{"id":946,"date":"2024-12-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/?p=946"},"modified":"2026-02-08T02:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T10:32:46","slug":"blog-2024-november-goal-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/08\/blog-2024-november-goal-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog: 2024 November Goal Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>November came and went in the blink of an eye, it seems. It\u2019s already December, which means it\u2019s time to review my goal progress for Quarter 4 of 2024. I\u2019m braced, because I know I did not do well in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are my goals for November:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" src=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947\" srcset=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-1024x724.png 1024w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-600x424.png 600w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-300x212.png 300w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-768x543.png 768w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-1536x1086.png 1536w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals-382x270.png 382w, http:\/\/izzyking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/November-Quarter-4-2024-Goals.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Release Newsletter.<\/strong> This, once again, is being put off to the next month. I want to release it with the <em>Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em> novella. Good news is I\u2019ve finalized the edits and have sent it off to my beta reader for one last look. This Newsletter is absolutely coming out January 1st, so sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/index.php\/newsletter\/\">here<\/a> if you\u2019d like to receive it every month!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Blog weekly on Sundays. <\/strong>I\u2019ve done a good job with this one. Every week, I\u2019ve posted something. I started <a href=\"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/blog-welcome-to-the-keter-archives\/\">a series<\/a> on my literary universe which goes into more detail of the things I\u2019m writing and the worldbuilding behind it.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post mindfully and often.<\/strong> I did okay with this. I took quite a few days off in November because of the holidays (Thanksgiving and my birthday!), and I anticipate there will be more days off during December for more holidays, parties, doctor appointments, birthdays, etc. I\u2019ve only been posting on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/hrmkingizzy.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a> for the time being.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Currently reading:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60774117-broken-sky\"><em>Broken Sky<\/em><\/a> by Morgan K. Bell. I\u2019m 17% through this one. I finally finished beta reading a book for a my friend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edwardpatrickwrites.com\/\">Edward Patrick<\/a>. So I can dedicate more time to <em>Broken Sky<\/em>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Next up:<\/strong> I want to get through two short stories with the hopes that I can reach my three-book goal for the quarter. These two stories are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/221105244-the-conjurer-s-wife\"><em>The Conjurer\u2019s Wife<\/em><\/a> by Sarah Penner and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/219876684-the-answer-is-no\"><em>The Answer is No<\/em><\/a> by Fredrik Backman. I\u2019ll be sure to actually leave reviews when I\u2019m done with these.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taken off the list:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/60531406-tress-of-the-emerald-sea\"><em>Tress of the Emerald Sea<\/em><\/a> by Brandon Sanderson. Not for lack of interest, but I\u2019ve removed this one from my to-read for the year. Hopefully, I can get to it next year.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Words<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goal. <\/strong>My goal for November was 10,000 words.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Total.<\/strong> I wrote 9,069 words, putting me 931 words under my goal for the month.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdOz-uOJqXY0ZiovGHH1qD73cZ2mJQn2F_Ul0aKcwBFUEddTq38kn3gBta153QKrybpnLTV3ZwieLEVlIX08H6byATrpgdbQOrbWG4cZ5ccyxvveVS73uJ9VH_2y15U_lBOymoUig?key=BQ8PetDrBzZqJl502ERrc8PZ\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Draft Man\u2019s Best Friend.<\/strong> Done! I sent it off to my beta reader this past week, and hope to receive edits before next week.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edit Her Demons.<\/strong> Didn\u2019t touch it in November. I plan to be better in December.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outline Strange Enough.<\/strong> I started this project in September, but I haven\u2019t touched it since the beginning of October. I\u2019ll be putting this one on the backburner for now, because I have a new and exciting project that I want to give my attention to for the foreseeable future.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a lot of zero days in November where I did nothing productive. Resting is just as important as working and writing, though, and it\u2019s important to remember that. Sometimes I need to take time off and just enjoy my day without the stress of being productive\u2014for my mental health. December might be better, but it also might look the same because of all the holidays and other obligations I have. We\u2019ll see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November came and went in the blink of an eye, it seems. 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