Hey folks, happy Saturday. Not sure why I chose this title, but it feels fitting.
Sorry I missed the update last week, my work schedule has changed and been getting used to it.
Anyway, onto the important stuff. Currently still working through my process to begin a more consistent writing and editing schedule to maximize the amount of content I create. The main goal in this is so that I will never again spend over a year without uploading something to the site and I’m always building towards another publish date.
My current thoughts lean towards a simple algorithm. I’m going to write 2 hours every day, then edit for an hour. It’s simple, but I think it works. Once I get into a rhythm, 2 hours will be plenty of time to make meaningful and significant progress. The key is of course consistency.
To me, the problem here is similar to juggling. One can juggle two of anything relatively well, but I’m aiming at three. I want to work on Ocean’s Heart, A Cry from Silence and When Flames Fade simultaneously. Why? Because each appeals to a different group, there may be crossover, but I believe that many who enjoy one might not enjoy another. This will allow for the people who only like one of my three current stories to have something interesting to read, but it also enforces on me some much needed discipline.
Discipline I’ll need, because a career in writing, I suppose, could be said to be like a long march through unknown territory. You travel through rough and smooth terrain, up hills and down valleys. Some days you make miles of progress, other days you make very little. But the key is that there is always progress.
That is what I’m looking for in this change in schedule.
While I’m working on this, I may not update as much as I used to. Currently thinking I’ll slowly transition to two updates a month to maybe even once a month, depending on what I think works best.
I’ll keep you in the loop, of course. My plans are to start releasing a chapter of When Flames Fade and A Cry from Silence once a month, equating to two chapters a month per story, which I believe is ample progress. I will not start publishing until I have either reached a point where I have a large backlog, or I’ve finalized a schedule that guarantees consistent turnover of chapters.
Regardless, Ocean’s Heart work will always be ongoing.
Hope you all have a good weekend, and I’ll see you around!
