So Fricken Tired...

Okay so we had to be up at 2am to drive the hubs into the Brisbane International Airport. He had to be there by 4am... because his flight out was 6am to New Zealand. So, I've been up for 8 hours after only having 2 hours sleep. My brain is a totally mess.

Though I do have some good news out of the 210,000 words I needed to complete the 1(30K) + 2 (40K) novellas + 1 (100K) novel by the end of the year.... I only have 121,124 words left to go... So I'm well and truly on track to getting everything done... Fingers crossed it stays that way.

NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow and I can't wait... So I might be a little hit and miss with posting over the next month. Though, I'll try and keep everyone updated on how I'm doing.

Just Another Ramble

Yeah I know... I ramble a lot... I can't help it there is so much going on in my head that I just need to get it all out... so here goes: 7 things you really didn't want to know, but I'm telling you anyway... Sharing is caring--or so they tell me.

1) The hubs flies back to New Zealand tomorrow, and I'm happy to report that he got most of the jobs done that needed doing... I'm going to miss him (I think) at least until he comes back and I realise I have o share the queen sized bed again.

2) Emily is at her last tutoring session for the year... she starts her exams in a week and a half for Uni... then is off until about March of next year.

3) Ethan informs me he only has 4 weeks of school left before he's on school holidays... next year he's into year 10 and becomes a senior. I'm so proud of the progress he has made in the year he has been living with us.

4) I've been dealing with the dreaded taxes, and I'm hoping like hell My Accountants get onto EOY 2015 so that I'll finally be up to date. I've said it before and I'll probably say it many more times in the future... I hate dealing with the taxes... at least after EOY 2016 I won't have to deal with company taxes any more, because my hubs will be doing all of that in New Zealand.

5) The hubs will be in NZ for Christmas this year... he hasn't had a Christmas with his family since 2009. But we'll see him not long afterward. Us here at home will have a quite Christmas day... we usually have our bog family Christmas around the 20th of December and that one will be loud as hell.

6) I've also been organising my 2016... I know it is all subject to change at the drop of a hat, but I'm trying to teach the kids the value of money by making them (all of us really) stick to a family budget. so we have to try and factor everything in. Not sure how long it's going to last so keep your fingers crossed. I'm thinking at 15 & 25 they should be able to grasp the concept.

7) I'm also making sure that I set the required amount of time aside each day to meet the word quota  (2,138 a day to be able to write 1 Million words/20 (40K) novellas & 2 (100K) novels) for the 2016 writing challenge I have with the awesome Penny Brandon. Wish me luck...OR... kick my arse if I start falling behind.

Finished & Sent Back

Yesterday and today I did the Galley on The Lines of Marsden 3: You Make Me Die In Pieces... I've sent it back to the wonderful Kris J in the formatting department at MLRPress.

I'm now back onto getting as much done on my last 4 books as possible. I want to free up as much time as possible in November for NaNoWriMo so I complete it again this year. Fingers crossed nothing pops up to screw things up for me.

I promise to keep you all updated on how I am going on the rest of my 2015 writing schedule.

Review: Family Connections

Sensual Reads

26 October 2015

5 Stars

PS: I received and have started Galley on The Lines of Marsden 3: You Make Me Die In Pieces.

Talking Taxes...

Well, I'm finally on top of the taxes... that's until the next lot comes in. I hope to god they get EOY 2015 over and done with soon as I hate dealing with all the bullshit that goes along with taxes. I feel relief seeing the bill paid but sad at how low my bank account is now looking.

Just A Quickie...

Just letting you all know I'm still ahead of the count when it comes the last 4 books I have planned for 2015... so I'm rather happy... I still have no clue what order I'm going to be writing the books in for 2016 but I'm giving it my all. I've even told my husband about the 2016 challenge and he says he has faith in me to get the job done... 2016 is definitely going to be my year. I will keep you all informed along the way as to how I'm going.

THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN ACCEPTED

I was chatting with Penny Brandon and said that if I managed a certain word count every day - I think it was 2,138, then I could write 20 (40K) Novellas, and 2 (100K) Novels in 2016... so now that I have opened my big mouth the challenge has been set. I have no clue what order I will work on said books but I am going to give it one hell of a shot... Here is the list of stories I will choose from I've added the length and if I've done any work on them... This way everyone can keep an eye on me.

FBP ~ MLR ~ TEB ~ Not Yet Housed

40K Novellas

·       Lancaster’s Way 3: Pre-Loved 1,208/40K

·       Lancaster’s Way 4: Riding Fences 0/40K

·       Experimentals 3: Messages From The Dead 0/40K

·       Moon Runners 2: I Won’t Let You Go 0/40K

·       Day Walker’s 2: All That Shimmers 5,000/40K

·       Toowoomba Boys 4: Securing The Heart 0/40K

·       The Freedomer’s 2: Aratol’s Destiny 0/40K

·       Sons of Evenmore 3: Fear The Scarlet Moon 0/40K

·       The Diamond Rose 2: So Pretty On The Outside 0/40K

·       Quaide’s Crossing 1: Meghan’s Way 903/40K

·       The Soul Guardians 1: Loving Callum McKenzie 1,582/40K

·       The Soul Guardians 3: Dancing To The Beat That’s Broken 4,041/40K

·       Spam Inc 1: Claiming Roxby’s Heart 8,405/40K

·       Taking Chances 1: Lie To Me 30,584/40K

·       The Brothers McCrieve 1: Justice 129/40K

·       Hidden Hearts 3: Going By The Book (Travis) 0/40K

·       The Gaean Prophecy 1: Admetus Gaea 5,883/40K

·       The Gaean Prophecy 2: Broken Serenity 0/40K

·       The Gaean Prophecy 3: New World Alliance 0/40K

·       Christmas short TLOM (Spin Off Asher’s Coven) 1,000/40K

·       Christmas short Lancaster’s Way (Spin Off Riley’s Aussie Family) 0/40K

·       TASH 20,983/40K

·       Flagstone Creek Pridelands 1: Waiting For Superman 0/40K

·       Flagstone Creek Pridelands 2: Battle Scars 2,402/40K

·       Masters of Time 1: Shadows On The Heart 19,139/40K

·       Masters of Time 2: Same Thing In Reverse 211/40K

·       Barbwire Roses 1: I Belong To You 3,673/40K

·       Curiosity 1,756/40K

·       Do or Die 1: For What It’s Worth 1,096/40K

·       Forever & Always 7,126/40K

·       He Sends Me pictures In My Dreams 3,126/40K

·       Preternatural High 1: Welcome To My World 2,823/40K

·       Right Here Waiting 1,117/40K

·       Scream My Name 19,842/40K

·       What The Hell Am I Supposed To Do 554/40K

·       Jettermane 17,215/40K

100K Novels

·       The Lines Of Marsden 4: The Trail Of Red Roses. 622/100K

·       The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because Of You 0/100K