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Balans Arkwright
Freelance Writer
Week: February 10-14, 2025
* Publishing this Weekend
--- Commissions
--- None (Don't worry I'll write more soon!)
--- Warmups
--- None (Don't worry I'll write more soon!)
--- Total published words: 0 (I can explain haha)
* Additional Completed Tasks
--- Backstage
--- None
* Ongoing Tasks
--- Writing
--- 1. Articus; 3,000 words | Keywords: male, female, Size diff, muscle, Macro, growth
--- 2. Marcus; 500 words | Keywords: Character backstory writing
--- 3. AJ in The Dawn of Duskbreaker; 2,000 words | Keywords: Blacksmith, Demon, King, Sword, Muscle, growth
--- 4. Tanmux in A Muse of Muscle; 3,000 words | Keywords: Wholesome, Romance, College, Slice of Life, Size diff, Feel Good
--- Editing
--- Currently Open! Show me your writing and we can make it shine!
--- Proofreading
--- Currently Open! Want a detailed, expansive, deep review of your writing? Let's talk!
--- Consultations
--- Currently Open! Book a time and let's build your story today!
--- Backstage
--- 1. Better Freelance Habits:
--- 1.1. Use Monday to commission hunt (only if needed!)
--- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are to complete commissions
--- 1.2. Schedule publications in advance with Posty Birb. Don't wait until day-of for publication.
--- 1.3. Do daily planning every morning; What's most important?
* Tasks for Upcoming Week
--- Complete all Ongoing Tasks!
--- Daily planner every day! Save time to complete.
--- Fulfill something on the research list, at least one thing
--- Use Posty Birb to set up publication beforehand for writing.
--- Solidify schedule: Mon is commission hunt if needed, then Tue, Wed, and Thur is Production (Writing, Editing, Thumbnail and Pub-Prep respectably), Friday is Weekly Review, Weekend is publication.
* Distant Tasks
--- Research:
--- Look into Kofi. Is it worth doing?
--- Themed ideas for May into August. Anything stick out to write?
--- Research publications both inside and outside of the furry community to write for:
--- 1. Use windows Notepad for keeping track of discoveries
--- 2. Reserve time in the week to explore on Google; Search up publications accepting submissions or search on Fa for communities that would want publications.
--- 3. Make notes on what exactly they're looking for. Themes? General ideas? Aspirations? Checking "About Us" pages will help.
--- FA Advertising:
--- 2. Look into advertising on Fa; What's needed, how much is it, what kind of ads should be made, etc.
--- 3. Do research on how others advertise. What do their ads look like?
--- 4. Design ads for Fa. Recommend using commission sheet to establish the style and theme.
--- 5. Get ads running!
--- Reason to wait: I want to have a great catalogue to show people I'm dependable and trustworthy first. So that means building up the gallery and getting used to a routine before jumping into R&D for advertising. I want to be worth the advertising time if you will; People deserve that at the minimum.
* Tasks for This Week
--- Complete commissions
--- Daily planner every day! Save time to complete.
--- Fulfill something on the research list, at least one thing
--- Use Posty Birb to set up publication beforehand for writing.
--- Solidify schedule: Mon, Tue, and Wed is work time, Thursday is spare tire, Friday is Weekly Review, Weekend is publication.
* Additional Notes
It was a tale of two weeks with a lesson realized in the middle. The first you all know from my "Update: Illness and Recovery" journal entry; I was suffering from a throat cold and came back this current week. This past week was me recovering in another way; It was my birthday this week and for my sister too. We're actually back to back, separated by four years and one day haha. So while suffering through the worst of times with that throat cold, friends and family wanted me to celebrate the best of times by taking time off. It worked out well too with the need to hunt for commissions on the side mixed with just needed the recharge time.
I spent that time well I think; Hosted a 12 hour long gaming session online with friends in a group discord voice chat, just playing Stardew Valley since someone gifted it to me over my steam. Outside of the public facing stuff, I also spent time to reconnect with myself. I wrote in my diary, got laundry done, cleaned my room a little bit. It was in that time too that I realized these weekly reports, honestly this whole system of accountability and planning ahead, had seriously helped me in more ways than I knew before. When I wanted to write this week, I couldn't jump in at all and it was a sputtering engine again just like the past few years. But now I realized like night and day the difference just having a guide like this makes.
More writing will come this week. With tons of hazardous driving conditions coming in, be it snow, sleet, rain that freezes over, and more, odds are I'll be cooped up and can use the extra time wiser than I did this week haha. You're all amazing and hoping you all have a great and safe time ahead!
Freelance Writer
Week: February 10-14, 2025
* Publishing this Weekend
--- Commissions
--- None (Don't worry I'll write more soon!)
--- Warmups
--- None (Don't worry I'll write more soon!)
--- Total published words: 0 (I can explain haha)
* Additional Completed Tasks
--- Backstage
--- None
* Ongoing Tasks
--- Writing
--- 1. Articus; 3,000 words | Keywords: male, female, Size diff, muscle, Macro, growth
--- 2. Marcus; 500 words | Keywords: Character backstory writing
--- 3. AJ in The Dawn of Duskbreaker; 2,000 words | Keywords: Blacksmith, Demon, King, Sword, Muscle, growth
--- 4. Tanmux in A Muse of Muscle; 3,000 words | Keywords: Wholesome, Romance, College, Slice of Life, Size diff, Feel Good
--- Editing
--- Currently Open! Show me your writing and we can make it shine!
--- Proofreading
--- Currently Open! Want a detailed, expansive, deep review of your writing? Let's talk!
--- Consultations
--- Currently Open! Book a time and let's build your story today!
--- Backstage
--- 1. Better Freelance Habits:
--- 1.1. Use Monday to commission hunt (only if needed!)
--- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are to complete commissions
--- 1.2. Schedule publications in advance with Posty Birb. Don't wait until day-of for publication.
--- 1.3. Do daily planning every morning; What's most important?
* Tasks for Upcoming Week
--- Complete all Ongoing Tasks!
--- Daily planner every day! Save time to complete.
--- Fulfill something on the research list, at least one thing
--- Use Posty Birb to set up publication beforehand for writing.
--- Solidify schedule: Mon is commission hunt if needed, then Tue, Wed, and Thur is Production (Writing, Editing, Thumbnail and Pub-Prep respectably), Friday is Weekly Review, Weekend is publication.
* Distant Tasks
--- Research:
--- Look into Kofi. Is it worth doing?
--- Themed ideas for May into August. Anything stick out to write?
--- Research publications both inside and outside of the furry community to write for:
--- 1. Use windows Notepad for keeping track of discoveries
--- 2. Reserve time in the week to explore on Google; Search up publications accepting submissions or search on Fa for communities that would want publications.
--- 3. Make notes on what exactly they're looking for. Themes? General ideas? Aspirations? Checking "About Us" pages will help.
--- FA Advertising:
--- 2. Look into advertising on Fa; What's needed, how much is it, what kind of ads should be made, etc.
--- 3. Do research on how others advertise. What do their ads look like?
--- 4. Design ads for Fa. Recommend using commission sheet to establish the style and theme.
--- 5. Get ads running!
--- Reason to wait: I want to have a great catalogue to show people I'm dependable and trustworthy first. So that means building up the gallery and getting used to a routine before jumping into R&D for advertising. I want to be worth the advertising time if you will; People deserve that at the minimum.
* Tasks for This Week
--- Complete commissions
--- Daily planner every day! Save time to complete.
--- Fulfill something on the research list, at least one thing
--- Use Posty Birb to set up publication beforehand for writing.
--- Solidify schedule: Mon, Tue, and Wed is work time, Thursday is spare tire, Friday is Weekly Review, Weekend is publication.
* Additional Notes
It was a tale of two weeks with a lesson realized in the middle. The first you all know from my "Update: Illness and Recovery" journal entry; I was suffering from a throat cold and came back this current week. This past week was me recovering in another way; It was my birthday this week and for my sister too. We're actually back to back, separated by four years and one day haha. So while suffering through the worst of times with that throat cold, friends and family wanted me to celebrate the best of times by taking time off. It worked out well too with the need to hunt for commissions on the side mixed with just needed the recharge time.
I spent that time well I think; Hosted a 12 hour long gaming session online with friends in a group discord voice chat, just playing Stardew Valley since someone gifted it to me over my steam. Outside of the public facing stuff, I also spent time to reconnect with myself. I wrote in my diary, got laundry done, cleaned my room a little bit. It was in that time too that I realized these weekly reports, honestly this whole system of accountability and planning ahead, had seriously helped me in more ways than I knew before. When I wanted to write this week, I couldn't jump in at all and it was a sputtering engine again just like the past few years. But now I realized like night and day the difference just having a guide like this makes.
More writing will come this week. With tons of hazardous driving conditions coming in, be it snow, sleet, rain that freezes over, and more, odds are I'll be cooped up and can use the extra time wiser than I did this week haha. You're all amazing and hoping you all have a great and safe time ahead!
