Happy July bookworms!

June sure did flash by, huh? I hope you had a good month, and for those of you in the States, I hope you have an awesome summery July Fourth weekend planned with family and friends. My schedule is filling up fast with social events. Thank goodness I’ll have Monday off!

Anywho, I’ve got some huge announcements with this post, so before I blab too much, let’s get right into things!

Personal Conquests

Big Changes

First and foremost, there are some huge changes on the horizon. Starting in August, I will be attending grad school to become a librarian (if I haven’t gushed enough about it already hehe)!

While I’m in grad school I’ll have to make some serious cutbacks since I’ll be working full time, going to school half-time, and also trying to squeeze in writing where I can (sounds insane, huh?).

Going forward, this type of post will become quarterly, meaning I’ll be sending the next one in late September/early October. Hopefully by then I’ll have transitioned to my new schedule and have figured some things out.

Other types of posts will be less frequent, but I didn’t feel like doing away with anything completely, so you’ll just see a little bit less of me overall.

I hope you continue to stop by from time to time!

Other Personal Stuff

With the shift back to ‘normal’, I’ve found concentration difficult and anxiety and social pressure much more prevalent this past month. Anybody else feel that way? Anybody?

Finding balance has been extremely hard, and my writing has slowed down a bit as a result. Going forward, I’m going to try and hunker down and do my best to remember that I can’t make everyone happy and to prioritize my writing projects and self care time. That’ll come in handy when I also have to worry about my schoolwork.

Writing Conquests

The Ruins Chugs Along

Like last month, I exclusively worked on my LGBT Horror novel The Ruins.

With the first draft of my first act done, I dove into the second act.

I plotted things out in a bit more detail and about halfway through the month decided to start writing. I’m currently working on Chapter 10, with Act Two ending after Chapter 13.

In the next month I’m hoping to get through writing my first draft of Act Two before school starts up. It’s a bit ambitious, but if I hunker down and get to work, I should be able to handle it.

Wish me luck!

Bookish Conquests

June was something of a slow down for reading to be honest.

Being fully vaxxed coupled with the restrictions on public gatherings being all but forgotten, I’ve been getting out more and enjoying the summer before grad school starts.

This month I read 5 books and a short story. I’m almost at my yearly goal of reading 50 works, which is syncing up perfectly for grad school, when I’ll probably have to slow down even further.

If you see a cover that piques your curiosity, click its link below for my spoiler-free book review. Looking forward to many more great books when I have spare time!

Book Review: They Come at Night

Book Review: The Carrow Haunt

Buddy Reads & Rants: The Carrow Haunt

Short Story Review: The Darkness in the Pines

Book Review: Fugitive Telemetry

Book Review: The Hill (The Spread, Book 1)

Book Review: Things Undone

Book Deals

Don’t forget the great book deals still running! Click on the photos below to check them out before it’s too late!

Horror, Paranormal, & Scifi Sale

Scifi Freebies

Video Highlights

Another change that I’m sad to announce is that my video highlights will be on hiatus indefinitely while I figure out grad school.

I do still plan on doing videos for big publication announcements, etc, but this is another part of dialing things back to a manageable level while I juggle things this fall.

As usual, this video sums up the newsletter and other random tidbits. Hope you enjoy!

That’s a Wrap!

All right, there goes the month of June. How was your month? Did you read something in my conquests? Do you have any recommendations for books? As always, feel free to comment!

Happy Reading, everyone!

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