{"id":1575,"date":"2017-07-31T07:57:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2017-07-31T07:57:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:57:38","slug":"july-2017-updates-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellismorning.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/july-2017-updates-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2017 Updates, Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello again! Another month has flown past\u2014and as you might’ve guessed, that 1-month construction project outside my house has stretched into Month 3. They’ve had to cut into stuff that was finished years ago to lay pipe or whatever; that’s what you see depicted above. Unfortunately, they’ve also ripped out all the greenery that the fireflies<\/a> used to hang out in. They\u2019re supposed to put it back in and then some, so I\u2019m hopeful for that.<\/p>\n

Updates:<\/b><\/span>
\nStill outlining book 3, working on new characters, character arcs, and what have you. When outlining, there’s so much work to do; it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and sit there going, “What now?” I find it’s helpful to give myself at least 1 “assignment” every day. Look that up, figure this out, etc. Then I can at least feel like I’m moving in a positive direction.<\/p>\n

Sometime soon, I’d also like to reread Blood’s Force<\/em> and Harbingers<\/em> to ensure I don’t leave out important details. I hope to minimize inconsistencies and loose ends between books as much as possible. It can be painful and occasionally mystifying to read my own stuff, though. “Ugh, did I really …?” I guess it’s a good reaction to have. It means I’m improving (or so I hope)!<\/p>\n

Current Goals:<\/b><\/span>
\n– Updating website\/blog.<\/strong> Slow going, but in progress. I found a Bootstrap template I like for the website, and now it’s a matter of tweaking it. I also found a prospective new blog template, but that changeover will be more difficult because WordPress doesn’t give you any way to fiddle with a template, fix all the bugs,\u00a0then<\/em> make it live. Nope, you gotta make the change live before you even know what fires will erupt! I may have to schedule some downtime for the blog when I get serious about updating it.<\/p>\n

– Learning how to roll Rs<\/strong>. I’m gonna call this one “done,” although I’m still practicing a little every day. My trilling remains inconsistent, but it’s way better than before I began trying! In case it may be useful to anyone, here are some things that helped me:<\/p>\n