Week 1

 Regrettably, I have not accomplished much this week.  I got caught up in prepping to teach my online course that begins soon.  But this is an accountability blog, not an excuse blog.

Here is what I have done:

-drafted one scene centering around a piece of technology that may make its way into my story series

-drafted a blog post that needs to be edited before being posted

-began planning some of the pieces that I want to work on.  No specifics yet, just rounding up some ideas that I have been kicking around for a while.


Here is what I plan to do this week:

-organize and prioritize the fiction that I want to write.  

-outline the first piece and begin a draft.

-organize the notes that I have made over the last few years and begin to organize them with the ideas above.

-draft 1-2 additional critical blog posts.

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