Month-End Update: October 2016

With a productive October behind me, I can feel the wintry winds of November nipping at my heels. Despite how much I accomplished in October, I don’t really have much to say about it. The month revolved around finishing up my nonfiction prompts series, which I did, with the writing and publication of 100 Horror Writing Prompts (Fiction Ideas Vol. 10). I also had a great reading month and blazed through quite a few titles on my to-be-read list.

As November begins, I feel like a race horse prancing at the starting gate. It’s NaNoWriMo season, and for some reason, I’ve decided I have time to take on the challenge. I’m out of excuses, and I will finally (with much anxiety and cautious excitement) be returning to the world of fiction with Desertera #3. Wish me luck – and feel free to add me as a writing buddy @KateMColby!

Writing & Editing

• Blog Posts Written – 7 and one guest post
• Fiction Words Written – 0
• # of Days I Wrote Fiction – 0
• Nonfiction Prompts Written – 100 prompts (plus work on the prompts anthology)
• # of Days I Wrote Nonfiction – 20
• Drafts Revised – Proofread of 100 Horror Writing Prompts
• # of Days I Revised – 1
• Outlines Written – 1 (upcoming prompts anthology)
• Days Without Creation/Production – 11

Reading

• Books Finished
  • Curiosity and the Hounds of Arawn (Gabrielle #2) by Zachary Paul Chopchinski
  • Maledicus: The Investigative Paranormal Society Book I by Charles F. French
  • Productivity for Creative People by Mark McGuinness
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9, Volume 2 by Andrew Chambliss
  • Angel: Season 9, Volume 2 by Christos Gage
  • The Art of Breathing (Scarborough Mysteries Book 3) by Kate Evans

• Books Begun/In-Progress
  • From Hell by Alan Moore

• Books Reviewed on Blog
  • Maledicus: The Investigative Paranormal Society Book I by Charles F. French – read review

*Remember, I review every book I read on my Goodreads page.

Author Business Activities

• Wrote and published 100 Horror Writing Prompts (Fiction Ideas Vol. 10)
• Reading and reviewing novels for other authors
• General administrative tasks (newsletter updates, shipping paperbacks, etc.)

Goals for November

• Participate in and “win” NaNoWriMo 2016
• Finish and decide on publication date of the prompts anthology
• (Beta-)read and review books on TBR list

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What did you accomplish in October? What goals are you working towards in November? What is your NaNoWriMo project? Share below!