-winners-dont-quit/ http://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2014/12/05/more-writers-than-ever-are-earning-a-living-but-10-ways-to-keep-doing-it/ http://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/nanowrimo-remember...