Author Journey (June 30, 2025)
It’s officially the summer holidays now and I am actually prepared for almost everything that life can throw at me… well, other than getting this post out on time, but let’s not fret over the small things…
Author Journey (June 30, 2025)
What happened?
Last week was the first week of the summer holidays for my boys and they went to a science camp, which went surprisingly well. There was only one day which included a Real Life Family Event, unlike the prior week which had five. Regardless of all the interruptions, I seem to have discovered my groove once more as I managed to get all of my posts ready for the next five and half weeks. That involved reading a lot of manga. I know, it’s a hard life.
Anyhow, that means I can relax into the summer holidays and not worry about things too much. Sure, I don’t want to completely let go as I’ll end up with zero scheduled posts again and that will mean I’m back to square one again. I’m also going to spend the summer working on my writing. The first step is to get my plan ready for book one and then I’ll start writing. Admittedly, this is a second draft even though it will be written completely fresh.
How is it going?
1. Health
Last week I averaged 10 km a day which was awesome. The week prior was not so good, but my overall average is staying about the same. I’m just going to keep on plugging away and hopefully, get my yearly average up. Failing that, I’ll settle for increasing from last year, but I’m not ready to throw in the towel just yet.
Goal: 3,650 km (10 kmpd), Current status: 1,458 km (8.1 kmpd).
2. Writing
No writing as I have been focused on getting my posts ready for the summer. That will free up time for me to get back to work.
Goal: Publish a book, Current status: On hold for a couple of weeks.
3. Art
No drawing either, but I have my iPad and Apple pen handy so I’m going to change that over the summer.
Goal: Complete artwork for my book, Current status: Preparing to draw!
4. Watching
I didn’t watch any anime at all, but I did see the Pixar movie, Elio with the kids. It was fun, but nothing too special.
Goal: Watch more than 629 episodes of anime, Current status: 35 episodes watched
Bonus: 8 episodes of TV, 5 movies
5. Reading
This is where most of my work went. I read fifteen volumes over the last two weeks, which was a lot of fun and allowed me to clear up the next five weeks to work on other things.
Goal: Read more than 159 manga volumes, Current status: 68 volumes read
6. Blogging
That meant that I wrote fifteen posts, all manga reviews, and getting those out of the way felt really good. Hopefully, I’ll be able to keep writing over the summer and come out the other end with a small buffer.
Goal: Publish 365 posts, Current status: 108 posts
What are you planning?
Summer is here. I have plans to enjoy myself and take it easy. I know things rarely go to plan, but I have to try. I have five full weeks of posts ready minus the Author Journeys which I’ll update as I go. I don’t know if they’ll be this formulaic, but I’ll try to keep something going. Maybe, I’ll take the time to talk about how my writing has been going over the years. Looking back to a more prolific time might spur me on to rediscover that form.
Anyhow, I’m on easy mode for now. I’ll still be around, I’ll still be reading posts, but I won’t be breaking my back to keep up with the schedule. Now, I just need to find somewhere to sit and read for a while, preferably with something cool to drink. Bring on the sun! Thanks for reading.
