Is this a goals post? Halfway through the month?
Let me tell you why.
This was my goals list for February:
- 4 ACOTAR posts
- 2 chapters TBCVT
- 2 chapters Queen of Hell
- 2 crave posts
- 5 “episodes” werewolves
- 2 videos
That little star there by one of them? That’s a gold star from January that sticks over the line due to enthusiasm. Because, you see, I didn’t get too many of my goals for February.
And this time? It’s not procrastination. It’s an amazing reason, which I cannot full explain to you yet, but which has to do with one of the goals I achieved. But I won’t get ahead of myself.
First goal, the A Court of Thorns and Roses recap over on my Patreon? Yeah, I made that goal. Pretty much because I hate the book soooooo much… flames. On the sides of my face, etc. The fast I pump those recaps out, the sooner I’ll be done with that book. Honestly, if I were doing it for free? I would have abandoned it by now. It’s just. It’s so bad and I hate it so much and I feel such dread at the rise in popularity of books “inspired” (read: lazily copied from) that series. But I managed to get four chapters worth of recaps and book club discussion posts finished, so I’m a powerhouse.
Since you read this blog, you’re aware that I didn’t get two chapters of The Business Centaur’s Virgin Temp posted. I didn’t get two chapters of Queen of Hell done, either. Crave posts? I did manage to get two of those posted here. Two videos? I did film them. But an error with the sound meant I couldn’t post them.
Which brings me to “5 episodes werewolves,” and the reason some of my goals got shoved off the back burner and down the garbage disposal. And I’m not even down on myself about it. I can’t make an official announcement yet, but I can tell you that not only did I succeed at that goal, way beyond five episodes, I sold the project.
So, what does that mean?
- Abigail Barnette is coming out of retirement
- to write high-heat urban fantasy
- about werewolves
- for the Radish Fiction app
Yup. Only a year after retirement, the Abigail Barnette brand is getting an overhaul. I represented myself for a Nice Deal with Radish, in a three “season” deal (they do episodes instead of chapters and seasons instead of books), and that’s about all I can say at this time. However, that means I’ve been writing my butt off on a project that I’m so enthusiastic about, in a way I haven’t been gripped by a project in a while.
Oh, and the turn-around is absolutely bonkers, so that deadline is a huge motivator.
So, what are my goals for March, you might be asking?
Due to the aforementioned deal, my goals for March are:
- 4 ACOTAR posts
- 46 episodes TBTAK (the werewolf project)
- 2 videos
We’ll see how this goes.
How did you all do on your goals for February? Any goals for March? Talk about it in the comments!