To my fellow Americans, Happy Independence Day! Careful not to set anything on fire tonight, K?

This whole “spend time doing non-writing things” has thrown me for a loop...made more difficult than it needed to be by the decision to transition all of my organizational stuff from my beloved Palm TX to a new tablet computer, home screen shown above (Acer Iconia A500). As so many things do, this all started with a great Costco deal...gotta love that store. Anyways, more on that Thursday when I reveal my secret for getting things done and having time leftover. A word of warning though – if you aren’t the routine/schedule oriented type, the post will probably just make you either shake your head, or cuss me out. So read at your own risk (I will have some cool app recommendations, for anyone using an android operating system).

In other news, the Goodreads giveaway for The Biker’s Wench is in full swing, so feel free to sign up if you’d like the chance to win a print copy. I finished formatting the print version yesterday and submitted it to the printer for review, so barring any major issues with my files, I should have the first copies late next week. Exciting! I’ll be getting the ebooks formatted this week, and submitted to review sites as time permits. Watch for the pre-order link at the BSB store in the next day or so. Signed paperbacks will be $9.99 each plus shipping, and will include a free copy of the ebook.

This Week on The Variety Pages

Wednesday: Writing Notes – When will it end?

Thursday: Code Name: Succulent – Life in a Box

Friday: Chapter 8 of Falling in Public

Sunday: Weekly Archive

Elsewhere

Tuesday: Chapter 8 of The Minister’s Maid at Fantasy Ranch Novels

Tuesday: Patriotic Nails at NailArt Tuesday

Thursday: Sales Report for June at Beyond the Words

Saturday: Tea review at Tea onTap

Sunday: Progress Report at Body in Motion

Goal Reports

Some of you may have noticed I was running behind pretty much all week last week. It started off pretty badly, and while it did get better, my focus really didn’t. I got the essentials done, and that’s about it as far as writing/business goals went. Personal goals were pretty much a wash – I did weed for an hour, but sadly, that’s about it for that too.

However, as mentioned above, I did do a lot of re-organizing and schedule-refining. It’s very time-consuming to move and basically rebuild a system that’s been in place for....well, heck, I can’t even remember how many years, and some things got lost in the shuffle (others got purposefully left out or dropped, which was good). But I finished up the last of that last night, so I anticipate a much smoother week ahead.

Goals for the Week

Writing

• Complete all 5 serial scenes ahead of time

• Beta read MS

Business

• Order ARC’s of The Biker’s Wench

• Put up pre-order link for signed copies

• List Library Thing ebook giveaway

• Send review copies of TBW out

• Finish Author Services FAQ page

• Finish submissions page

• Catch up with bookkeeping

Personal

• Workout 5 nights

• Weed 1 hour

• Get to bed by 1am

• Pick an easy pattern and start a crochet project

That’s the news from up here – what’s your week look like? Anything fun and exciting? Read any good books lately?

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