When it comes to
plans we had set in October for the month of November, it looks
like we’re going to come up short in a few areas. (And, fair
to say, the plans made in September for October ran down a similar
path.) Still… let’s take a look at the reality…
Fourteen essays
posted so far on the site this month and well clear of 25,000-words
on a project for National Novel Writing Month. Neither hits
the targets we had heading into November. But—and this is true
of the thirteen essays added in October—both of these results
have led to a lot of progress. We’re getting material posted
here in Backpackville, and some work is moving along on the
bigger efforts.
I’m happy.
Which leads us to
the plans for December and beyond…
First up, we’re
going to start delivering materials on a specific day each week.
Consistent. Steady. That day is going to be Thursday (with a
start next week on December 7th). Content could still arrive
at any time, when there is something ready to share. But this
should allow us a better routine for getting together.
Next, books. Material
is being sorted to have two books released early in 2024. The
first of these—A Parkside View: Volumes 7 & 8—will
be out before the end of February. The second—my first published
novel—is being prepared for March.
Those dates are
pretty solid. We could actually have things ready ahead of those
dates, and I’ll post updates as we move along. Because there
are some really interesting appearances being planned, there
might be a bit of adjustment involved, but I think if anything
it will be to move the dates up. Some of them will involve new
efforts and presentation styles, which in turn means a schedule
could be designed to best fit in the book releases as well as
events associated with each release. But I actually expect to
follow these two books up with other titles and projects later
in the year, and do not plan on sliding the first two back.
And since we briefly
mentioned the monthly newsletter, we’ll wrap up our announcements
by saying the December issue of A
Parkside View will be out in the next
few days. If you haven’t already, make sure you sign up for
it.
Ok… back to work…
content coming soon.