goals – Page 3 – Meilo Zaborowski: Author

Magenta feelings take up shelter in the base of my spine

So between my work schedule and my sleep/wake cycle, lately I’ve been having trouble getting much work done, especially on the weekends (when I’m prone to sleep through entire days). I realize this is gonna sound late and redundant, but I feel like I need some accountability again.

~~He says, as if time is real and anyone but my dad is reading this…~~

GOAL 1) Publish The Atheist’s Inferno

My clear target is: Publish The Atheist’s Inferno
My reachable deadline is: June 30, 2023
My working days are: Wed-Fri
My method of measuring progress: Steps completed, page or scene count when possible, otherwise time or estimation, I guess
My end goal: Slam that publish button
My daily goal, and number of available days: 1 hr a day min (page/scene count will vary, depending), 3 days a week, at least one step completed each month
My leverage — WHY I need to do this: Well, it’s not gonna publish itself. XD

To break this down a little further, the essentials I need are:

~~Title~~ – Already done.
~~Cover~~ – Nailed it.
Copy – This is the description blurb that goes on the Amazon sale page. Should be cake.
E-book – This can be further broken down into: completing the editor’s revision (my current task), proofread and/or final edit, and formatting the e-book.
Keywords & Categories – No one really sees these but me, but they are super-duper important to Amazon. Keywords are unfortunately a super-duper pain in my ass. Categories are a breeze by comparison, so I’m not even really counting it as separate.

Thankfully, a lot of the hard work I put into this site, and researching publishing and marketing for The Atheist’s Prayer, means less work for me now to publish The Atheist’s Inferno. I know where to find the resources I need, and I’m already on the other side of “What if?” (In fact, I may go against the grain here and not even bother with the email list stuff this time, or just go minimal on it.)

So. 7 items, down to 5 left to complete, with just over 5 months to do it. Makes the math real easy, even if a couple of those items can, and most likely will, be done in under a week. Realistically, the end of June is probably way more lenient than I need to be, but. Nothing wrong with being early.

Every little piece you took of my soul

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 20, roughly halfway
Where I am: Lesson 20, definitely more than halfway
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

We’re getting there.

On a personal note, I’ve been working through some stuff with my psychologist regarding my last relationship. I’ve learned some things about him, things he did to other people, the other side of the story from some folks he had falling outs with. And I’ve come to some… not so pleasant conclusions. But I’m still here, I still have my friends and family. I can’t change what happened, but I’ve accepted it for what it is, and all I can do is move forward.

And on the plus side? I have a killer line for the climax of TAP 3.

But would Guy Fieri eat it on a flip flop?

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 19 complete
Where I am: Lesson 19 complete
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

One more read through, and then the type-in. Woo!

I’ve already got the content edit lined up with my previous editor, Audrey. She only did the copyedit last time, but she’s far more available than Matt. She also had wonderful feedback, even for a simple proofread, so I’m looking forward to having her read this.

Gotta keep ’em separated

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 19, roughly halfway
Where I am: Lesson 19, 130 pages in
On Target or Behind: Behind

How’s It Going:

Whoops, forgot to post yesterday.

These last few lessons are so difficult. It’s hard to pay attention to making edits and not get sucked into the story.

wicked guitar solo here

Goal 1) Revise TAP 2

My Goal: Finish one lesson every two weeks (roughly)
Where I planned to be: Lesson 17 complete
Where I am: Lesson 17 complete
On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:

The rough cut is doooooooone!

Now I get to read the thing in the right order. And do some fine tweaking. And then? The type-in.

We’re getting close, folks.