Greetings! It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of another month!
This past week was actually pretty similar to the previous week. I am making progress on drafting Book 11, and I’m reading a good bit. In last week’s update, I mentioned that I had started an early “Huevember.” I am now halfway through the challenge, and I think it’s been pretty spiffy so far. I think I’ve definitely come up with some interesting stuff, and if nothing else, I have been painting a lot over the last couple weeks. In addition to that, I’m still working on learning Irish, which is definitely nice.
Writing has been going well. I’ve maintained my “write everyday” streak this week. Book 11 is coming along nicely. I have been painting a lot this past week, and I’m currently trying to assess the proper balance of things so that I have enough time and energy to make progress on both the writing and the art. The last couple days seem to be better in that regard. I am still enjoying doing a little bit of a deep dive into assorted character and story elements while I’m not actively able to write. My current plan is to finish Book 11 (and plot Book 12) before NaNoWriMo starts on 1 Nov. As things stand, that should still be doable. I’ll be keeping an eye on that as NaNo gets closer.
My reading for this week has mostly been making my way through Michael R. Miller’s Ascendant. It’s the first book in his dragonrider series, The Songs of Chaos. So far, I’m about three-quarters of the way though. Overall, I’d say it’s pretty good.
My “100 Day Gaeilge Challenge” is going well. As of posting this, I’m on day 55. I am still making progress working through Duolingo. I’d like to start looking into other sources particularly to help with some of the grammatical things that Duolingo doesn’t seem to explain well. I am still learning a lot, though, and I’m looking forward to the other half of this journey. (I fully expect to continue at the end of the 100 days, but it never hurts to have a measurable length of time.
I’ve got quite a few things coming up this week. I plan to continue drafting Book 11. I also plan to finish Ascendant. I’m not entirely sure which book I’ll start reading next, but I have no shortage of options. Other than that, I’ve got more paintings to do for my impromptu/early Huevember run. Should be a fun week.
I think that’s everything for this update! Thanks for reading!
~ Theresa
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