February in review

Books received in February.

I’ve decided to start a new blog series this year, just keeping track of everything.  Also known as “Oh hell, it’s *insert month here* already???

Somehow, it’s the end of February already.  Yeah, I don’t know how that happened, either.  My son started full time school this month, which means that I now have more time to work on everything.  Which means that this has been one of the most productive months I’ve had in a long time.

Writing

• I have written 46,687 words on the Zero Draft (of utter crapness) of Never.  It is literally the worst draft I have ever written and I do not care.  I have a metric tonne of notes to myself scattered through the Scrivener file for things I need to fix on the next draft.
• I have managed to work myself up to a minimum of 2k written per day, with some days creeping closer to 3k.
• A cycle of edits on a novella based on some beta feedback.  It just needs a final going over and I can start trying to find it a home.
• Have also been pounced on by two ideas for short works, one of which will probably be a novella, the other a novelette.
• There is also good writing news that I am not at liberty to share yet 😉
• And Escapement got nominated for a Ditmar!  And the anthology it was part of, Kisses by Clockwork, was just nominated for an Aurealis Award.

Reviewing

• I have started trying to make some inroads into the shameful pile of Netgalley eARCs I have to review (way, way too many) – you can keep up with my Netgalley reviews mostly over on Goodreads, though I sometimes mirror them here as well.  This month I reviewed Voices in the Band, Dancing Through It, Ted and I, Process: The Writing Lives of Great Authors, and Flex.
• Reviewed for the Australian Women Writers Challenge (all link to my website reviews, though they’re also mirrored over at Goodreads): These Broken Stars, Avery and In My Mother’s Hands.  My commitment was to read 10 and review at least 6, so I’m doing well there I think!
• Also reviewed: Cold Comfort.

Reading

• You can see above a photo of the books I physically received this month.  I also received a bunch of eARCs from Netgalley.
• Also purchased on the kindle: Graced, by Amanda Pillar, Daughters of the Storm by Kim Wilkins, A Darker Shade of Magic  by V.E. Schwab, Havenstar by Glenda Larke and How to be Both by Ali Smith.
• And my ecopy of Cranky Ladies of History also arrived in my inbox (I took part in crowdfunding the anthology, and if I remember correctly, I should also be getting a hard copy.  Trusting my memory is rarely a good thing, though).
• Yes, that is a lot of books.  I know.