This year has passed crazy fast. I can’t even believe that less than two months are left.

My goals for this year were crazy lofty, and I’ve spent the past few months really working to get close to those goals. Real life has thrown quite a few monkey wrenches into my path, but I still hope to get a good number of them met.

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. (Finally picked up the pace on this one.  As of 10/16/15 I was at 509,548. I haven’t written since, but I’m starting tonight.)
2. I will build my audience and work harder at promotion – Well, I hit a huge snag in this one, wherein I had to take up the reins myself. So baby steps, but I’m getting there. Also, lowering my prices after the closing of my publishing house has boosted my sales, so that’s helping)
3. I will regain my focus. (Did really good until DISNEY and the crap storm in the 3 days since. Trying to refocus as I type.)
4. I will detail at least one of the new series I have listed to play with. (Making a little headway with one of them. Plan to start the first story in the group of stories soon.)
5. I will decide by July if I’ll continue in Lake Point through 2016. (I did, then changed. No Lake Point in 2016, but hope to return for 2017.)
6. I will plan the 2016 books and have my proposal into the publisher by August 1st (became inconsequential when the house closed)

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  (technically started, but put on hold)
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. Red Zone (Dominion Falls 5.5) – 20k (Plot roughed out, will start end by end of month)
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) – 120k (done 9/15)
14. Derailed (revamping/updating) – 120k (done 10/16)
15. Dark Territory (revamping/updating) – 120k (1k done)

It’s been a crazy few months with so many things happening. I was in an excellent place last month and now I feel as though I’m playing catchup once again.  Here’s to hoping the next couple of weeks go smoothly so I might get back to where I feel I’m back on track. 🙂