L.J. Diva

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Shit to Get Done for June 2020!

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Let’s first get into what I achieved in May from the list of shit to get done…

 

1 – NOT celebrate my 46th birthday!

2 – Finish proofing the large prints of the novels, and then the dust jacket hard covers and make any corrections before re-uploading and SETTING A RELEASE DATE!

3 – Continue writing this year’s books.

4 – Continue looking into newsletters and mailing lists.

5 – Get back to commenting on other blogs. Although I have a feeling this may never happen.

6 – Write June’s blog post.

Well, I kinda sorta didn’t celebrate my birthday.

I do have the large print novels, I just need to read them to proof them, but haven’t even got the djs yet.

So if you want to see the others things I’ve been up to, head over to my style blog, Jewel Divas Style. 

 

Okay, so let’s launch into what I want to do in the month of June…

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Shit to Get Done for May 2020!

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Let’s first get into what I achieved in April from the list of shit to get done…

 

It was also the technical school holidays, even though most schools had been let out weeks ago because of the corona virus. It was also easter so I took time off to try and get shit written.

1 – Finish the other books so there’s a release date for the four novels, and all Porn Star books.

2 – Do the one thing that’s most important and that’s to start writing this year’s book, OR, at least, write out a base plan for it.

3 – Continue looking into newsletters and mailing lists.

4 – Get back to commenting on other blogs.

5 – Write April’s blog posts.

 

As you can see, my monthly list is a bit of a hodge podge.

I received the proofs of the large prints of the four novels, but the djs still need fixing. 

I wrote two of the five stories for the final Porn Star Brothers series, after writing outlines. I also wrote some emails, faffed around online, and only did a bit of shopping.

So if you want to see the others things I’ve been up to, head over to my style blog, Jewel Divas Style. There’s books reviews that have been posted the last few weeks.

 

Okay, so let’s launch into what I want to do in the month of May…

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Shit to Get Done for April 2020!

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Let’s first get into what I achieved in March from the list of shit to get done…

 

1 – Release Spiros & Jenny on March 19th in paperback.

2 – Finish the other books so they have an April 21 release date for the four novels, and a June 21 release date for all Porn Star books. These are just tentative dates at this time.

3 – Get the character lists done on the long weekend. It’s only the four novels that need doing, but then I’ll need to set them all up on the website.

4 – Do the one thing that’s most important and that’s to start writing this year’s book, OR, at least, write out a base plan for it.

5 – Continue looking into newsletters and mailing lists.

6 – Get my details uploaded for PLR (Public Lending Rights) for my books to earn money from library borrows. I managed to send 25 books off to the NLA (National Library of Australia) for legal deposit. And maybe I can get Spiros & Jenny off before the March 31st cut off date.

7 – Get back to commenting on other blogs.

8 – Write April’s blog posts.

 

As you can see, my monthly list looks like a toffee apple, or to those Americans who follow me, a candy apple. I did four things on the list and didn’t do four. Even Stevens.

I also had other things to take care of, such as a twelve hour stint in hospital after twelve hours of pain that flattened me for the rest of the week.

I wrote some emails, uploaded my books into the PLR, watched the corona virus and saw the Aussie Dollar flatline in America. I also went down a rabbit hole crushing on a drummer much younger than me but at least he gave me a hell of a lot of inspiration for a story/novel. Not sure how it will go yet, have some details written but nothing solid. I have other things to write first.

And if you want to see the others things I’ve been up to, head over to my style blog, Jewel Divas Style.

 

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Shit to Get Done for March 2020!

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Let’s first get into what I achieved in February from the list of shit to get done…

 

– 1 – Get the proofs of the large print and hardcover versions of all my books.

– 2 – Finish off the character lists I started, thanks to doing them for the Porn Star Brothers series I’ve now spread it across all books, and upload them to the ljdiva.com website.

– 3 – Post weekly to social media.

– 4 – Get March’s blog post done.

– 5 – look into getting a mailing list for my books and setting up a newsletter on the website as looking may be all I can do at this point.

 

As you can see, I did three things on the list and didn’t do two. But then, it was only a list of five things.

I also had many other things that I did, such as doctor’s appointments and bloodwork done, read a lot of books that were not my own. Went through my book boxes and found some old books and I’ve posted them below. Wrote some emails and got the proof of Spiros & Jenny in paperback. Sent my books off to the NLA for legal deposit. I shopped online for caboodles and sassabys, op shopped, tried out my new social media schedule so I certainly achieved that.

And if you want to see the others things I’ve been up to, head over to my style blog, Jewel Divas Style.

 

Okay, so let’s launch into what I want to do in the month of March…

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Let’s Get This Shit Done, 2020!

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Last year I decided to go from posting weekly to posting monthly. It’s a matter of clearing brain clutter and making things better and smoother for my work lifestyle. I don’t have an assistant, so have to do everything myself, and felt that cutting back to once a month was better for my health, both mental and physical.

On the first of every month, there will be a post talking about what I’ve done in the last month, and what the plans are for the coming month. There will be posts talking about the new Porn Star Brothers book that will be coming in September this year, so the usual posts to go with that.

I’ll also post about the new formats for my books. I have large print and dust jacket hardcovers coming this year, so I’ll definitely be posting about those. There will also be the odd post about other things, such as the anniversary of Jackie Collins’ death, and anything to do with legalities where writing and publishing is concerned.

To get this party started, let’s launch into February 1st’s post containing what I have planned for the year, what I’ve already done so far this year, and what I hope to get done this month. The usual mid-year catch-up and end of year catch-up will also happen, but that will be the basic structure of each month’s blog posts from now on. What I’ve done and what I’m going to do. And once again, green is for done, orange for in the process of, and red for not fucking getting done (although that won’t happen until the end of the year).

So let’s get into it.

 

Here’s what I want to achieve, and have already achieved, just in the first month of the 2020.

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L.J. Diva’s End of 2019 Catch Up

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At the beginning of the year, as I’ve done for the last couple of years, I’ve detailed my “to do” list for the year. All the books to be written, edited, released etc. You can read the original post for 2019 here.

Green is for ‘done’, orange is for ‘in the process of happening’, and red is for ‘not bloody happening’.

End of year catch up!

A lot has happened this year.

I had this blog migrated over from Blogger.

I finished writing one book, wrote another, and released both in the Porn Star Brother’s series.

Wrote and released stories under T.K. Wrathbone, and realised, that I just cannot continue to write and release at the levels I am as it’s worn me out.

So, here’s my end of year catch up on my 2019 plans…

(1) Under Tiara King I have these planned…

– 1.1 – see whether it will be worthwhile updating my two paperbacks, How To Be A Jewel Diva and Closet Confidential.

– 1.2 – I added style sheets to the interiors in 2018, which will also be given away for free as a download on my style website when people sign up to an email list once I get it done. I will re-release under my own imprint, but it’s a matter of whether I have time, and if I can get the damn newsletter/sign up happening.

– 2.1 – I still want to get my jewellery back into its own website. Selling has been on hold for the last few years due to money, time and energy. I’m still looking for wordpress templates that would suit the type of website look I want, but with everything else going on, this won’t happen for some time.

—– Both of these are on hold still. I did re-upload Closet Confidential and Jewel Divas with updated back matter in e-book format at Amazon, and Closet did get a new cover for the e-book and the paperback cover was done this month, but that was it for the year.

 

(2) Under T.K. Wrathbone I have these planned…

– 1.1 – The paperback version of last year’s stories is done and will be released in March 2019

– 2.1 – Get three stories written up, typed up, edited, and out along with an anthology, and do the e-covers.

– 2.2 – Release all four in October for Halloween.

– 2.3 – Get the paperback version done ready for release next year.

ALL OF THE ABOVE DONE!

– 3 – Overhaul the website and give it a front page.

 

(3) Under L.J. Diva I have these planned…

– 1.1 – Put the next book, DeLuca through several rounds of editing

– 1.2 – Get it to my editor this month, and then edit some more.

– 1.3 – Get the cover finished, and release it as an e-book in March.

– 1.4 – Then comes the paperback interior and cover for release in September.

– 2.1 – Get the next book in the series, Spiros & Jenny, written in March

– 2.2 – Type it up through the year and put it through 3-4 rounds of editing.

– 2.3 – Send it off to my editor at some point in July or August.

– 2.4 – Release it in September as an e-book along with the paperback of DeLuca.

– 2.5 – Then comes the paperback interior and cover for a 2020 release.

DONE, DONE, DONE!

– 3 – Start on the Porn Star Brothers Short Story Collection. At least get them written, and then they can be typed up through the months and edited. I’m hoping to release them as boxed sets through 2020, that way I can write 10-40 pages per story, and not 40 pages per story, so they will get done quicker.

– 4 – I still want to re-release my four standalone novels. The covers are nearly done, and I’ve nearly finished the interiors. All they will need is for the paperbacks to be proofed before release. Hopefully that will be by June, as that is my deadline for getting all four novels out to the public.

DONE!!!!!

 

—– Spiros & Jenny was written in May and June but done and dusted and released. So was the paperback for DeLuca.

—– So far the short story collection hasn’t even been started. As I stated mid-year, I realised while trying to get Spenny written that I’m kinda over this series, and more to the point, having a six month deadline for releases. With the Wrathbone stories, and Porn Star stories vying for attention, something had to give. I’m looking toward ending the series next year with a short story collection based on the Stefan kids and how the rest of them met their partners. More than likely out in September to complete the five years this series will have taken by then. Never say never, maybe one day I’ll finally write the rest of the stories that were intended, but I’m going to require the freedom to get into them without deadlines looming over my head. So maybe in a couple of years.

Come next year though, lots of exciting ideas are to be had, and a very long list of ideas to bring to fruition. Stay tuned.

 

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