SEPTEMBER WRITING UPDATES!

September Goals: 

* Finish up work on Omnibus and order copies for preorders
* Finish Rooted if it's the last thing I do 
* Work on QSAL 
* Work on TAOR/Project R

September Accomplishments: I wound up taking a break from writing for about three weeks, which is pretty unusual for me. And it was great! Of course, I was still working on writerly things (as one does, the entrepreneur life never really slows down) but I didn't follow any expectations for myself. 

I did finish up work on the Legends of Lanaria omnibus (now vol. 1 and 2) and got copies ordered for those as well as The Queen of Lanaria. Those are all ready to roll now and I just sent the first batch of preorders out to readers. I have one extra set that will be dropped off at The Paper Garden Co. sometime soon, so if you're local, keep your eyes peeled! I brainstormed a few ideas, researched for QSAL and some other ideas I have on the backburner, and worked on a list of major revisions, once again, for Rooted. Will they stick this time? Oh golly, I hope so My fingers are crossed! I also checked out proofreading changes for my poem which will be published in Of Storm & Sea. 

In light of the assassination in Utah, I also was hit with a few new ideas that I will be committing to prayer before I focus on them. 

I worked on an overarching series plot for the Bethlehem Belle series, which I've been meaning to work on but hadn't because of the Lanaria omnibus editions and Rooted. Plus I prepped for RealmieWriMo which will be happening in October! I have several story ideas I want to start work on, and then we'll see which ones I end up prioritizing for publication first. 

At the beginning of September, I also had the privilege of speaking at my local fair about one of my devotionals, Back to Him, where I met another local author who has published another book that is very similar in tone to BTH! It was exciting and a privilege to meet her. If you'd like to check out her book as well, click HERE.

October Goals: 
*Publish Rooted
*Continue work on QSAL 
*Begin Bethlehem Belle #3
*Work on MG story idea, FFF #1 
*Work on IHR, a new idea loosely based on Orpheus & Eurydice with a Christian twist
*Work on TAOR/Project R

 Current projects pending publication with anthologies: Between 3-5, I lost count

2025 goals: Publish hello is goodbye (DONE!)
                    Publish Where the Bridge Begins (DONE!)
                    Publish Project WHB (DONE!)
                    Publish Legends of Lanaria 5 (TKOTT/The Keeper of the Tower) (DONE!)
                    Publish my devotional, Rooted (GETTING THERE!) 
                    Write two novellas within the Midnight Hour series (#0.75 and #1.5)
                    Publish Project CL (BACKBURNER FOR 2026) 
                    Publish Super Secret Project MiT (WITH PUBLISHER!)
                    Write the first draft of a middle grade series
                    Write a sequel to A Dance of Rebels
                    Write Super Secret Project QSAL (STARTED!)
                    Plot thriller series--Project PRM
                    Start Legends of Lanaria 6, TQOL (READY TO ROLL!) 
                    Plot a horse-themed series, young adult
                    Write Project TTWL
                    Publish a short story collection, Esperanza (DONE!)

                    Write Project R