Writer's Wednesday--I'm writing!

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Time for one of my occasional writer's update posts!

 I've been home for a month now, which means... I'm about to head about again, to spend Thanksgiving with the kids in the Bay Area. But it also means that I've had long enough to get into something of a habit of work. With what results?

  • I'm 36K into the draft of Painted Over, which will eventually be #4 in the Seffi Wardwell mysteries. That's the big thing. I'm averaging nearly 2200 words a day, which is in my target range. I have also been tinkering with a couple of short stories, and trying to figure out where to start and what to say in a short memoir piece. Probably too much to keep in my head all at once.
  • On the administrative side, I have set up a store with Buy Me a Coffee! That also means I have the link for people to donate if something I share really excites them, though I'm not going to hold my breath. But having the store means that when I am doing direct sales at events I can offer a link to buy my ebooks on the spot. Again, I don't know if it will happen, but I know it won't happen if there's no mechanism to do so, and the site costs me nothing if I don't sell. I'll report back after a couple of months on how it goes.

  • I've joined Seattle's Author's Events Network to give me affordable access to events for direct sales. So far I've only done one event (signing on late means everything was booked, but I got to fill in on a cancellation), but it was generally enjoyable and acceptably profitable.
  • I have been working on a re-design of my bookmarks, and need to do just a little more and put in an order for a supply. If you have someplace you like to get things of that sort, please let me know (either local to Seattle or on line).
     
  • I've had to replace my laptop (just delivered yesterday), so am setting that up to allow me to work when away from my desk. 
  •  To cope with the insidious effects of a northern winter, I have planned a January getaway and am poring over maps to dream up my summer backpacking trips.

That's pretty much it! I'll be spending Thanksgiving in the Bay Area (SF) with my kids, so it will be interesting to see how I do at my daily word count. I'm not going to hold myself to anything more than getting in a few words every day so I don't wholly lose momentum.

As we approach the end of the year, how is your writing going, if that's what you do, or your reading goals if that's what you do? Let me know in the comments!

    

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