June books: 1/4 (Siege and Storm)
I did the cards two days ago, took pictures yesterday, and am just now getting to the posting. There has to be a way to make this more efficient while keeping the physical cards.
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This story needs more drawings. Something to ponder.
Well, squiders, we’re five days into my 12-day alone time. So how’s it going?
Well. Let’s discuss.
Over the past month or so I put together a schedule for myself. It includes a bedtime/wake up time, workouts, music theory and singing (for my own edification), and writing. I actually planned hour by hour for each thing to make sure I had time, and built in some catch up time because I know myself.
Am I sticking to this hour by hour time frame? Not at all. Most of the time I am mostly getting back on track by dinner (6pm) but not always. I am consistently waking up early and going to bed late, so that’s not great.
Content wise, the workouts, music theory, and singing? Going great.
The writing? Decent. Not great. I planned myself two distinct writing time periods, one right after work and one right after dinner. I do not know why I planned anything for the hour right after work, which historically is lost time because I don’t always leave work on time, I apparently did not plan in travel time, and sometimes I just want to sit/nap when I get home before I get into things. So the first writing period has been late every day, which then delays everything else.
The second writing period is happening haphazardly and sometimes much too late, when my brain is not really braining anymore. The dinner back into productivity transition is not smooth.
The writing is suffering from some unfocusedness as well. (I know that’s not a word.) I’m not done with my short stories from earlier, so I’m still working on those. I made a checklist of single-time things that should be done, like sending out short stories, queries, and dealing with SkillShare’s BS. And I did plan out a new novel idea to start. So, in theory, I should just be writing the shorts til they’re done and then moving on, but my brain has decided that one writing session can be working on the stories, and the other can be working on everything else.
This is not efficient, but things are getting done. So trade offs.
Overall, my executives are mostly functioning and I think things are going well! We’ll see how I feel next week as we get closer to my family returning.
Have a good weekend, squiders! Do something fun for yourself!
