Thirty weeks into 2025 by my estimation. I could be wrong, of course, but I don't really think it matters. Anyway...
I didn't do any writing this week, but I do have a plan to do a NaNo thing next month, so there's that. Actually, I plan to start today. We'll see how that goes.
Marketing occurred. Unfortunately, I did some marketing on Monday and FB slapped me with what ended up being a 24 hour hold on further marketing posts. They never tell me when they do it or why or what the parameters for marketing are, so I just have to roll with it. Bastards. I only moved 30 free copies of Accidental Death. On a happier note, someone in the UK read AD and it's sequel, Natural Causes, in KU. Yay. I also had some residual page reads for Dying Embers from the freebie earlier this month. Also yay. Starting tomorrow, Blink of an I will be free for 5 days and I'll market to the best of my ability. (Or I'll get discouraged again and halfass market.)
I did some reading. Not a lot. See yesterday's post.
Yesterday, I made a half-batch of cinnamon rolls. This time I went super simple with the filling - just cinnamon and sugar - and they turned out non-spectacular but yummy nonetheless. I also made a batch of banana muffins. I'd never done that recipe before and they turned out awesome. Woot.
On the activity front, I was a toad. One walk. I mean, I'm hauling about 4 gallons of water every other day to water my deck garden, but I don't mark that down. It's exercise, though, so it probably should count for something. Weight: 171.8 - unchanged.
In gardening news, I still only have those two tomatoes. They're getting bigger, so yay, but I want more. To that end, I think I'm going to sacrifice one flower - pick it and rub it on the other flowers to try pollinating ever other flower. Fingers crossed it works. The green peppers are still pretty much seedlings. Next year, I need to start all of this earlier in the season. My trees are doing okay. The poor dogwoods are looking to me like they're suffering from the sun/heat. I moved two of them into a shadier spot. Several of the redbuds are doing awesome, though. I'm going to need to stake them up so they don't grow retarded. The hickories are doing well, too, although some bug is munching on their leaves. Silly bugs. I can't get bugs to pollinate my tomatoes, but they're happily eating my trees. Blerg.
When I go Roku, I expressed some concern about it taking over my life. Well, I wasn't wrong. It's sending me straight to the Hell of the Unproductive. I'm resolved to change that this week. I need to set aside my new toy and be an adult again. (Well, as adult as I ever was.) It's not like Roku is going anywhere. All the fun will still be there after I get my work done.
And that's about it for my boring week. How were things in your world?
FB wants you to pay which is why I don't even really try to market there. It's like posting links in a post on X, which is why I've gone to QR codes in hopes of getting more visibility. Not sure it helps but whatever. I've sold 3 books on the 'Zon this month. But I've been focused on Smashwords for what little marketing I've done. I only have so much brainspace and getting a new book out seems more productive than marketing the old. Who knows anymore?
ReplyDeleteI'll do WriMoAugMo with you.
Yay for baking. I made tuna salad last night. That's about the sum total of my cooking from "scratch" this week. 🤣
It's too hot to be active outside. Just sayin'.
Good luck with the gardening and yes, ROKU ain't goin' anywhere.
Not much here. Yesteray was a decent writing day. More in depth on my blog tomorrow.
Listening to a good book. It's distracting me.
On that note, break time is over. Back to wrestling with new words. Later, gator!