I gave up on the month. Not badly, I suppose, but I could have maybe got some more goals done, but instead I read during my work breaks rather than write like I normally do, and tomorrow I'm probably not going to write, thus updating today even though the month technically isn't finished.
I do, however, have a new car. It doesn't leak! The door closes properly! And it's much prettier to look at that my old 1993 rustbucket. I've still got to finish sorting some stuff, which is stressful (my writing day failed because after car buying I was far too exhausted to write and that was when I gave up on the month), but once that's done, it'll be less stress in the future.
I did another pass on the story after my sister gave me some good feedback. It's not finished, but it's finished enough that (provided I finish it properly next month) I don't count it as a fail. I did not touch the flash.
No progress on Alyssa, no more queries. Did a little bit of Haven but not a huge amount.
I definitely need to find a better balance between game and not next month. People like my game though (the players tell me!) and not the real writing (the rejections tell me!) so it's more fun sometimes >>
I finished
A Little Princess (Frances Hodgson Burnett) then read the third book,
Home at Last, in a modern(ish) American retelling of it by Gabrielle Charbonnet. Don't want to think about some things too deeply (like how even more unbelievable it is Sara - Molly in the retelling and daughter of a famous filmmaker - could disappear so thoroughly and not be find, while simultaneously having legal guardianship and foster system things ongoing)) but it's sweet.
Maybe next month I'll at least try books from this decade, if not adult books
Otherwise I baked some apricot muffins. My D&D group didn't like them so much - something about the texture (though in one's words "Doesn't mean I won't eat them") - but my sister and I didn't mind the texture.
1. Read five books.
6/5
2. Edit one story and one flash piece.
Story almost, flash no.
3. Draft one new story.
Done!
4. Game planning.
Lots.
5. Query S&M.
No.
6. Continue writing Haven.
Little bit.
7. Start editing Alyssa.
Done some research.
8. Write/edit each day, with one dedicated writing day per week.
Expected days missed, dedicated days still on track
9. Bake a thing.
Apricot muffins.