Month-End Update: August 2015

 

Hello, everyone! In case you missed the memo, it is officially September. I know, I know, I’m freaking out, too. The insane heat of summer is coming to an end, and gorgeous fall will soon be upon us. (Being a new East Coaster, I refuse to even think about winter just yet.)

Anyway, I got off to a bit of a late start this August. With the move taking up the first week of the month and my blog safely babysat by brilliant guest posts, I didn’t get back to my author business until week two. However, I am happy to report that being unemployed (until yesterday!) in a new state was just about the best and most productive thing that could have happened to my author business. I accomplished a LOT this month, and I have a feeling next month will be even more exciting!

Without further ado, here’s the run down of my August:

Writing/Drafting

• Blog Posts Written — 12
• Fiction Words Written — 7,252
• # of Days I Wrote Fiction — 6
• Outlines Written — None, but I did write my first poem in years!

Editing/Revising

• Drafts Revised — Finished second line edit revision of The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1)
• # of Days I Revised — 10
• Misc. Editing — N/A

Books 

• Books Finished
  • The Winter Garden by Kara Jorgensen
  • The Art of the Imperfect, a murder mystery set in Scarborough by Kate Evans
  • The Sleeping Angel by Margarita Morris
  • The Slapstyx by Annabelle Franklin – review on the way

• Books Begun/In-Progress
  • Self Publisher’s Legal Handbook by Helen Sedwick
  • Oak and Mist by Helen Jones

• Books Reviewed
  • The Winter Garden by Kara Jorgensen – read review
  • The Art of the Imperfect, a murder mystery set in Scarborough by Kate Evans – read review
  • The Sleeping Angel by Margarita Morris – read review

Author Business Activities

• Completed the second line edit revision for The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1)
• Sent TCD off for proofreading
• Prepared print-on-demand format template for TCD
• Participated in Joanna Penn’s Creative Freedom FREE video training

Goals for September

• Return to writing Desertera #2
• Continue working on another new project
• Actually put out an author newsletter (sorry for missing August, friends!)
• Begin cover design process

---

What have you accomplished this month? What are your goals for September? For the rest of the year?