Things were going okay until they weren’t.

Work has been crazy, and I have been struggling to feel even remotely creative.
We tend to play video games as a family, and some of that game time crept into my writing time as it was easier to consume creative content than to produce it.
Still, all in, I am on track for the year, but only because I worked ahead earlier in the year.
I am halfway through Prince Thomas and Mage Purple Class Claudia’s story. Finishing it in November is my goal. I hope to make it, but work will only get busier. I have a huge deadline on November 15th, and a “drop dead” date on December 19th. I am marching to those orders now.
We all know stress kill creativity, but with so many other things going on at work, it is absolutely overwhelming right now.

I also need to tackle a series of promotion stuff I tend to be less enthusiastic about doing. I need to set aside some time to just do it, and I am hoping that will happen late in December. Work will not quiet down until next April, so I have to figure out a way to push through this. I also need to start a lot of the bits of publishing a Knight’s Redemption ahead of time so it doesn’t derail me like publishing Knight of Valor did this year.
Yes, I finished my December goal. It was a rewrite I worked on while I was delayed with Knight of Valor.
As I am reviewing this year’s goals, the one thing I have to admit is revising take a lot more time than I would like.
Once I complete Thomas and Claudia’s story, I will have written three first drafts this year. But I was only able to publish one book.
As I take a look at next year’s goals, I think I need to reduce my number of first drafts to two. I wanted to publish three books per year, but the editing time doesn’t permit that with my other obligations. Perhaps if I only write two in a year, I can then have the time to do all the edits on them so I can release two in a year.
Something to ponder.
I do enjoy the thrill of crafting a story fresh. It’s one of the best and most exciting parts of writing.
But there is also something gratifying about a final draft.
Given how goal oriented I am with my day job right now, might not be the best of times to make such decisions.
Be careful of burnout. At the same time I’m really happy to see your goals being achieved.
Good job then!