[Write Life] May Wrap-Up & June 2021 Goals

          It was an odd month, not least because of how my A/C died on me... We honestly think it was sabotage... We had a couple of people come out to give estimates on getting it replaced soon-ish (because it was old and would need replacing soon so we wanted a ballpark on its cost), but it was working fine after 2/4 people checked it out and then the 3rd guy left and immediately it crapped out... And dude #3's company called us 26 times in the next 30 hours...). ​

            ​I even stayed nice and focused on just a couple of projects this month: 

           The Gatewatch blip is an original fiction plot bunny that wouldn't leave me alone last month and still wouldn't quit this month, so I gave it a few more hours of note-making and free-writing, but it's probably not going to evolve into anything very exciting (at least not for a long while yet). The Star Wars story may continue into something worth watching for a future story to be published, though. It's focused on Ahsoka finally proving herself and developing a grown-up kind of respected reputation before & during her time as Fulcrum. (There may be time-travel involved... and or de-aging... ) XD
            But the bulk of what I worked on this month were job applications, query letters, and (most substantially) the revamping THIS WEBSITE!

            SO, lots of drama, but I squeaked out my word-count goal right at the end there! I actually managed to stay on track for most of the first half of the month, only falling off the band-wagon for about a week in the middle there. After a few days of basically nothing I got back on track with my normal daily-count, but it wasn't quite enough to make up the difference until I had a few good days at the end.
            I wound up averaging ~1754 per day, which is actually just about perfect (the requirement for average daily count to meet my monthly goal is usually about ~1680-ish in a month with 31 days). I was worried because it kept hovering around the ~1430 mark for most of the last 2 weeks, but that last burst of awesome was just enough of a boost.

            I'm actually really excited it because I like at lot of the formatting possibilities better than what Patreon offers and I can link certain posts through Patreon to ensure that they remain Early Access or Patron Only. No real changes will be seen in my posting schedule here, but I do think the website will be able to help me get more exposure. ^_^
        Anywho, I wasn't really able to meet... well any of my May goals writing goals outside of word count, but technically I did send my query letters, make my job apps, and post my chapters / reviews on time (thank goodness for prewriting and substantial queues!)
            But all that aside, I've got high hopes for June:

June 2021 Goals:

​     - Query 3 Lit Agents
     - Post 2 Chapters of Sun & Stars.
     - Draft 1 full chapter of Sun & Stars.
     - Post 4 Chapters of Multiverse Mishap.
     - Post 8 Media Reviews
    - Make 3 other kinds of Post (special release, culture crit, write life, etc)
     - Submit 12 Job Applications

June 2021 Schedule:

​​Monday: Post new chapter of Multiverse Mishap. (Biweekly)
Tuesday: Post new chapter of Sun & Stars. (Hopefully)
Wednesday: Post Media Review.
Thursday: Special Access, Write Life, or Culture Crit posts.
Friday: Post Media Review.
Saturday: Post new chapter of Multiverse Mishap. (Biweekly)
Sunday: No Post.

           Unfortunately, the Sun & Stars story has caught up to me in terms of being a little too difficult to research / write on any kind of schedule and since the BatFamily story is both easier to write and receives more audience enthusiasm... I'm transferring my focus to Multiverse Mishap. It'll likely be a best-choice option even if it currently feels like giving up. (I always hate leaving WIPs as WIPs, but sometimes it's inevitable).
           We'll see what happens, but I've got a very good outlook for it!
           I hope you guys have a wonderful June!

GOOD LUCK!