Goal Update 1/4

Goal 1) Publish SKoS

  • My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
  • Where I planned to be: Spent at least 10 mins (cause short week)
  • Where I am: Spent …many mins
  • On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
I’ve already done some testing on my titles in Holly’s forum, so I’m taking the top 7 and sketching out covers. I’ve found some photos on Scop.io I can probably use, but I may end up taking some of my own. (Writer, amateur photographer, what else can he do?) All that’s left to do now is start mocking up covers so I can get some opinions.

As for getting edits, I can use Holly’s forum to find folks who will do it for free, but I’m also looking into professional edits. One option is much cheaper than the other, but I know more about the more expensive one and I’m convinced of the quality. Not that I’m not convinced of the quality of the cheaper one, but I haven’t heard much about it. I’ll have to seriously weigh all my options.

Goal 2) Revise SYCU

  • My Goal: Spend at least 10 mins, 3 days/week minimum
  • Where I planned to be: Spent at least 10 mins (cause short week)
  • Where I am: Spent ~20 mins
  • On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
I read the first chapter and uh… not only do I not remember writing any of this…

It’s REALLY good. At least as far as first draft goes. Maybe not the best beginning, but… I don’t have much bad to say about it. Nothing that jumped out at me as “this is a huge problem”. Mostly it’s just a little clunky in places. Easy fix. Later.

But for now, so far, so good.