IWSG #14 - The Story So Far

New month means new post for the IWSG blog hop. In hindsight I should have done this post last month since it was the halfway point for the year, but yeah I don't plan things, not even proper blog posts.


If you've been a following along with my blog, then you know at the beginning of the year I set some goals for myself. If you're just joining me, you can read about those goals HERE.

Because I did set goals, I figured the mid point of the year would be a good time to check in to see how I'm doing with accomplishing the things I set out to accomplish. So how many things have been crossed off my small to-do list you may ask. Well, sadly the answer would be ZERO. Nothing, nada, a big ol' goose egg.

Wait, no, I take that back. I can probably cross off #2 on my list: Increase my presence on social media. Partially anyway. My Twitter usage and presence has increased. I'm still participating in the monthly hashtag games. I've gained more followers and found new people to follow. I chat with others about like-minded things and have started making connections that have nothing to do with trying to sell my book. I even took part in starting an accidental hashtag trend that has gained a small following of other #turtlewriters that support each other in our slow process of working on our projects. As for the other parts of getting involved in social media, well those have been a struggle and I admit to letting my dedication to trying drop off. Something I need to rectify. My blog and website remodels are also still on my to-do list. I did change my blog, but since I'm not 100% happy with it, I consider it still a WIP.

Not Broken remains a WIP, but it's close-ish (I think) to being done. Then the fun part of revisions and such begin. While I hoped to have it done by now, I do feel confident I'll have it out before the end of the year. However, as it nears completion, some of those other worries start to creep in. I've talked about my struggles with finding and keeping critique partners and beta readers so the idea of having to face those same possible struggles with Not Broken isn't something I look forward too.

For the remaining items on my list, well the NaNo I can't really do much about until November. I didn't opt to do any of the camps because I wanted to focus on finishing Not Broken first and not distract from that. I guess when that times comes I'll be knocking out all three in a way with one stone. The next project I'm thinking of working on will be my focus for NaNo. I like being able to double dip.

So that's if for now. Not a whole lot to report. I'd hoped I'd have more to show at this time of the year, but it is what it is. I'm continuing to push forward because I'm determined to get things done.

This month's optional question: What valuable lesson have you learned since you started writing?

~There have been a few, but the biggest one for me is to keep learning. Never think you know it all or you've 'mastered' anything. Closing yourself off to new ways of thinking or doing things can possibly lead to being limited in what you can accomplish.

Thank you to our co-hosts this week:

Tamara Narayan, Pat Hatt, Patricia Lynne, Juneta Key, and Doreen McGettigan!

Thanks for stopping by
~Meka