Hello, lovelies! This week’s blog post is just to let you know that I will not have a blog post next week. Instead, I’m inviting you to a live Q&A on my YouTube channel. It will be a fun time to chat about my latest book and what the future holds. Come hang out with me!
Set a reminder here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq37E8_dOsM
I think we’ve all been here. Whether it’s procrastination, laziness, or just life not allowing you time to do the things you need, we’ve all fallen behind on our tasks and goals. I know the beginning of a new year isn’t the best time to talk about this, but it needs to be discussed.
We’re only two weeks into 2021, but I’m about to fall
behind. I’ve been very good so far about staying on track and on task, but this
is one of those situations that comes out of nowhere and slaps you in the face.
I’ve recently sent my next novel, the second in my series
that is on a strict deadline, to my beta readers. Even though I had everything
planned, everything according to my schedule, I now find myself having to put everything
on hold to (shudder) rewrite my book and still make the deadline.
Now, I know I’ll probably have to ask for an extension to
actually get it done, but that’s okay. As long as I’m making sure that the
content I put out for you guys is the best it can be, I’m happy. But it does
throw me off in other areas, so I’ve been having to rework some things.
This blog post is not just me complaining about my
situation. This is going to be me telling you how I am moving past this and
still managing to stay on task. It can be so overwhelming playing catch-up, but
never fear! We’ll get through this together!
The first step is to make a list. I am the queen of lists –
I have one for everything. So, you have a lot on your plate? List every task
out in no particular order. Just get it all down on the page and out of your
head.
Step number two is to prioritize that list. To the side of
each task, write out if any of them have deadlines or if they have to be
completed that day. This will help you determine what has to be done
immediately, and what can wait an hour or a few days.
Now you have a list of tasks that you can structure into a
schedule. I also find it helpful to set my own deadlines on certain tasks, that
way I don’t have something that stays on my to-do list for weeks at a time.
It’s best to get it done while you can instead of putting it off.
And there you have it! I really hope that this is helpful.
It’s how I do my scheduling, especially in times like these where I have
multiple projects that I’m juggling at once.
Until next time,
Lori Fayre
It’s a little late, but here it is. As a reminder, I’m now doing a half MillWordY (600k). Let’s get started!
December Statistics
Project Cowboy: 55,592
Project Monster: 3,842
Random Projects: 520
Total Words for December: 59,954
Total Words for Challenge: 173,502/600,000
I almost hit 60k this month! I
ended up having to rewrite my entire first draft of Cowboy to fix it. I’m still
working on it and have even more to do, but I also hope to really start on
Monster soon. January is going to be interesting – I’m working on several
secret projects this month and only one has to do with writing. But, I’m ahead
of schedule, so I think taking it easy will be a good thing (though the stats
won’t look that impressive).
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
Okay. So, not great. I’m still
trying to finish edits for Project Cowboy, but I did take time off for the
holidays. I tried to average 3k every day, but I fell short on some days. I did
beat my high score, though, and managed to hit over 7k in one day, which is a
pretty good feat for me. Let’s look at my new goals.
January Goals
~ Average 1k on writing days
~ Get Cowboy to betas
~ Write first draft of Monster
~ Classified
Not many this go ‘round, but
that’s okay. And you’re not allowed to know the last one yet! Until next time…
Love always,
Lori Fayre
