In case you missed it, I’ve officially listed March 25th as the release date for Jo’s second book.

I made it! Yay!

But before I dive into editing three, I’m thinking I need a little project to get me back on track. Editing sucks, so I’m stuck in an icky funk at the moment, thinking I’m awful at this and I suck and how could anyone even understand my stories, much less like them? You know; typical imposter syndrome stuff. And I’m not even successful yet…

That bodes well.

Hah, yeah, not kidding about that editing funk. It’s no joke.

So! I have some options for what I can do with my week, until I force myself back into editing mode for book three.

1. Turn the outline for Jo’s 5th story into a rough draft
2. Turn the outline for Nayeli’s story into a rough draft (she’s the one we’ll follow once I’m done with Jo)
3. Work on updating my website to something that actually works
4. Built up some junk to satisfy the socials for a bit
5. Read a bunch of stories from authors I know will cheer me up
6. Go organize the ridiculous amount of beads in my craft room

As you can see, it’s not that I don’t have anything to do, it’s that I have too much to do. And I have a feeling my problem is that I don’t want to do any of it, even though my anxiety turns my chest into a punching bag if I take a day off.

Any votes on what y’all think I should do? Any opinions? I’d even take ideas not on my list (because I’m slightly sadistic like that and need more things to add to my to-do list).

Oh shit. This has to do with the date too, doesn’t it?

I’m so wonderfully self-aware sometimes, aren’t I?

Happy Birthday, Dad. I know you never got a chance to read this one (which is okay, ’cause I don’t think it’s up your alley anyway), but I never would have written it if it weren’t for your cheerleading through three thousand edits of The Huntress. You made this possible, and I wish, so much, that… well, I wish for a lot of things. But mostly, I’m glad I had you while I did. I wouldn’t trade you for anything.