Back with the latest update on my 2014 forecast. August was a bit of a kick ass month for me. I wrote over 100k words during the month, and finished all of the books I had scheduled to go to the editor. That means I have begun my list for 2015 already, and started on the books for it as well. Which means, of course, plenty of changes for this weeks list.

And now, onto the updates.

First, the overall goals. Not specific books, but all around goals..

1. I’ve challenged myself to write 600,000 words in 2014. ( 464,955 WC as of 9/2/14 10:47PM)
2. I will build my audience and work harder at promotion. A continuing work in progress.
3. I will find focus (see below), and figure out how to USE it. I did really well on this in August. Hoping to be able to continue in September, but it’s a busy month, so we’ll see how it goes.
4. Plan 2015 Holidays in Lake Point series books. Done – and submitted to SCP as a proposal. Still waiting on work back.
5. Plan 2015 book schedule. I’ve written down the know ideas I have, and have started on the first book for the year. Once I get an answer on my Lake Point books I’ll be able to plan dates better (having deadlines really helps my focus).

And for my list of projects. This I’m not removing the completed items, because I like seeing how many are done, however I did remove a couple I had to backburner for pressing deadlines. Items in RED are complete. Items in ORANGE are in progress (or progress notes). Items in BLUE are new.

1. Runaway Train (Dominion Falls 5) – 113k
2. Stalled Independence (Lake Point #3) – 35k
3. Katherine’s Story (Dominion Falls Prequel) – 48k – Named finally. Independent Brake
4. Into a Mirror Darkly (Morgana Chronicles 1) – 100k (~10k done)
5. Witch Way (Lake Point #4) – 30k
6. A Thorough Thanksgiving (Lake Point #5) – 23k
7. Heartstrings & Hockey Pucks (Lake Point #7) – 30k (10,151 done)
8. Luck of the Cowgirl (Lake Point #8) – 30k
9. Natural Selection – 40k
10. The Tribe (The Tribe #1) – 85k
11. The Wolf (The Tribe #2) – 85k
12. Switchback (Dominion Falls 6) – 100k
13. The Chief (The Tribe #3) – 85k
14. The Raven (The Tribe #4) – 85k
15. The Child (The Tribe #5) – 85k
16. Escaping Humanity (Co-authoring w/ Mary Terrani) – 100k (22k done)

So thrilled  with the progress I made, and the plans I’ve made for the 2015 year. So many words to be written. I think I can make my 600k goal for this year, and maybe more!  I’ve got some crazy-busy months coming up to round out the year, but I still hope to get plenty of words in.

So here’s to heading into the final quarter of the year and on the path to ending the year with a bang!