IN WHICH the author is buried in stuffies.
Tag: work week
Work week 2023-03-27
Maker: Continue finishing first draft of HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT Manager: NA Marketer: At minimum, share Shepherd book list. Week of Sick has not recurred, but a lot of energy has gone into domestic stuff—navigating a kid situation, finalizing vacations, a solo weekend with the kids, medicating a friend’s parrot for anxiety. Unfortunately, I have no reason… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-27
Work week 2023-03-20
Maker: Continue wrapping up HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT Manager: NA; I’m still recovering from the Week of Sick. Marketer: I have a couple blog posts queued up in my head; should get those out there. This week’s image was taken by my older daughter, an inveterate phone-burglar, in Nash Park in West Windsor. Currently listening: THE PALLBEARERS… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-20
Work week 2023-03-13
Maker: Fuck it Manager: Also fuck it Marketer: Fuck, and I can’t stress this enough, it … I’ve been playing Whac-a-Mole with some stomach virus that scuttles around from family member to family member and periodically makes someone throw up. My current status is deeply tired and burpy but puke-free. Add in an intense work… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-13
Work week 2023-03-06
Maker: Work on the conclusion of HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT, hopefully for an EOQ1 completion Manager: Kick off for a week for once Marketer: Simmer some ideas about promotion later in the year, maybe read something (see “Currently listening”) After not writing new fiction for six weeks, the resistance is very real. But I put out a… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-06
Work week 2023-02-14
Maker: NA Manager: Continue transcribing HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT (46p left). Marketer: Complete book list for Shepherd; publicize WINDBURN WHIPLASH go-live on social media. This week’s picture is sunset over the Delaware, from the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex parking lot. The nights are getting shorter, is the point. Currently listening: IF BOOKS COULD KILL: “The End… Continue reading Work week 2023-02-14
Work week 2023-02-07
Maker: NA Manager: Figure out why I can’t write posts on this site without getting a Critical Error; continue transcribing HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT. Marketer: Couple blog post ideas in the tank but, honestly, may need to fuck off with this in favor of just being done with transcription already. Item #1 under “Manager” is already done,… Continue reading Work week 2023-02-07
Work week 2023-01-30
Maker: Finish newsletter Manager: Continue transcribing HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT; research Kobo promotions. Marketer: Ideate a promo stack; send out newsletter; maybe a couple of small blog posts? Last week we were a sick house, and we’re still not quite over it. Trying to take it slow for a little longer. Photo is a magnolia bud on… Continue reading Work week 2023-01-30
Work week 2023-01-23
Maker: Figure out January newsletter content Manager: Continue transcription of HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT Marketer: WINDBURN WHIPLASH to socials and blog for real this week, you god-damned animal Today’s featured image is a drawing my 11-year-old daughter made when she discovered her Kobo is apparently also an Etch-a-Sketch? Recently watched: THE RENTAL, dir. Dave Franco. I might… Continue reading Work week 2023-01-23
Work week 2023-01-17
Maker: NA Manager: Transcribe HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT to end of manuscript; if done, decide on fate of SNOWDRIFT STARLIGHT plotline Marketer: Couple of blog posts; WINDBURN WHIPLASH preorder to socials. (Sometimes it helps me to have notes on my intentions, so I can at least know I’m doing what I’m not supposed to be doing. Format… Continue reading Work week 2023-01-17