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I’m not very good at planning.

I used to be decent, but I’ve discovered that as I’ve gotten older my willingness to plan and stick to said plan has decreased. That said, I’ve been trying to correct this tendency, especially when it comes to my writing projects. Between a full time job and the boyfriend, I often end up with very little time to devote to writing, a common complaint. However, I still try to do something every day, even if it’s something as small as reading over a short story or writing a couple hundred words on a new project. However, soon my life will change drastically, and it has made me wonder about my writing goals.

If you’re new to reading or just haven’t checked in for a while, I’m quitting my real person job at a major corporation next week. I found the money nice but the position unsatisfying. I was doing mostly data entry and manipulation which is not really my thing. So with the money I have saved I am taking a trip that I have long dreamed of. As of June 4th I will be on a plane to Japan. I will be there one month.

For that month I expect to still write, because it’s what I do. However I’m aware that my output will probably fall. In addition I have no job when I come back. This is slightly terrifying. It’s also very exciting. For at least the next six months I plan on working part time and devoting myself to my writing. It’s something I can only do while I’m young.

So in accordance with this I am trying to come up with a plan. Which, you may recall me mentioning, is not my forte. So far I have a few ideas: self publish some material, continue to build my platform, and finish my current manuscript. But I feel I need something more rigid.

Anyway that is what I’m working on right now. It has been very enlightening to look critically at my work and my schedule. I encourage you to do the same and I will let you know what I come up with!

Over and out.

Remember how I said I might have trouble updating this blog since I’m going to Japan?

Consider the trip begun, for all intents and purposes.

After reading like ten books in the past two weeks, I have finally (apparently) ingested enough material to begin rewrites!

These rewrites are something I have been thinking of for a long time and I’m pretty excited about them. When they are done, I’m going to query a few publishers and agents if the book is still long enough. If not, I am going to self-publish.

The book in question is my book which was tentatively titled “The Last Disciple”. I’ve pretty much decided I’m going to have to get over that as a title, since if you Google “The Last Disciple” you get about ten thousand hits, most of them to do with Jesus. In the interim I’ve been playing with alternative titles and the like.

While I’m working on that project, I have a question. How much would you pay for a short story? For example, say I were to put up a series or collection of short stories for purchase on Amazon? Would you pay 99 cents for five stories?