Weekly Update 3

Well, this is awkward.

I guess I owe you an explanation…

I have been busier than usual with events happening in my private life, stuff with my friends and family. I simply forget to update you all until the next day rolls over, which is why this update is so late.

I have decided to change my blog schedule a bit because:

1)      I have shown I can’t stick with weekly updates

2)      My life is not interesting enough to warrant so many updates.

I will instead update you all every other week to keep a consistent schedule and to ensure the quality of these updates does not become bland (not like they were “gourmet” before).

So, what has happened in my life for the past two-plus weeks?

The new year has come and with it a new feeling of “Hope this one isn’t as bad,” a very dowry way to view a year.

Another person has finished my book! Now two of my six planned beta readers have finished it and have given me feedback (well, the latest one is still formulating her notes). It always feels great to have another person “in on the joke” as it were, and now I wait patiently for the rest to finish it. They have six days, so by the next update, I should have all the feedback I need to make the final draft of my first book!

One big update I can give you is how I have changed my stance on getting feedback. I realized I have been asking the wrong questions of my beta readers. Instead of asking what they liked, I should be asking what they didn’t. This has led to some of the most helpful feedback I have ever received! I am excited to jump back into the book to make significant changes that will improve the whole thing, so let’s hope the four readers I have left can finish soon!

I will now continue my tradition of reading Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy or playing video games before work, see you all next week!