Early bedtime tonight because I'm wiped (didn't get a nap this afternoon).
Very good day.
Wrote 500 words for Sun this morning, survived the office, and met with my mastermind buddy to set up our very own BookFunnel Promos. (Will post about that more in the next few days, looking for authors.)
And then I played Valheim, and my Twink killed Bonemass easily. A joke, really, with frost arrows and shooting from a tower. Very anticlimactic.
No writing today, but that's okay. I'm still building the habit.
In very good news, I saw a preview of the cover for Sun Burns today - my awesome cover designer is at it. I nitpicked a tiny detail, and she'll fix it. I hope I can share it soon. (Can't wait!)
I also joined a climate march today (not that I marched far), and while I was a bit disappointed at the size of the crowd, I'm glad I went.
Wrote 700 words for Sun this morning. Very glad to slide back into building my habit.
Poor Sun said the wrong thing and got knocked out again. And yeah, things will get even worse from that - before they get better.
Also finished another batch of proofreading, cooked food, took a nap and played Valheim. Had a good conversation here on Mastodon. It's been a fine day.
The Joy of Writing When A Story Builds Upon Itself
One of the things I love about writing in my fantasy world is that the story ideas just seem to flow. I can be working on a story--for example the new serial I'm starting--and all of a sudden pieces begin falling into place. The short story that I've released for free (pick it up multiple places here), A Pony In Time, https://kitauthor.com/the-joy-of-writing-when-a-story-builds-upon-itself/ #AuthorLife#SerialFiction#StoryIdeas#writing
On Tuesdays, I meet a friend on Zoom at 6am. That's because timezones are just difficult to coordinate.
It killed my writing time. I'll be back at it tomorrow.
I did join BookFunnel promos for June, which is always a bit stressful for me. I hope I found good matches. In exciting news, I plan to set up one of my own tomorrow! (Shifters without Alphas).
Some Valheim, a nap and decent food. Not a bad day.
Wrote 600 words for Sun this morning. Third day of writing in the morning, and so far, it's been easy.
I expect it to be harder on some day, but we'll see. And eventually, I hope to reach 1k words regularly, but even that is secondary to establishing the habit.
Also played Valheim. Twink had a troll attack which showed some weaknesses in her fortifications. They are now - hopefully - fixed.
Hello everyone! I'm back on Mastadon, and wanted to share a quick intro post to highlight a little about me.
My name is Kody Boye. I'm a young adult writer of horror, fantasy, and science-fiction. My work tends to concentrate on young people who face extraordinary circumstances, and who fight to change their worlds as a result.
My work is presently available exclusively on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.
300 words for Sun in the morning. That feels so good, even if it's slow progress. But habit first, more writing later.
Played Valheim, and whatever happened, we no longer get those constant Events. It's a relief. Had another adventure with my friend - mined stuff from Leviathans. Sea Serpents, beware!
Had a lovely nap (necessary, bad night because of a loud party), had yummy food and really enjoyed this Sunday.
Didn't even try to write - yes, I opened the file, changed a few words... fizzled out. sigh
Proofread 15 pages.
Played some Valheim. Scared by troll events (they killed our pigs!). Twink peeked at the Mountain, hoping to find obsidian (no luck), killed two wolves. Still has to fight Bonemass.
Feeling quite fragile emotionally. The world has become so unsafe lately, at least that's what it feels like.
Yes, I'm just as addicted as before. Mostly, I've been constructing a new base for the main game, and since we played together yesterday (yay!), I could tackle the construction of a new kitchen/bedroom hall/tower today. Even survived two Events (draugr / trolls).
It's not an architectural marvel, but I am rather proud of it.
And now I'll give Sun some much deserved attention.
I didn't write anything for Sun today. Which is okay, because I wrote a new Epilogue for South. (It didn't have one until today.)
Now, I'll share it in my next newsletter (which will be a while), but I can already tell you that'll tie in book #2 (West Flows) a lot better.
Wish me luck - I do need better sell-through. And it seems people don't realize that the series is up to 6 books by now (out of 9 that I have planned).
No writing, but I did accomplish quite a lot today.
Finally fixed the sign-up forms on my website and threw together a quick and dirty automation so new subscribers actually get their reader magnet and a couple of welcome emails. Very necessary admin stuff.
Also rebuilt a base in Valheim (yay, stone buildings!), cooked food and cleaned - and took a nap!
And I proofread 30 pages. The story is starting to grow on me.
Like every day, I opened Sun's file. And could not add a word. is trying hard not to hate herself
I did more proofreading, cooked a meal, celebrated SPFBO a little more and played Valheim. Alone.
Twink explored around the future battleground with the Swamp boss, then decided to raid another crypt. Still lugging out the ore. At least this crypt was fun, the rooms actually interconnected.
Today, I ran errands (getting something done that I have literally not managed to do in years), sent off two letters (again, something I haven't done in a while), and cooked a meal for myself.
I also commissioned the cover for Sun Burns - a huge step for me. I hope it'll help motivate me to finish the story... so hard right now!
Yes, I played a lot of Valheim. The Swamp is becoming a lot less scary now that I have better equipment.
Today, I proofread 20 pages, took good care of myself, even cooked a meal.
No writing, alas. No brain space for it. But I have a long weekend now, and I hope I can finally dig into Sun and finish his story.
Of course, there's Valheim. Need to get back into the Swamp, after avoiding that for a while. (It's so dark and icky there.) Saw my first sea serpent and got it killed by a troll. Hah!
Survived a dental appointment (wasn't bad), ran errands, edited 20 pages for a friend - and played a lot of Valheim.
I was rather frustrated with Twink when she couldn't find another crypt for iron ore. Hopped onto another continent, and voilá, two new crypts. Am still scraping iron out of the first one, it's HUGE. This feels like great progress.