September 2026 Writing Update
September was a pretty great month! Not just with writing, but mainly personally! In fact, this was the best September and month I’ve had in a while!
Normally I don’t take the best care of myself or pay myself very much attention at all. I wanted to change this trend to create a better and healthier life. So far, I have done just that! I’m exercising regularly again, eating healthier, and enjoying hobbies! For the first time in a very long time, I have hope and joy back in my life. Something I didn’t think I’d be saying ever again. If only Alex from September of last year could see me now.
I have made some good progress with the third draft of Celestial Saga IV. Still a ways to go, but the progress is steady and I believe I should have it finished in October or November. Taking my time to make sure I get the right blend between the first and second drafts.
A couple of things have happened in September which are pretty great. One is that I took a week straight break away from writing. Due to what was happening in my life, I was pretty lucky to be able to work on writing almost non-stop for the past few months. However, while I enjoyed that, I needed to take some time away. A week spending time enjoying other hobbies along with some intermittent breaks have done me well.
The biggest thing to happen this month is that I have decided to take a hiatus from social media. Those of you who follow me may have seen the post. I just want to state again that I am perfectly fine mentally and physically. This hiatus is purely for my own good as social media has gotten a bit noisy. It’s all just ads, bots, and posts that go out into the void never to be seen by another person. Taking a step away to just enjoy life and focus on myself has been nice. I do miss the days when social media was social. I miss talking to people, starting random conversations about a topic we both enjoy, and such things like that. Now it just seems like its ads crammed down my throat along with bot after bot wanting me to share my post in a DM.
Anyway, this is just a temporary hiatus…although it has been a rather enjoyable one.
Work will continue for Celestial Saga IV. I have some things planned for the release of the book next year that I will see if I can pull off. Pending schedule and budget restraints of course. As far as numbers go, this was the most productive September I have had yet!
Monthly Goal: 23,468/16,667 (140.8%)
Yearly Goal: 256,964/200,000 (128.5%)
