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December Plans
2 years ago
Hey y'all! Brigantine here. I'm coming to the close of November, and I've made a few decisions on where I want to go from here.
First, I'm going to take December off from posting stories. I hate doing that so early in my posting career, but I burned through my buffer during NaNoWriMo, and I don't want to go back to writing a story one week only to publish it the next. I like to have some wiggle room, so I'm going to rebuild and enhance my buffer as part of my break.
The second thing I want to do over my break is edit my new series. There will be 10 or so short stories that I'll have written during November, and I want to get them ready to post by no later than mid-January.
Next, I feel like I've been just churning out stories without much consideration as to where the story goes next. I tend to write with minimal planning; a real fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants approach (Apparently there's even a term for it, and it's called being a 'pantser'. How rude!). I want to up the quality of my writing, and really connect each short story to the one before it and the one that comes next. So, this break will allow me to write a bunch of stories, edit them as a batch, and make sure I'm putting out my best work.
Finally, I am starting college again! For the umpteenth time... But! I don't make any money as an author yet, so I kinda need a day job to, um... survive! So, December will also be me gauging how much writing I can feasibly do while also attending classes. Never fear! I will continue posting, but my updates may become more sparse as time goes on. Although, that's also what a buffer is good for.
Please know that I truly appreciate all the comments, votes, favorites, and shouts y'all have given me. It really means a lot to me that there are people out there who actually like my work enough to show their support. Without your encouragement, I wouldn't be able to continue doing this.
I also want to assure you that I'm not going to go radio silent, either. I will be posting a new journal in lieu of a story every Monday in December, just to check in and let you guys, gals, and others, what I'm doing and how things are going. DM's are also always open, so send me a message if you want to chat as well!
Thanks so much, and have a happy holiday season! Stories will resume in the new year!
First, I'm going to take December off from posting stories. I hate doing that so early in my posting career, but I burned through my buffer during NaNoWriMo, and I don't want to go back to writing a story one week only to publish it the next. I like to have some wiggle room, so I'm going to rebuild and enhance my buffer as part of my break.
The second thing I want to do over my break is edit my new series. There will be 10 or so short stories that I'll have written during November, and I want to get them ready to post by no later than mid-January.
Next, I feel like I've been just churning out stories without much consideration as to where the story goes next. I tend to write with minimal planning; a real fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants approach (Apparently there's even a term for it, and it's called being a 'pantser'. How rude!). I want to up the quality of my writing, and really connect each short story to the one before it and the one that comes next. So, this break will allow me to write a bunch of stories, edit them as a batch, and make sure I'm putting out my best work.
Finally, I am starting college again! For the umpteenth time... But! I don't make any money as an author yet, so I kinda need a day job to, um... survive! So, December will also be me gauging how much writing I can feasibly do while also attending classes. Never fear! I will continue posting, but my updates may become more sparse as time goes on. Although, that's also what a buffer is good for.
Please know that I truly appreciate all the comments, votes, favorites, and shouts y'all have given me. It really means a lot to me that there are people out there who actually like my work enough to show their support. Without your encouragement, I wouldn't be able to continue doing this.
I also want to assure you that I'm not going to go radio silent, either. I will be posting a new journal in lieu of a story every Monday in December, just to check in and let you guys, gals, and others, what I'm doing and how things are going. DM's are also always open, so send me a message if you want to chat as well!
Thanks so much, and have a happy holiday season! Stories will resume in the new year!
