I love being organized. It really only happens in my professional life, sadly, but I do enjoy it. One of the ways I organize myself is with a thing called a Kanban board. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this tool before. A Kanban board is a project management tool, though it can also be used … Continue reading Austen Authors October 12, 2020: A JAFF Writer behind the Scenes: A New Kanban Board
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Writer’s Journal: A review of the year from Hades and a look forward to 2021
Welcome back to my journal! ~~~***~~~ As you may already know, I like to take time now and again to review my goals and adjust. I thought the first week of January would be a nice time to do that. Let’s begin with an assessment of my progress on 2020’s goals (a list of them … Continue reading Writer’s Journal: A review of the year from Hades and a look forward to 2021
News and Updates: Sunday, July 26, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! (This post usually goes out on Saturday morning, early, but life happened this weekend, so it's going up now, instead. 😉 ) ~~~***~~~ The weather was beautiful here today. <3 In writing news, all my time this week … Continue reading News and Updates: Sunday, July 26, 2020
News and Updates: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! ~~~***~~~ After a couple cooler days, it’s gotten hot again. I’m grateful for window air conditioners! I don’t have much writing news to report. I’ve not gotten many actual words on a page this past week. I’m hoping … Continue reading News and Updates: Saturday, July 18, 2020
News and Updates: Saturday, July 11, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! ~~~***~~~ Boy! Is it ever HOT out there!! In writing news, I’m working on the print cover of A MUCH Later Meeting. The interior is formatted and printed to PDF and ready to go. ~~~***~~~ Next on my … Continue reading News and Updates: Saturday, July 11, 2020
News and Updates: Saturday, May 23, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! ~~~***~~~ So, we had Wing, then Sprinter, then Winter, and now … full-on Summer! Oy! I got very little writing done. Probably less than 1,000 words. Sigh ~~~***~~~ It’s clear to me that I cannot write at home. … Continue reading News and Updates: Saturday, May 23, 2020
News and Updates: Saturday, May 9, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! ~~~***~~~ I’ve lost count of the weeks now. I hope you’re doing well, however long it’s been! I’ve written 6,410 words this week on the new, as-yet-untitled story. It currently has more than 9,000 words and about three … Continue reading News and Updates: Saturday, May 9, 2020
Austen Authors March 30, 2020: A new book is on the way!
I was happy to realize this past weekend that I am three or four writing days away from finishing another book. I think I’ll have a party when this one is complete (though it will be an admittedly small party, just me and my dog, given This Current Crisis). <3 The reason I’m … Continue reading Austen Authors March 30, 2020: A new book is on the way!
News and Updates: Saturday, May 2, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! ~~~***~~~ We’ve made it through six weeks. Go, us! <3 This is a slow news week. LOL I only got a couple thousand words written this week. Yard work has begun, and that is again wiping me out, … Continue reading News and Updates: Saturday, May 2, 2020
News and Updates: Saturday, April 25, 2020
Welcome to (or back to) Austen Promises! Below are my news and updates for this week. Enjoy! ~~~***~~~ How many weeks has it been now? Five? Six? I’m not sure what day it is, let alone what month at this point. You? In writing news this week, I have written somewhere around 2,500 words on … Continue reading News and Updates: Saturday, April 25, 2020