Hello all! 😀
This is the first post I’ve had to properly say hi to everyone after my break, which was lovely, and thank you for all the nice comments you replied with 🙂
So, now onto the round-up of June. Wow, I don’t think I can even keep up with how fast this year is going! How is it July already? 😀
June:
– Kept on schedule! Finished the first draft of my book by the end of June.
– Posted every scheduled day including re-blogging.
– I got my first reviews for my books (5* for Stolen, 4* for Heart of the Arena!!- Rather excited if you couldn’t tell).
– Connected regularly with other bloggers.
– Started to more actively support fellow authors with tweets and facebook as well as doing a support post with links to other indie books (worth checking out the comments too, some great suggestions for books for your summer reading).
– Read 4 books- The Vessel by Callum McLaughlin, The Stolen Throne by David Gaider, Olivia’s Choice by Taylor Grace, Immortal Dreams Anthology by Chrissy Peebles and C.M.Owens
– Linked to other’s posts, but not enough!
So I think I actually met most of my goals for June, which is a nice surprise as it felt like another rather manic month!
Onto July:
Plan:
1st-5th- Editing first draft/Work on art for the book
6th- 20th- Off to the readers for editing/Plan next book/Start working on the cover of current book.
21st-29th- Finish editing/Formatting/Cover
30th July- July EBook Review
31st July- Release Day!
Goals:
– Read 4 books
– Link to other’s post more often.
– Keep actively supporting other authors.
– Look for new ways to market my books (using illustration, etc)
An exciting month ahead again!
I was also interviewed by Melissa Barker-Simpson, which was great fun!
I am planning to do a complete overhaul of my blog social media pages etc, changing the theme and taking some suggestions that people commented in my marketing post (books in the side bar, etc). So if my blog looks messy and weird over next few days, it’s probably because I am fiddling with it, apologies in advance! 😀
It’s also CampNano this month, which I’m not participating in, but to all those brave writers who are… GOOD LUCK! 😀
Progress Report:
Status of Fourth Manuscript: Editing first draft.
Books read: 0/4
July eBook review: Book read. Review written and ready (Yay for being super-organised!)
A Writer's Life For Me. 
Sounds like you’re doin’ pretty well – that’s awesome. Glad you got to make some free time for yourself and hope you enjoyed it, Mishka.
Thank you 😀 It was nice to take a break, I came back all refreshed and ready to start anew!
Have you got many goals for this month? 🙂
Nothing aside from the usual – write 10k words (though this time I’m doing it in the construct of Camp NaNo, it is no different from my usual monthly goals) and try to get promoted. Same ol’, same ol’ haha.
Getting promoted sounds like a good goal indeed!
Are you doing any more vlogs this month? They’ve been really awesome 😀
Haha thanks! I’d love to do more – I just need some ideas. I have a few, but I keep scrapping ’em for whatever reason. So, hopefully. :]
I’m really impressed with your dedication and I look forward to reading your books. Thank you for being a constant blogging friend.
I’m having a break from blogging for a while, but will return at some point. 🙂
Have a nice break, and I will look forward to your returning. Taking some time away can really help give you a boost in blogging and writing again 😀
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
Welcome back! Glad to hear the vacation was releaxing. 🙂 And good luck with the July plans and your new release!
Thank you so much! I hope July goes as smoothly as planned 😀
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
Welcome back! I hope you’ll have a fantastic month. 🙂
Thank you so much 😀
Have you got many plans for this month? I can barely keep up with how fast the days are going!
I can barely keep up, too! No, not many plans. I’m avoiding spreading myself too thin.
Wow, good job!! Keep it up – I have a feeling July is going to be great!
I hope everything goes as smoothly as planned! Life does tend to like to throw a few curveballs at times 😀
Have you got much planned for July?
Thank you for the encouraging comment 🙂
Wow, written down, all those achievements and goals look mind blowing! We’re all just happy to share in your successes and the journey as a whole. Thanks again for doing the interview 🙂
June was a busy month, and it looks like July will be as well. It’s nice to take a look back at what you can achieve in the time, I find it can be very motivating 😀
Thank you so much for the encouraging comment, and for interviewing me! 😀
You need help with the re-decorating of your blog social media, let me know. You already know what I can put together and what it looks like 😉
Thank you so much for the offer, I expect I will be taking you up on it. I haven’t even started looking at the new themes yet, and trying to work out how to organise it all and have my books up, etc is going to be interesting 😀
It’s fun. The easiest ones to do are the Customizable headers features. More than one layout option with columns/side bars. I’m fairly happy with my layout. A psst, I had a lady who works in author promotions check my blog out. Can let you know some things she said that may help.
Any advice you had or have been given would be greatly appreciated! 😀
Going to FB chat & will post it there 😉
Sounds like you’ve been very productive. Good luck with it all. 🙂
Thank you so much, and good luck to you too on any goals 🙂
Do you have many goals for this month?
Well I’m having my novel proofread at the moment and then once I’ve gone through the corrections etc I hope to publish it by the end of the summer. My husband is doing the cover and technical side of it (i.e. uploading it to Amazon) for me. Which is great cos I wouldn’t have a clue!! He did a great cover for my first novel. He’s done graphic design for work and he’s also very tech savvy so I’m lucky!
That’s handy having someone who knows how to do all of that for you! 😀
Not too long until the release then!
Hopefully not, no. 🙂
You’ve been really busy and looks like July will be just as crazy–in a good way, of course! 😉 Good luck!
Busy is good I like to say, though not so sure I feel it at the time it is very manic 😀
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
Wonderful job! My question is… When do you find time to sleep? 🙂
I am not a fan of sleep, to be honest! I would much prefer to stay up all through the night If I could 😀
LOL! I do that way too often as well. 😀
I’m exhausted. My goal: Keep working on my book. Oh yeah, a worthy goal!
That’s a good goal, any work you can do on it is good work 😀
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
It’s so exciting to hear your accomplishments and upcoming goals–keep it up, you are very inspiring 🙂
Thank you so much 😀 I do enjoy these round up posts, I like to have a nose at how everyone else is doing, it’s very motivating and a great to thing to see when people get through so much in a month!
Thank you for the lovely comment 🙂
Going to have your book ready to print by the end of this month?! Blimey, that’s going to be quick work. I’d better be on the ball re: editing then 🙂
Well, I’m hoping to get editing done by end of this week, and then was wondering if 2 weeks was enough for you to read over and edit?
So far, things are going smoothly, but you know how long that tends to last 😀
I’ll try to get it done in two weeks. Sounds like it should be plenty of time, but I can never predict how my schedule works out.
Looking forward to getting to read it! Good luck working on the draft!
I love how positive you are!
I think being positive helps keep me motivated, at least I hope so 😀
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
Oh wow, I really like this schedule idea. How inspiring!! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you 😀 I like making a schedule for myself, I think it helps keep me motivated and on track!
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
I need some of your motivation, Mishka! No big plans for me this months apart from trying to get my latest novel into last draft and published next month 😀
I’d say those are quite big plans! Good luck with the final draft 😀
Great, ambitious schedule. I’m just slogging away with edits and some writing. Good luck with everything.
I think slogging really is the right word to use when doing edits 😀
Thank you for reading and commenting 🙂
Congratulations on your reviews! Good luck on your editing!
Wow, that’s ambitious. My problem with planning, is that I love planning. It’s the doing that gets me! You mention working on your book cover, are you a visual artist too??