Another strong week as we grow closer to my release date!

I finished the first draft for my Erotic Short Story on Monday – It clocked in at 42,000 words, which is almost twice as long as the intended target, but there are worse issues to have than being motivated and writing too much.

I’ve tried to keep the balance of working on my next project, whilst also doing everything I needed to do to make my next release a success. I put out a call-to-action on my Instagram for beta readers, and received 6 quick requests to read, which was a massive motivation.

Other than that, I’ve written words on various projects to stay sharp, and I’ve tried to keep up with my reading — I’ve read 8 out of 100 books for the Goodreads challenge, so I’ve got a lot of work to do.

I’ve also been tweaking and reading other projects, coming up with an order of release that will not overwhelm me, which is a challenge. Another massive point of contention is whether to stay exclusive to Amazon KDP, or to go wide and sample the rest of the world (Kobo, Apple Books, etc). I’ve been weighing up the pros and cons while I wait for my beta readers to finish reading. Thankfully, I already have a title for my book, and an idea regarding the theme which a close friend helped me with!

I also need to organise a book cover and decide on the first stage of promo — I have a lot of solid ideas and I’m looking forward to it. There’s such a difference from the Target and Homecoming releases — I’m enjoying everything I do, and I’m relishing using my creativity a little different, so we’ll see how it all turns out.

Personally, I think the release will be a success as long as I do everything I’m supposed to do.

And, I WILL do everything I’m supposed to do