Quick Update

I’m happy to report that I’ve been getting some actual wordage done. Today I got another 5K written. I was writing up my notes on Iron Skulls MC 1: YTBN & Demon Riders 1: YTBN I’m still trying to get everything onto the computer and off my scraps of paper by the end of February.

I’m also keeping a running score of the wordage in each story. Of how much I’ve done, and how much I’ve still got to do… If I remember, I will post a picture of that tomorrow. I’m hoping this keeps me on track. I have more wordage in some stories than I originally thought. Mind you, I’ll have to reread everything to see if it’s any good, but I also know I’m actually missing some stories. I know I’ve written wordage in them. So it has to be written in longhand somewhere. That will be my next thing to track down.

Where Oh Where?

Why Me?

Why is is when you really need to find something you can’t find it anywhere. and then the moment you stop looking–there it is? This is how I feel at the moment while cleaning out my Dropbox. I swear I have something in there, and as much as I search for it. I simply cannot find it. Don’t get me wrong I have found a ton of other awesome stuff I had forgotten all about. Just not what I was actually looking for. the problem is. I got so sidetracked looking at everything else, that I can’t actually remember what I was looking for in the first place.

I’ve been making up some new lists in my attempt to be in control this year.
1: Writing schedule.
2: Full and complete WIPS list–including where some series cross over into others.
3: Getting all story synopsis in order–and if in series> making sure the background story flows throughout the series.
4: Getting all character profiles in order. and if not profiles, then at least get a picture of how they look to me and put it in their story file.
5: Keeping track of character’s names and ages per each story.

At the moment I am going through all my single stories. most are untitled and just are character names to see if they will fit into any of my hopefully pre-existing series. I’m sure I’ll be able to make it work.
1: Arlo & Neveah (Possibly Misty River)
2: Riley & Hay-Hay (Possibly Misty River)
3: Oliver & Darla
4: Corbin & Harlow
5: Josh & Cree (Possibly Inner City Pack)
6: Noah & Ruth (Possibly Outside the Safety Zone)
7: Beauden & Kady
8: Maddox & Stella
9: Saul & Codie (Possibly Flagstone Creek)
10: Dax & Mara

I have 18 more days to sort through my Dropbox before I want to be writing properly, and the first book is to finish the last 35K of The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You. the book is done but the last 35K isn’t sitting right with me and I want to scratch it and redo it… if that makes sense. If I don’t fix it to my liking then the next book just won’t happen. I need to finish this series because I hate it hanging over my head as incomplete.

Changes…

I found this picture, and it inspired me to start writing a new series. I have no clue where this place is, or what it’s really called. For my purposes, it is Stanbroke Hall. It could actually work for another one of the stories as well Silverton Plantation. I will use it either way. I love how a picture or a line in a song can inspire the start of a story.

Stanbroke Hall: is an MC series and the club is called the Demon Riders.

Silverton Plantation: is a contemporary series set around one huge family. It also interacts with the E.P.I.C. series.

I’m making headway in clearing out my Dropbox. It’s a lot harder than I thought it would be. I mean going through and discarding some of the stuff I have written. I honestly thought I would be better at it. For the moment I’ve just been putting a sh*t-tonne in the back burner file. I’m hoping it gets easier over time. I have been finding heaps of stuff I thought I’d actually lost, which is actually good.

Still working on the “to be written/worked on list.” That will eventually come. The good news is I have figured out how to send these posts to FaceBook and Twitter… but that’s about it. LOL, I’m getting there. on top of everything, my computer has upgraded itself so I have to relearn it all over again. why can’t they upgrade and keep everything the same? It would make my life so much easier.

The Year Of Me!

I don’t know what to say as to why I’ve been absent for a whole freaking year. I could say shit happens. and believe me, a lot of shit happened, and when I say a lot. I mean a lot. Mostly it was health issues. Though 2024 is going to be The Year of Me. Last year I needed to stop and recuperate my energy. I got tired of being tired all the damn time. So I took myself off to my GP and with his help, I am working on me… by changing the way I eat (not dieting). I am also exercising, I got me one of those hoola hoop things. Hopefully, I will get to where I want to be and my energy levels will rise.

I’m currently cleaning out my Dropbox, going through all the bits of stories that I have. Both in the Dropbox and in longhand just to see what I want to keep, place on the back burner, or discard. though I was happy to find my missing synopsis for the Ravengers MC series I have been searching for it for months. But honestly, I haven’t even been on my computer in months. My migraines were making it impossible. so now I’m just starting back in small doses.

I’m actually trying to put together a new writing list, because, over the last year, my writing has kind of gone down a different path, and I’d really like to pursue it. I still have a couple of series I need to finish for Pride Publishing> The Connelly Chronicles… and> Warden’s of the Guild... I’ll still work on these as well. I’ll let everyone know more when I know more.

This blog as well as my Blogger one, will be getting an overhaul over the next month or so as I go through and change the WIPS and any other lists I might have on here. I’m going to try and keep everything more up-to-date. Because, by doing that I’ll hopefully keep myself motivated. Feel Free to leave me messages and/or ask me questions at any time. I will get around to answering them all. Once I figure out how much all of the blogs have changed that is.

Week Three> Week Off

Well, this week, I didn’t get any writing done as I have had various doctor’s appointments that have taken up my time… so instead, I thought I would share with you my monthly writing plan, and show you how I keep track of myself. I have planned out my whole first six months of the year. Even though the Writing list is numbered, it doesn’t mean I’m writing them in that order. In saying that I haven’t had time to write this week at all, but I have made longhand notes on various stories, that I’ll need to incorporate. So far this year I am proud of myself.

Okay, Later Gaters… I’ll catch you all next week.

Week Two> Another One Bites The Dust.

Well, another week has come and gone and I have been trying to keep up with everything. This week has actually been a lot harder on me. For one, I hurt my foot and can hardly walk on the sucker. No clue, what the hell I did, but it hurts like a bitch. Painkillers and Voltaren rub are my best friends of late. Okay, onto my writing:-

Cotter Girls 1: TASH > 45.5K – final go-through added 3K Book 1 done

Misty River 1: The Calm to My Storm > 51.3K – added 5.2K Book 2 done

Woden’s Wolves MC 1: Rescue Me > 9K – I started

Cotter Girls 2: RAINE > 2K – I started

The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You > 65K added 2K

Quaide’s Crossing 1: Saving Grace > 17K – added 3K

Total all up for the week of>24.2K…

Later Gaters & I’ll catch you all next week.

Week One> I made it.

Yes, I have survived the first week back at being an author. I’m proud that I have added wordage to each of the following stories. Here’s hoping, I can keep the momentum going.

The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You… I had to do a complete re-read and then continue on In the last week I’ve added 8K. I’m currently at 63K/100K

Misty River 1: Calm to my Storm… This one has been a total gut job… so I know I’ve added around 10K, but have deleted at least 20K. I’m currently 46K/50K

Cotter Girls 1: TASH… this one I’ve actually now finished. I just have a final read-through to do, to see if I need to add anything to the storyline. If anything it’ll only grow by about 2.4K to bring it up to the 45K mark, but I’m not stressing if it doesn’t get there.

Quaide’s Crossing 1: Saving Grace… I’ve reached the 14K mark on this one… so I’ve added 9K

Giving me a grand total of about 29.4K for the week. not bad… Let’s see how it compares to next weeks total.

…2023…

Happy New Year: May the year ahead be better than the year we all just survived. I can’t believe we’re at the end of another year already, but so damn thankful this one is over. 2023 has got to be better health-wise for me. This is the year the specialist prescribes me the right medication and I can get everything back on track.

Working on now:
1- The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You (55K/100K) – MM> Dan & Nate
2- Cotter Girls 1: TASH (40K/50K) – MF> Tash & Vaughn
3- Misty River 1: Calm to My Storm (35K/50K) – MF> Travis & Carli
4- Quaide’s Crossing 1: Saving Grace (5K/50K) – MF> Jordon & Taya

I’ll try and stop in at least once a week and give you all updates on how far I’ve gotten with each story. I’m not going to stress If I don’t get here more than that. I’ll update the list as the books I’m working on change out.

Checking In…

Okay, there are only 3 weeks left in 2022. So I’ve been busy going through both my blogs and trying to update them. I want to be ready to go for the new year. I’ve been seriously sorting through all my old story notes and trying to make some sort of sense of them. anything I think is rubbish is being tossed, and if I can incorporate some ideas into other stories then I’m doing that as well. I’ve been putting any synopsis I find into a ring binder folder so I can easily get my hands on them when I need them… anything to make my life easier. Sadly to say most of what I found has to do with The Lines of Marsden… I have 6 ring binders and a couple of large business-size envelopes filled to the gills with that series. I love re-reading it just to see how much the story has veered away from where I was originally taking it. I would say it’s been fun, but the truth is, it has been hard freaking work trying to get everything in the right order… especially when like an idiot I made a rookie mistake and didn’t number/label the pages correctly. So I still have to go through and work out what page 3 etc goes where. next year I’ll make sure if I’m writing anything in longhand I’ll label it correctly (EG> MR1:CtMS/01-01-23). This way I’ll know what I was working on and when I was working on it. On that note, I will away and get back to my blog tidying up.

I’ve been on a sabbatical of sorts.

I’ve taken a year off to try and get my health back under control. I still have another specialist appointment scheduled for January 6th, 2023. Which will hopefully get my health back on track. For the rest of 2022, I’m just taking it easy. though I have been working on Misty River 1: Calm to My Storm.