S. B. Unger

So naturally, I have a Spotify profile so I can have a playlist for my books, characters and the Mississippi River pack in general. I have always enjoyed working while listening to music, and I know that this isn't a brand new concept for authors, but it's still very fun.

I have started a fairly good writing routine as the weather is getting much cooler (finally) and at the cost of my allergies. I swear I never had allergies when I was a kid but when I started living on my own it's like they kicked into full gear.

That's right, I'm bad at the monthly check in so far considering I'm a week late on this update, and have written absolutely zero words this week. Between family events and prepping for winter, and still looking for a day job and college football season, and cooking and researching projects, I've been a bit overwhelmed. However as I was told to relax and rest for a bit by way more people than I would like to admit, which naturally I struggle to do because my nervous system do

While nothing is ever guaranteed, I am hoping to get a pretty polished draft of Book 2 established by the end of the year, maybe even GASP a release date?! But to make that happen, I will need to do a few things.

With the unintentional symbiotical I took over the summer to look for a new full time job and focus on my writing, one would think that I am refreshed and motivated to "get back at it" or "hit the ground running" or even dare I say "relax." None of that happened.

I'm not sure if the second part is true but it is defiantly an end of an era.

However some just don't just have that same 'wow' that the original challenge had......Enter The Rough Draft Challenge...

I'm sure that most of us in the indie author world have heard what the official Nation Novel Writing Month (NNWM) has been up to lately

There are a million ways that indie authors have set up their ideal routine. And they even are able to follow through everyday. I am not one