Despite Camp NaNoWriMo being in April, I had a rather “slow” month. I focused more on a few big items on my to-do list and let some of the little stuff I normally do slide. In fact, between completing my first Camp goal (writing and publishing 100 Fantasy Writing Prompts), I took a full week off production while I waited to begin the content edit revisions of Desertera #2 (which may have a title now…stay posted!).
Overall, April has been a solid month. I made a few new author friends at the Brain to Books Cyber Convention, won Camp NaNoWriMo (third time’s the charm!), did quite a bit of reading, and received a few fantastic reviews of The Cogsmith’s Daughter (Desertera #1). I’m leaving the month refreshed and happy to keep moving forward in May.
Writing
- Blog Posts Written — 9 (and three reblogs)
- Fiction Words Written — 0
- # of Days I Wrote Fiction — 0
- Nonfiction Prompts Written — 100 prompts (plus front/back matter material)
- # of Days I Wrote Non-Fiction — 6
- Outlines Written — 1.5 (100 Historical Fiction Writing Prompts, starting Desertera #3)
- Days Without Writing and/or Editing — 17
Editing/Revising
- Drafts Revised — Content Edit of Desertera #2 (roughly 23,000 words so far)
- # of Days I Revised — 7
Reading
- Books Finished
- Let’s Get Visible: How to Get Noticed and Sell More Books by David Gaughran
- 250 Things You Should Know About Writing by Chuck Wendig
- How to Sell Books by the Truckload on Amazon.com – Book One and Two: Get More Sales – Get More Reviews! by Penny C. Sansevieri
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 (Volume 2) by Joss Whedon
- The Gates Unbarred: A History of University Extension at Harvard, 1910-2009 by Michael Shinagel
- Dust (Silo #3) by Hugh Howey
- Spike Omnibus by Peter David
- Books Begun/In-Progress
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 (Volume 3) by Joss Whedon
- Books Reviewed
- None on the blog
*Remember, I review every book I read on my Goodreads page.
Author Business Activities
- Published 100 Fantasy Writing Prompts (Fiction Ideas Vol. 4)
- Recorded and posted a vlog
- Participated in the Brain to Books Cyber Convention
- Started recording my business/production processes
Goals for May
Right now, May looks to be another relatively slow-paced month, with just a few big goals.
- Finish the content edit revisions of Desertera #2
- Write and publish 100 Historical Fiction Writing Prompts
- Participate in the #WriteWeMay Instagram Challenge
- Try at least one new advertising or marketing strategy
Who else has accomplishments to share from April? What are your goals for May? Share in the comments!
Kate M. Colby 
Your ‘slow’ month looks pretty busy to me! 🙂
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Thanks! I was able to keep busy in my non-writing/revising time with marketing and reading, so it’s always refreshing to mix it up.
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Hi Kate – looks like you’ve had a great month. I seem to have screwed up my wordpress.com login details and can longer click the like button!
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Thanks, Margarita! And yikes! Have you tried going to the help forums?
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I think the problem is that my new website http://www.thegoodwriter.com has the same login details as my wordpress.com account so I think I need to wave goodbye to the benefits of wordpress.com. The problem with the wordpress.com Like button is that it is only available to wordpress users, but comments are open to everyone so they’re much more democratic.
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Understandable. I’ve considered going self-hosted, but at this point in my career, it’s simply not worth it. Best of luck to you and your new venture! I’ll be following along through social media. 🙂
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