Whoosh, this year is flying by! I can’t believe it is officially half over.

My goals for this year were crazy lofty, and I have slacked off on so very many of them. In the past month I’ve really pushed to getting back into the game again. Words and ideas are flowing wonderfully now. Only thing I’m lacking is the time to put them into motion.

So without further ado or ramblings from my overworked brain…here’s the update!

First, the overall goals to set the tone for the year…

1. I’ve challenged myself to write 600,000 words in 2015. (really slacking. Only 198k as of 7/2/15)
2. I will build my audience and work harder at promotion – including tours for my three series during the year. (Improving my numbers all the time. Have a great PR company getting my books out there. Had good numbers for a couple of months. The upcoming months will get even better.)
3. I will regain my focus. (Finally making ground. Not perfect, but as my day job hours ease up again, and the craziness of my life eases a teeny bit, this will improve)
4. I will detail at least one of the new series I have listed to play with. (Still nada. Maybe soon)
5. I will decide by July if I’ll continue in Lake Point through 2016. (I did, I did!  I am moving into 2016.)
6. I will plan the 2016 books and have my proposal into the publisher by August 1st (one month? Yikes!)

And next is my list of projects. The books in ORANGE are current works-in-progress. Books in RED are completed. Books in BLUE are new adds!

1. Free Falling (Holidays in Lake Point 10) – 30k (done 2/28)
2. Love for Hire (Holidays in Lake Point 11) – 30k (done 3/31)
3. Haunted Hearts (Holidays in Lake Point 12) – 30k (2000 words)
4. Mistletoe Mixup (Holidays in Lake Point 13) – 30k
5. Into a Mirror Darkly (Morgana Chronicles 1) – 100k (~10k done)
6. Switchback (Dominion Falls 6) – 100k
7. Dead Man’s Switch (Dominion Falls 7) – 100k
8. The Virgin Madam (Dominion Falls 5.5) – 20k (This one is possible, but not definite)
9. The Raven (The Tribe #4) – 85k (40,131 words)
10. The Child (The Tribe #5) – 85k
11. The Town (The Tribe #6) – 85k
12. Escaping Humanity (Co-authoring w/ Mary Terrani) – 80k (54k done)
13. Changing Tracks (revamping/updating) – 100k
14. Derailed (revamping/updating) – 100k
15. Dark Territory (revamping/updating) – 100k

It feels good to be working again. I really hope that by next month I’ve got some good changes to my numbers. I do have to write Haunted Hearts ASAP as it’s due to the publisher in a month. At least I have the cover done. Now just to get the words on the page!

Speaking of which, time to get back to writing.