Briefs
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This week was full of distractions! But I still added 40 pages to Dungeon Runner 3 and finished everything on Dungeon Runner 2. “Finishing” is the hardest thing in the world, haha. It’s easy to get to that 80% mark, but the last 20% always rears its ugly head and vomits surprises.
Who doesn’t like vomit?
Anyway, the distractions came from WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference). It’s an Apple event where they talk about their new hardware and software. Despite tech journalists’ predictions, saying a refreshed Mac Studio wouldn’t happen, it happened. Woot! And I snatched one up before my brain could process how much they were. ;)
Dumb brain is always trying to curb my spending…
The new computer will be here on Wednesday. This will be a serious upgrade to my main office and will handle just about everything I want to do outside of gaming.
In other news, I’ve looked over my records for the last few weeks and found that my last three writing sessions per day almost always underperform. I thought this was due to poor sleep, so I stopped working in bed and went to sleep 30 minutes early. Of course, my dumb brain wakes up 30 minutes early to account for the change.
After some research, I think I’m exhausting my focus. You can only focus for so long before your brain needs a break. This week, I’m giving myself a 35-minute break before the last three sessions to meditate or sleep.
We’ll see how it goes. That’s it from me. I hope you have a wonderful week!
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Happy Sunday!
I’ll be phasing out the Projects section of my site because, moving forward, it doesn’t make much sense to have it.
The section is for readers to see my progress on the next book they are waiting for. But, in the future, once the first book has been published, all books will be done and available for preorder.
Instead of posting updates in the Projects section, you’ll see them here in Briefs and as full articles. :)
This week was all about preparing for next week (and killing demons, #DiabloIV). I went back to Dungeon Runner 2 and finished the three chapters I left incomplete. They were hard chapters, which is why I didn’t finish them in the first place, haha.
This book is so fun and crazy. I love it. It’s my favorite book yet. And now I need to make the magic happen for the last Dungeon Runner. That’s a tall order, but I have some ideas that will push the envelope.
That’s it for this week. I hope you have a nice weekend. :)
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I slept terribly last night.
The demons of hell haunted my dreams!
Today, I seek revenge. Starting at 5:00 P.M.!
(As an adult, you get that kid-on-Christmas-morning feeling rarely. I’m such a kid today, and I love it, haha.)
#DiabloIV
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Diablo 4 comes out in four days!
I have lots to get done before the game is released, then I’ll be taking Friday off to slay the demons of hell. I’m beyond excited. :)
In other news, I started watching Ted Lasso. It’s hilarious. If you like comedy, you should check it out.
Lastly, Dungeon Runner 3 is about 1/4th done. I’m enjoying the story and am excited to write the rest of it. My progress this last week has been a bit slow, but that should pick up a lot in June.
Have a great week!
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I promised a big announcement last Sunday and . . . didn’t send it. This is why I don’t make promises, haha.
Sorry!
I’ll work on the announcement tonight.
My family left on Tuesday, and I officially returned to my full-time schedule on Wednesday. It feels great to be back! Since then, my focus has been on Dungeon Runner 2, which is about 80 pages (20,000 words) longer than Dungeon Runner 1, and still not quite done.
Today marks the first day of my new writing schedule. I’ll be writing seven days a week. But don’t worry about burnout. I’m practicing all of my healthy habits. :)
Happy Mother’s Day!
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No project updates this week. Family is still in town until Tuesday. We’ve done a bit of everything, which has been a lot of fun but makes it very difficult to be productive.
Starting this next Wednesday, I’ll be back to my full-time schedule. I also have some big announcements to make, so expect an email. :)
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My family, which I rarely get to see (once every year or two), is visiting. Yay! But that (and some big audiobook stuff) has derailed my progress on Dungeon Runner 2 (the novel). It’s sitting at 97%. Getting there. :)
Things will return to normal after one more week. And by normal, I mean I’ll be enacting Plan 18. Dun dun dun! My schedule will include Saturdays and Sundays going forward. Lots of stories to write!
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I’ve added a new Update to both Dungeon Runner 2 and Secret Project 1. Things are going smoothly, and with a bit of luck, I’ll finish Dungeon Runner 2 this upcoming week.
In other news. . . .
I’m currently negotiating the audiobook rights to all of my books. I can’t narrate (right now) or be trusted to hire others since I’m too close to the material. Working with a publishing company will help get these books out there for listeners to enjoy.
I’ll have more to share soon. :)
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Dungeon Runner 2 is now 85% done. If you’d like more details on how this week went, you can read my thoughts on its project update page.
All and all, the story is coming together well. I’ve also started working on Dungeon Runner 3. It would only be 1% done at this point, so I’ll wait until next week to add it to my active projects.
My poor secret project has not made any progress for a bit. I still think about it often but haven’t had time to study. By 6:00 p.m., my brain is dead. It wants to play games and socialize. But there’s a lot to learn before I can write this book. So, I’ll start small and see how it goes.
I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Looking for some fun April Fools’ Day posts? I didn’t have time to do anything this year (focusing on writing lots and lots), but the last two years have some fun posts for you to enjoy.
In 2021, I announced that Arachnomancer was going HaremLit! Book 2 would be titled “Babe Squad!?!: Oh Sh*t! My Girlfriends are Spiders!” It has a fun cover. :)
In 2022, after lots of fighting with Amazon, I decided to remove all the swearwords or anything that could be considered offensive in Arachnomancer. As such, I announced Kittymancer!
I hope these posts give you a laugh. Have a wonderful Sunday and April!