lizard_brain

Yesterday I wrote, but it wasn't on any of the three (four?) projects I'm actually supposed to be working on right now. Whoops.

Today I wrote a bit on QUIET CHANGES (or will it be QUIET PLACES?). I'm also listening to some bluegrass and old time music. Anything with a fiddle in it, really.

It's actually time for me to go to bed, but I have to do a couple of things over the next few days. I need to re-evaluate my budget, and I need to incorporate writing into earning my spending money.

I forgot to post last night! Whoops. And I'm supposed to be in bed and asleep already, so this will be a short one.

Yesterday I polished about a third of FERAL, and got another third done today. Hoping to finish up the polish tomorrow. And then I'll look at maybe making a cover.

No writing done today.

I did hatch a cunning plan, though. It seems like a genuine shame that nobody but me and a couple of my friends ever get to read FERAL, and I want to experiment with formatting on Reedsy. So I'm gonna give FERAL a final polish and then see if I can make it into a nice-looking ebook that I can just give out for free.

The common wisdom would be to start collecting a mailing list with this free giveaway, but I don't think I can manage regular mailing list updates right now. I have no product funnel, and I'm not sure fans of FERAL would even like the books I'm working on now, which is one of the main reasons I don't plan to sell it. I just want people to be able to read my book if they want.

I am starting this journal because I think it's the best way to move forward.

Two weeks ago, I ended my relationship with my partner of almost a decade. In a twist that I could not possibly see coming, this has caused a significant disruption to my work, and I'm spending a lot of time right now being a sad boy instead of a productive boy. And spamming my best friend with long, introspective emails.

I am hoping that a journal will provide me somewhere to work out some of these #feelings (I can't promise those posts will be public, though), and will also allow me a framework to start building accountability. They say it's good to write your goals down. I guess so, because now that I have them written down (in my profile), I am forced to acknowledge that I do need to decide when I'm going to start the clock on my five years to 20 books goal.

I think this is year 0. I want to have four books mostly written by the end of this year, so I can start publishing next year.

I guess my other goal is to post here at least once per day. So that if I do absolutely nothing, I am forced to write down that I did nothing.

The other thing I'm doing this morning (during the time that used to be reserved for writing, but is currently reserved for being a sad boy) is investigating Reedsy as a writing tool. I've created an account and a 'test book' so I can have a look at the interface. It looks a lot like Scrivener, which I appreciate, but it looks less customizable than Scrivener. There's no 'draft' or 'research' folders. I don't know that I'll be able to write directly into Reedsy, but using it for formatting and to find an editor seems promising.

Alright, I really have to go get ready for work now. I have forgotten how to end journal entries. Goodbye?