February Wrap-Up & March Goals

I mocked fate hard with last month’s blog post. Remember how I said I might be coming down with something? One of the worst colds I’ve ever had in my life knocked me out for a solid week. I may joke that napping is my Olympic sport, but sleeping 18+ hours a day is not actually all it’s cracked up to be.

However, I still managed to accomplish my major goal for the month! I completed my final revisions and sent Steel Legacy (Steel Empires #7) (the last book in the series) (I’m never writing a 7-book series ever again) off to my much-too-patient editor. We’re still shooting for a 2023 release, but I have no other info at this time regarding a specific month or whether a launch party will happen.

Why yes, that is a carefully placed Word Count box to avoid spoilers.

The other highlight of the month was that Secret Project Phase 1 was successful, giving me the green light to move on to Secret Project Phase 2! I promise to release more details when I’m allowed.

February Wrap-Up

I totally forgot that I’d promised myself macarons for finishing Steel Legacy! I’ll have to add a stop to my list of errands today. I have continued work on a massive LEGO set that I look forward to finishing.
Losing a week to that awful cold means less progress on Earth & Water than I would have preferred. I rewrote 1 scene last month, which added a whopping 209 words to the draft.
I did have a fantastic time at Farpoint in Baltimore, my first event of 2023. Check out my con report here!
All the wishing for the Secret Project was successful!

March Goals

My top priority for the month is Secret Project Phase 2. I have the full concept, so now I need a solid draft. Luckily, it’s for a 3k to 6k short story, so I’m excited rather than stressed.
As much as I’d like to commit to more, let’s try again for making it to the mid-point of draft 1 of Earth & Water.
On the aspirational side, I will definitely continue brainstorming and, hopefully, start a draft outline of Ink & Blood. I’d love to do the same for the contemporary military romance that keeps collecting ideas on the notes app in my phone.

Enter the giveaway!

Prizes:

One Grand Prize: a paranormal fun pack consisting of a mug, dragon plus, adult colouring book, and coloured pencils (approx. $65 value)

Two Secondary Prizes:
A) winner’s choice of one paperback by a participating author and annotation kit
B) two Amazon-gifted ebooks from participating authors

Three Gift Card Prizes: of $5 each for the winner’s choice of ebook retailer

All prizes are available internationally.

February Wrap-Up

March Goals

Prizes:

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February Wrap-Up

March Goals

Prizes:

In Case You Missed It

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