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Weekend update
Mar. 7th, 2021 03:31 pmI feel kind of annoyed that I'm not getting nearly as much work done as I really should. I know for a fact that I'm still spending a bit too much time dawdling and delaying when I should be writing. Before I started on these two projects, I was still extremely unsure as to where I was going with them (and from past experience, writing without at least some destination in mind tends to produce a lot of pointless drivel in my experience). That's definitely not the situation with both of these projects now. I'm getting maybe about 600 words a day done for each, when I know I could get at least a few hundred more if I put my mind to it. I definitely need to accelerate here. I'm not asking for 2k each per day (though I could probably do that every now and again if I prepped myself?), I'm just looking to bring it up to maybe 1k each for now. Pretty sure I can still hit that in the time I have.
I've been thinking more about self-publishing Diwa & Kaffi lately. As much as I would love to see a much wider audience for it, I think it's probably still a bit too unique to be a good First Novel, unless I pour a hell of a lot more Salesperson Power into it, which I really do not have. More to the point, that particular novel is one that I think needs a specific outlet and a specific brand (ugh hate that word) and I think I can deliver it (ugh hate that phrase). Which means I need to commission a cover. I have a few online artists in mind that I think could nail the mood and the image of what I'd like to use. I'd need to reach out to them and ask for rates.
I'm also thinking of looking into using Barnes & Nobel this time out for self-publishing...I need to do more research and pro/con for it, but I've never had all that much luck with Createspace for the physical copies. We shall see.
Meanwhile, A is taking a few days off this coming week so we'll be doing some local fun stuff: heading to the deYoung to see a few art exhibits and have a walk around (which we haven't done in ages), and head to the SF Zoo as well. It's our own local vacation considering we don't have too much else to do at the moment. Some stores and restaurants are opening up again, but we're not going to be in line for indoor dining just yet, not from past experience. I do kind of miss our vacations, though!
A reminded me that it's been a year since our last trip, which happened to be our visit to MA. I just remember it was COLD AF a few of those days, and all I had was a lightish coat and a scarf, hat and mitts. I do miss our yearly visits to the UK and the occasional one to Hawaii! We're not planning on heading anywhere soon (again -- obvious reasons), but it'll be nice once we can do so again.
Hope everyone has a good week!
I've been thinking more about self-publishing Diwa & Kaffi lately. As much as I would love to see a much wider audience for it, I think it's probably still a bit too unique to be a good First Novel, unless I pour a hell of a lot more Salesperson Power into it, which I really do not have. More to the point, that particular novel is one that I think needs a specific outlet and a specific brand (ugh hate that word) and I think I can deliver it (ugh hate that phrase). Which means I need to commission a cover. I have a few online artists in mind that I think could nail the mood and the image of what I'd like to use. I'd need to reach out to them and ask for rates.
I'm also thinking of looking into using Barnes & Nobel this time out for self-publishing...I need to do more research and pro/con for it, but I've never had all that much luck with Createspace for the physical copies. We shall see.
Meanwhile, A is taking a few days off this coming week so we'll be doing some local fun stuff: heading to the deYoung to see a few art exhibits and have a walk around (which we haven't done in ages), and head to the SF Zoo as well. It's our own local vacation considering we don't have too much else to do at the moment. Some stores and restaurants are opening up again, but we're not going to be in line for indoor dining just yet, not from past experience. I do kind of miss our vacations, though!
A reminded me that it's been a year since our last trip, which happened to be our visit to MA. I just remember it was COLD AF a few of those days, and all I had was a lightish coat and a scarf, hat and mitts. I do miss our yearly visits to the UK and the occasional one to Hawaii! We're not planning on heading anywhere soon (again -- obvious reasons), but it'll be nice once we can do so again.
Hope everyone has a good week!
