Hello all of you folks who find me from across the interwebs! How are things going for you?
They are moving along nicely for myself. I’m still chipping away at a few different writing projects. I’m just about done with the first draft of a story for one anthology, and I’m working on a revision for another story for submission to another anthology. Once I get those done I will either go back to working on my novel, or do some more short stories. I haven’t decided yet. And, of course, I’ll let you know where you can get copies once available.
The fiction writing group I run at Village Books is still going well. By the time this has posted we’ll have met for our 4th meeting. It is an interesting experience facilitating a group like this. Facilitate really is the proper word, because I don’t feel like I’m controlling the group, I’m more leading the group along in order for everyone to get the most possible out of the experience. At least that is what I hope for. So far I’ve gotten positive feedback but I’m always open to suggestions on ways to improve the group.
In other news: in order to try and become more efficient with the use of my time, I’ve started using a ‘Bullet Journal‘. For those who don’t know what that is, it’s a fancy way of using a blank notebook for personal time management. The basic system is great and I highly recommend it if you are in need of finding more time in your days. Mine is nowhere near as pretty as examples found across Pinterest. On there you’ll find beautiful hand drawn intricate layouts designed by professional graphic designers with washy-tape everywhere. Mine is very utilitarian and functional (I can’t draw). But I like it. In the past month of using this system, my little notebook has become an appendage, a second buffer storage for my brain. Maybe in the future I’ll share some of my more interesting pages on here.
Oh, and another plus of using a Bullet Journal is that it’s a great excuse to buy stationary and stationary accessories, ‘I tell you what!’