Revisions on Chapter 71 have taken up many hours in the last two weeks. Maybe, just maybe I'm closer. The next and last revision goes to writer's group this Wednesday. I don't like to argue with anyone at all, but my two main characters need to confront each other.
An opportunity for a radio interview popped up Monday, with recording on Friday. I learned a lot, had fun with an amazing host, and wrote about it HERE on my writing blog.
Meanwhile, here's the official check-in for Week 11 with Round 3 ending on September 21 (this week).
WRITING: Good but grueling progress on that last chapter of Rivers of Stone. Wrote another 1,000 words on the memoir and warmed right up with a poem this morning for OctPoWriMo (a poetry writing challenge that asks participants to write a poem every day throughout the month).
GOALS for the coming week: Write a poem a day. Write at least 400 words for afterword/book blurb. James Scott Bell has very useful 'how to' suggestions in his Marketing for Writers Who Hate Marketing (the shoe fits). Write at least 500 words on the memoir. Keep reviewing poems for poetry chapbook with goal to publish before summer 2018 (currently have 90 pages).
BLOGGING: Posted 2x this week and read x14 what others posted. GOALS for the coming week: Post Weds for ROW80 and take a break to set goals for ROW80's Round 4. Read everyone who posts for ROW80 on the blog or in FaceBook. Continue to post those poems daily on my Writing blog. Luckily I like short poems.
MARKETING: Steady but very slow progress in Bell's book. GOALS for the coming week: Firm up one pending workshop. Set up GoodReads giveaway. Keep pricing for Standing Stones and Years of Stone on Amazon at .99c through September.
OTHER: Finished a comfort quilt and already am excited to start the next one. Doing pretty good with exercise and diet (lots of salads), but it's time to see the doctor about those runaway blood sugars. PR for Spokane Authors on track. Still need more work on decluttering that e-mail.
READING: So far 7/15 for the month. I'm having fun reading April White's Marking Time: The Immortal Descendents, Book 1 (438 pp, 4.5 stars on Amazon with 1,200+ reviews). Saira Elian, a young girl whose mother abandons her routinely, is a tagger armed with a can of spray paint. Then she finds out she can time travel. And the plot takes interesting twists from there.That's this week, folks. Hope all is well with you. If you haven't yet joined A Round of Words in 80 Days, please consider it. We set goals and try to achieve them with steady work and encouragement. Check out ROW80 writers on our website or on our FaceBook page.
Have a great week!
Oh, Beth, hard to believe it's the end of another Round. I haven't been keeping track all year of where we are in ROW80. I just keep blogging along.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you've been doing fine, as usual. Always making progress, even if some weeks are slower than others. I will have to check out your other blog and see how that interview went.
Have a great week!
Excellent progress, and congrats on the radio interview! That's wonderful news.
ReplyDeleteThis round went by so fast! I missed the last few check-ins myself. Sounds like you've been pretty busy!
ReplyDeleteHooray for all the foundation-building, Beth! I know you've struggled with revisions and marketing, so progress and learning in those areas is bound to be extremely helpful to you. And new words, quilts, moving, and grandchildren....
ReplyDeleteSounds lovely!
I'll see you for Round 4!