Last week was a good one for the word count – woo hoo! Butt in the seat, and words
on the paper. I’m somewhere between a planner and a panster (planster?). I start with a one page outline-ish sort of road map, but occasionally making the transition from point A to point B is a stumbling block until I know the characters a little better. And another new character introduced himself yesterday, but he showed me the path I need to take. I’m expecting today to be a good writing day. On a Monday, even.
We got the youngest son moved back into the dorm this weekend, and I’m not insulted that he was happy to get back to school. With three weeks of downtime after his last European tour, despite seeing friends nearly every day, he was bored. He’s happiest when he’s busy and working on his music – which is exactly what started yesterday with marching band. Before he left, I pulled the Mom card and made him play a couple hours of video games with me. And the dorm was amazing! A beautiful lobby on each floor with updated furniture and flat screen TVs, a cooking show-worthy kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances, a theater room that I wanted to live in with several rows of theater seats and surround sound. And he and his roommate have a private bathroom. Dorms have come a long way since I was in college.
I’ve seen several blogs lately mentioning BookBub, and my emails from BookBub have tripled. They have several articles for authors about how to increase your following, and ideas for marketing books. I’ve had a couple of readers recommend my books on the site, and I plan to start spending more time there. I’ve also been working with my publisher on running a BookBub ad sent out to targeted readers. I’ll let you know how it works. Follow me on BookBub here!
Didn’t see any new movies last week. Avengers: Infinity War was just as good the second time. I’m still loving Yellowstone with Kevin Costner. It was a short season with only ten episodes, and the season finale is this week. Also need to get caught up on some DVR shows – Preacher, Legion, and Archer.
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So happy to hear last week was great for your word count! I’m slowing myself a bit, but mostly because I’m getting close to putting this draft aside and it makes me so proud and sad I don’t really know what to do with myself, but I’m excited for my next project!!
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New projects can be exciting, but the drafting stage is my least favorite. I keep telling myself to just get the words on the paper and worry about the rest later. Congrats to nearing the end with yours, Tiana!
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Yes! I so agree! I’ve found that I need to draft lightly and then go through with revisions with more gusto! This is my first serious drafting and I’ve never gotten this far, but I think I have discovered a process that mostly works for me.
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Go with it! This is my third book, and every time the drafting seems to be different, and I have no explanation, other than it’s the way the characters reveal the story.
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BookBub is an interesting one. I used one of their ads during a sale earlier in the year, but lieka fool, I ran some other stuff at the same time, so now I don’t know which bits worked and which bits didn’t :p
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I’ve done that before also, Matt – I’m not a patient person, and I’ve had several promos out there, then unable to tell which one was most effective.
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It’s a silly mistake to make, but I reckon most authors do at some point. 🙂
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Just followed you on BookBub.
Glad to hear your son is settled and you’re back in the swing of things. Wishing you a happy and productive week!
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Thanks, Staci! After having family there, hope your week is a productive one also. Off to follow you!
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After slogging through neglected emails, I expect to get back on track.
Thanks for the follow!
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It was a word count weekend for me too. BookBub is on my task list. I’m on there, but haven’t done anything with it. Today I’m working on small projects I can scratch off my list. I already sent back my Bad Moon Rising post, as an example.
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My word count can’t touch yours, Craig, but I’ll take what I can get, lol!
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All the stars lined up for me. Slow and steady wins the race though.
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Haven’t seen Infinity Wars even once yet. *cringe* Life has been hectic. Glad you had a fab week and I’m very curious how BookBub is going. Do post an update.
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You. Must. Watch. It. ASAP, Sarah! Actually, I’m not even sure if you’re a Marvel nerd like I am. When the ad runs, I’ll definitely post the results here. Keep your fingers crossed.
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*fingers crossed* I’ve been looking into BookBub because I’ve seen it around the blogosphere, too. Not sure if it’s worth the time/effort as I’ll be using it differently but we’ll see.
Yes. I do need to. The Avengers is one of my go-to movies so I’m upset I’ve not seen it yet. Must re-watch Antman and Thor (Ragnarok) as I’ve only seen them once. 😉
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Sounds like you need to binge – I’ll be over!
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You’re always welcome. Red wine, chocolate, and Marvel movies.
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You are my soul twin!
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Hahaha! 😀 We have to meet up, soul twin. (I’ll bring Buffy the Vampire Slayer to prove there are *some* differences and choose the awesome episodes.)
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Thank you for sharing this. I never heard of BookBub
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Get yourself over there, Drew! They advertise fantastic sales on books, and their reach is far and wide. Several articles that can help authors, also.
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Great thank you so much for this post.
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Followed you on BookBub! I’m loving their friendly format and have been adding all my reviews there. Best of luck on your writing, mine is more catch as catch can, lately 🙂
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Reblogged this on Where Genres Collide.
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Hi Teri. Sorry I missed this post. Wow… I’ve never even imagined a dorm like that! Outstanding.
Do let us know about the ad/Book Bub plan/idea. I still haven’t investigated them because my time is already beyond maxed out… Still i’d like to know.
Interesting viewing ideas. Any tips for Netflix (that’s all I have). I’ve run through my current favorites — all at the same time…
Have a wonderful Wednesday. Hugs.
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That dorm was sweet, Teagan – he’s not suffering. This isn’t my usual type of movie, but several people had mentioned it and gave it a wonderful recommendation – To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before on Netflix. A cute YA high school drama/comedy – but I gave it bonus points for mentioning Sixteen Candles and Jake Ryan. Give it a try!
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Cool beans! I loved 16 Candles. I’ll look into it. More hugs!
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Glad it was a great writing week. Hope this past one was too.
Great about your son being happily moved in. Hope he likes his new dorm (though I don’t see why he wouldn’t with the description you give of it).
Awesome to hear the Avengers movie was as good the second time around.
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You’re right, Tori – nothing about that dorm to dislike! Haven’t heard much from him this past week, but didn’t expect to. He’s in his happy place.
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