Goodbye September

September kind of...didn't happen. Like, the beginning of it seems so far away. As does the middle. But it doesn't feel like September anymore. And August was years ago. But it still doesn't feel right that its October now....if any of that makes any sense...

Just like 2019, I wanted to make some resolutions and (try to) stick to them. As a reminder, here were my updated resolutions.


2020 Resolutions:

     (1) Write [almost] every day

     (2) Don't stop reading

     (3) Complete something (e.g. a manuscript)

     (4) Share love of books/writing
     (5) Be kinder to myself

(1) Not every day. Not every other day. Probably not even half of the days. But some day, yeah, I succeeded in writing/brainstorming/editing/planning/plotting by Captain Hook piece. Mostly map making and more just outlining stuff (not really outlining but thinking about outlining). I did re-read and edit my one completed manuscript again. So there's that.

(2) Books read this month: 7. (Still have those three half started books...And a pile of I'll-Start-This-Tomorrow's).

(3) Two Moves Ahead research for query letter-ing, agents/agencies, final (probably) read thru and editing complete. Though no one has ever gotten back to me about reading/editing/answering questions yet (or ever), so I might call people out (as a way to procrastinate actually querying)...

(4) Posts this month (including this one): 13.

(5) Same as last month: Some days feel really good, try really hard, seeing a difference. Then I fall off the wagon one day and gain everything back and feel like crap. Yup. Fun stuff here all around.

Anyone still holding onto their resolutions?

Any exciting October reads?
Anything I should check out?

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