Master List of Progress Reports - 2004
2004: Year In Review
I posted 3 chapters for 2004.
Better than the previous year, but nowhere near where I wanted to be.
In the beginning of the year, I decided to try messing with my brain chemistry in the hopes of calming down my anxiety attacks, and while it certainly let me catch up on my sleep, it wasn't too great for the muse (at least not until after I'd gotten off the meds; then the floodgates opened and I could hardly keep up).
I was also still working on the handfasting, which took place on August 21st at my sister's home in Vermont.
There were more life crises, too, including me needing surgery (I was sick with my gall bladder for months and collapsed the day after my handfasting, though I didn't have surgery to remove my gall bladder until two months later).
But mostly it was a case of working on revisions and unposted stories, just like the previous year. For example, I expanded the outline for The Trine to nearly 500 pages from only about 150 in 2002. That's 350 pages of story material, but because it wasn't posted, I had nothing to show for it, therefore it "didn't count." Unfortunately, regardless of whether anyone else felt that way, that's how I made myself feel.
Moral of the Story
You control your perceptions, which controls how you feel, so ultimately, you alone control how you feel.
I know it's not quite that simple, but I've found the less I care about what other people think of me and focus instead on reminding myself that I'm good enough as is, not when I post a chapter, I actually want to work on my stories more. Too bad I couldn't have learned that lesson sooner, but as my wife is fond of saying, "It takes the time it takes." At least I'm there now (or at least more aware that that's where I want to be).
December - 2004 | ||||||
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26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Dec.29.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the timeline and notes |
Dec.28.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for Blood Bound and Bloodlines |
Dec.23.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Dec.22.2004 |
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The Kindari Saga | ~ | Worked on revisions for Book 1 |
The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for Blood Bound and Bloodlines |
Dec.21.2004 |
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The Kindari Saga | ~ | Worked on revisions for Book 1 |
Dec.19.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Dec.18.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Dec.17.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Dec.15.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter | ~ | Worked on revisions for The Vampire Hunter I've decided to subtitle it Blood Bound, since I consider the whole series to be called The Vampire Hunter |
Dec.14.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Dec.12.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Dec.11.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for The Vampire Hunter and Bloodlines |
Dec.09.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text and outline |
Dec.08.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Dec.04.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on research |
Lights of Life | ~ | Posted chapter 12 |
November - 2004 | ||||||
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Nov.30.2004 |
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Lights of Life | ~ | Worked on chapter 12 |
Nov.19.2004 |
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The Kindari Saga | ~ | Worked on revisions for Book 1 |
Nov.18.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Nov.16.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for The Vampire Hunter Also worked on the story text and outline for Blood Moon |
Nov.14.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Nov.12.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text, outline, and research |
Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Nov.11.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Nov.06.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Nov.05.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Nov.04.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Nov.03.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Nov.02.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Nov.01.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
October - 2004 | ||||||
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24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Oct.30.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Oct.29.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Oct.16.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Oct.14.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the outline |
Oct.08.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Oct.07.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for Bloodlines and the outline for Blood Moon |
September - 2004 | ||||||
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26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Sep.28.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text and outline |
Sep.21.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Sep.17.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Sep.16.2004 |
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A Bondage Primer | ~ | Worked on the story text, notes, and outline |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Sep.14.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Sep.13.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Sep.03.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
Sep.02.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Sep.01.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
August - 2004 | ||||||
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Aug.31.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 and the timeline |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Aug.30.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text, timeline, and notes |
Aug.06.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
July - 2004 | ||||||
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Jul.28.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
Jul.27.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
Jul.23.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Jul.22.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Jul.20.2004 |
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Bloodlines | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Jul.19.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Jul.15.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Jul.13.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Jul.08.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for The Vampire Hunter, Bloodlines, and the timeline |
Jul.06.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Jul.05.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
The Vampire Hunter | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Jul.04.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Jul.02.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
Jul.01.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
June - 2004 | ||||||
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Jun.22.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 |
Jun.21.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
Jun.11.2004 |
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The Kindari Saga | ~ | Worked on revisions for Book 1, the outline for Book 2, and a major scene for Book 7 |
Lights of Life | ~ | Worked on the timeline |
New Gaia | ~ | Worked on the story text, notes, outline, and research |
Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 and the timeline |
The Enchanted Queendom | ~ | Finished the outline for Cinderella and worked on the timeline and notes |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text, notes, and revisions |
The Vampire Hunter Series | ~ | Worked on revisions for The Vampire Hunter and Bloodlines, the story text for Blood Moon and Paradigm Shift, and the outline for Blood Moon |
Jun.01.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text and revisions |
May - 2004 | ||||||
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30 | 31 |
May.27.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
May.24.2004 |
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The Vampire Hunter | ~ | Worked on revisions |
May.20.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the outline |
May.19.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story text |
May.18.2004 |
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A Bondage Primer | ~ | Worked on day 11 |
Assassin | ~ | Started revisions in preparation for publishing |
May.12.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text |
The Trine | ~ | Worked on revisions |
May.04.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the story off and on, fleshing out scenes thoughout the outline and expanding it to 489 pages |
April - 2004 | ||||||
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Apr.20.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 and the timeline |
Apr.16.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Wrote the first draft of chapter 1 and the beginning of chapter 2 Also started researching the living conditions of ancient Egypt |
Lights of Life | ~ | Sent chapter 12 to BetaWolf |
Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on chapter 5 and the outline |
Apr.15.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Worked on the story text |
Apr.06.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Posted chapters 3 and 4 |
Apr.04.2004 |
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Lights of Life | ~ | Worked on chapter 12 |
March - 2004 | ||||||
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28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Mar.31.2004 |
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Blood Moon | ~ | Started working on a new sequel to Bloodlines, called Blood Moon (Paradigm Shift will take place after Blood Moon) |
February - 2004 | ||||||
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Feb.13.2004 |
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The Kindari Saga | ~ | Worked on revisions for Book 1 |
January - 2004 | ||||||
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Jan.26.2004 |
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The Trine | ~ | Worked on the notes |
Jan.14.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Sent chapters 3 and 4 to BetaWolf |
Jan.13.2004 |
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Prisoner of War | ~ | Worked on the timeline |