July is coming to a close, so here’s an update on my July Goals.
Reading:
My goal was to read two books a week totaling to eight books this month. I ended up reading more books than that. I have to say I really love having no work.
I ended up reading ten books, two more than I planned. If you want to see the complete list of books I read during July, head on over to my Reading List. I just updated it and it has a link to all the book reviews from July (and the whole year).
Writing:
I queried my children’s book, Nature According to Bobby, to five more agents. Some of the turnaround times are kind of long, so we’ll have to wait and see for that.
I also submitted a poem to the magazine Ladybug. The wait time for that is three to six months.
I wrote Hunter for Camp NaNoWriMo and hit 50k on July 19. I didn’t finish the story, but I think it’s almost done. It might have another two or three chapters? I’m not entirely sure. I wanted to finish the overall novel, but I got distracted with George Florence so Hunter is kind of the back burner for now.
The rewrite of George Florence is still in the works. I took a good break from it because I was writing Hunter. My plan was to write both at the same time, but I think that was a little overambitious.
I had hoped to finish rewriting George Florence by the end of July, but there’s still a lot I need to do. The rewrite is turning out much, much longer than the original first draft. A lot of new additions (good additions, in my opinion) got added when I switched POVs.
Blogging:
I posted a book review every Tuesday and Saturday like I hoped to. I ended up reading two more books than planned, as well.
I also started the Time To Write feature every Friday. I hope you guys enjoy that.
July was a pretty good month for me. I think I got a lot done. Here’s hoping August is just as productive.
It looks like you got a lot done in July. I feel like I’m more productive during the summer than I am in school. 😛
Good luck with all your writing projects.
I think we all are, lol. Thanks.
I have days where I’m not nearly as productive as I’d like.
We all have those days. Then there are those days where you are productive, but it’s just not writing-related.
Mhm. We can’t be completely consistent every single day.
Not at all.
I don’t understand how people can stand being lazy and not doing much of anything.
I know! I have this conversation all the time with my sister. I can’t imagine waking up in the morning for the sole purpose to go to work then to just come home and watch TV. I want to do something with my life. I want to inspire people and make them happy. I hope to do that with my writing.
(Sorry, I went on a slight rant there! Lol)
Exactly. I’ve nearly stopped watching TV altogether and I rarely watch movies to begin with. I’d love to do the same. Let’s inspire people!
Don’t be sorry. I know what you mean.
I don’t watch TV all that often, either. There are a few shows I watch, but I usually put them on as background noise while working on blog posts and such, lol.
Yes, you and I will inspire the world with our words!
Yeah I don’t suppose I’ll have much time for TV during uni.
That sounds very empowering.
I hope you’ll be able to find time to kick back and relax once in a while, though. Everyone needs that.
Yeah, I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, lol.
I’ll do my best. University can’t be so bad, right?
Haha. Both.
Nah, I don’t think so. I think it more or less depends on the kind of professors you get. Some will actually teach and others won’t care and you’ll feel as though your wasting your time and money. How many classes are you taking in the fall?
I’m expecting that. Five. It’s the recommended amount.
I was took five. The recommended was four, but I wanted to be done quicker, lol. I asked to take six and they wouldn’t let me.
Aw what a bummer. You would’ve done just fine and finished a lot quicker.
I know, right? They didn’t think I’d be able to keep up with the work; especially since I work full-time with two part-times on the side. I still finished in two years though, so I can’t complain.
You’re like a superhero in disguise. Did you even sleep? 😛
Surprisingly enough, yes. I woke up two hours earlier than I needed to each day to do homework. It was one of the perks of online schooling, lol.
That’s commitment right there.
That is a lot you got done in July! I’m excited about everything, and you definitely had more reading in the end. Woo hoo!
More reading is always good! 😉
*crosses fingers* Good luck with querying! I’m excited for you about that. And I’m glad to hear you submitted a poem to Ladybug magazine as well. Awesome!
It’s good to hear about the George Florence re-write. I think that’s a good thing. It sounds like a similar story with Puck, which was originally in first person and ended around 30K. Re-writing it in third person doubled its length, and it ended up around 75K. Sounds like George Florence is doing the same. Congrats!
Congrats on winning Camp if I haven’t said it yet. I can’t wait to learn more about Hunter. Excited!
Thanks! Yeah, there’s a lot going on in the writing world for me. It’s funny how the POV changes everything. I did the same thing, too; I switched from first to third.