Happy Holidays!

A little late, but, no matter what you celebrate,

I wish you all the best! Happy holidays, y'all!

My 2021 Writing Goals (and a look back on 2020)

I don’t think I need to tell you all how weird 2020 has been. We’ve all lived through it and heard about it too much at this point. So, in this post, I’m going to focus on how my writing journey has gone this year.

Let’s start by looking back on 2020. It was a big year for me personally, as I released my debut novel at the end of January and my second novel in mid-October. I feel very lucky to have had those accomplishments under my belt in a single year. I also got married, which was one of my personal goals! I’d like to look back on all of the writing goals I set for myself and see how it all went.

 

✔ Release The Devil’s Maverick Yes. I definitely did this and the event was amazing!

✔ Query Project Manhattan Queried, published, and released!

✘ Start/join a book club I never did get around to this one…

✘ Go to a writer’s retreat I did have this one planned and ready to go, but I think we all know why it fell through.

✔ Start vlogging I put a check next to this one because I did try and I did post a vlog. I didn’t stick with it, but I did give it a shot and found out it wasn’t really for me.

✘ Run the second annual NaNoWriMo competition at the library Another one I attempted, but the virtual format didn’t work as well as we thought it would.

✘ Read 50 books I think I read a total of five books over the year. It’s shameful, really.

✘ Read at least 10 books outside of my usual genre I read two out of my usual genre.

✔ Write 2 books I finished three new novels total this year!

 

So, I didn't quite make the mark. But it was a strange time so I'm giving myself a pass. Onto my new 2020 goals! I’m lowering my ambitions this year for several personal reasons and because I’ve started to learn what I can handle. I’ve realized I can do more when I don’t have as many expectations.

 

~ Submit book 2 in Unexpected Mergers (This will be happening in the next couple of months! I’m almost done…)

~ Finish book 3 in Unexpected Mergers (This is also in the process, but I want to get it out quickly!)

~ Release my next novel (Announcement coming soon…)

~ Win MillWordY (I’m on track for this one at the moment.)

~ Complete 5 novels, editing and new (Something I have done and know I can do again!)

~ Revamp my social media pages (Already in the works…)

 

I was a little vague this time around. I don’t know how this year is going to look and I’d rather not set unrealistic goals.

That’s all I have for this week. Let me know if you’ll be setting any goals for the new year, writing or otherwise!

 

Love always,

Lori Fayre

A New Age

Hey, lovelies! Today’s post is going to be a short one, but I wanted to put something out there, and this has been a long time coming.

Since I’ve been on the internet, I’ve been trying to challenge myself. I’ve had multiple blogs, a vlogging channel, and an art channel. All have fallen to the wayside, but that’s not the fate I want for my writing channels and blog.

Starting this January, I’m going to be implementing new standards for my social media pages. I’m going to keep up with my weekly blogs, have more on my personal life and daily goings on, and try to revive my YouTube channel. I want to interact with you guys more and really get to know you! If you’re interested, the best place to find me will be my Instagram, which is linked below with all of my other social media pages.

Along with weekly blog posts, I’ll be doing monthly YouTube videos, a live podcast, and live write-ins. Everything will be introduced slowly in 2021 while I adjust to the new schedule. I really want to be more involved and I think that this will really help. I also have announcements, giveaways, and contests planned for 2021, so stick around and see what’s in store!

 

Love always,

Lori Fayre

 

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MillWordY Update for November 2020

As a reminder, I’m now doing a half MillWordY (600k). Let’s get started!

 

November Statistics

Project Hawthorne: 3,323

Project Nocturnal: 42,311

Random Projects: 2,836

Total Words for November: 48,470

Total Words for Challenge: 113, 548/600,000

 

Whoo! Passed the 100k mark, which means reward time! I chose a dry erase board (something I’ve been wanting for my office for some time) to help with planning and outlining. I’ve been under the weather for the past week and I’m currently in that lull between manuscripts, but here’s to finishing another project in December! Onto goals…

 

November Goals

✘ Average 3k on writing days

✔ Edit Project Nocturnal

✔ Start writing a new project

✘ Stick to my weekly blog posting schedule

 

This time I only got two, but I was really close to that 3k everyday mark – closer than ever, in fact. Blogs did take a bit of a backseat, but that was due to me trying to get a new social media schedule into place.

 

December Goals

~ Average 3k on writing days

~ Edit Project Cowboy

~ Stick to new social media schedule (including blogs)

~ Take at least one day each week to relax

 

I added that last one because I have been stressing myself out. It’s important to take time to yourself and that is my advice to you: take a break now and then!

 

Love always,

Lori Fayre