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July 2021 Update
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I realized rather belatedly that I forgot to send out a monthly update for July! This will be brief, as the vast majority of June was spent in recovery after my gallbladder surgery. I’m finally feeling better, and my creative brain is itching to work on something.
Word Counts in June:
Blog/Newsletter: 826
Cartridges & Catacombs: 1205
Total Words Written in June: 2,031
Total Words Written in 2021: 35,039
Plans for July:
Kiddo starts back at summer camp next week, so I’m hopeful for a little more writing time. I’m going to be spending some time on an outdoor project in the mornings when the weather is nice, but when I’m not working on that, I want to be writing. I have BLOOD OF SALT, TEARS OF PEARL rewrites to work on, as well as my D&D campaign, which will be starting back up this weekend. I’ve also been noodling a 1930s archaeological fantasy a la The Mummy and Indiana Jones that I might take a stab at, or I might do some more worldbuilding on my epic fantasy and try to home in on a main character and plot (I have some vague ideas there, but I feel like I need to solidify some of the fuzzier details on the world first). We’ll see!
June 2021 Update
A rather brief update this month as I just got home from vacation (Colorado) late last night, and tomorrow, I go in for surgery to have my gallbladder removed. I’ve been in and out of the doctor’s office nearly every week for scans and tests this month after a...
May 2021 Update
Writing: I realize that every blog update I’ve posted this year has begun with “it’s been a weird month”, and unfortunately, the trend continues. The motivation woes and pessimistic defeatism I posted about last month have thankfully abated, but unfortunately, I spent...
April 2021 Update
2021 has been a strange year for me so far. I am really struggling to find the motivation to work on my fiction most days, and when I do, it feels like I can never do enough. The rewrite of BLOOD OF SALT, TEARS OF PEARL feels like an endless, torturous slog I’ll never...
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July 2021 Update
Writing: I realized rather belatedly that I forgot to send out a monthly update for July! This will be brief, as the vast majority of June was spent in recovery after my gallbladder surgery. I’m finally feeling better, and my creative brain is itching to work on...
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Brooke Johnson is an avid gamer, home baker, dabbling artist, tabletop roleplayer, amateur meadmaker, and published author. As the jack-of-all-trades bard of the family, she adventures through life with her fiercely bearded paladin of a husband, their rogue daughter, and three animal companions in the suburbs of Northwest Arkansas.