Here are some current projects I’m working on:
January:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Heroes Fairies and Scholars-
- Write Warriors
- Neurodivergent Writers
- Readers of AJ Skelly
- Global Writing Community
- Homespun Tabby
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Read notes
- Worked on
- Collected 1 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Write Warriors
- Filed 1 story notes
Sin Eater:
- Worked on
- Collected:
- 1 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Write Warriors
- Filed:
- 1 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Read new issue of Reader’s Digest
- Found articles to help
Presents:
- For Grandma:
- Worked on forward
- Worked on notes
- Started
- For brother:
- Worked on 2 possible cover designs
- Found and designed folder
- Found my sticker collection including 5 sticker books (2 where I can design my own)
- Designed 6 stickers
- Printed files
- Wrote him letter
- Practiced the cover on a bigger scale
- Cover:
- Drew
- Outlined
- Colored
- Warned him about it
- Sent him his gift
Drawings:
- Drew 8 pages
- Designed 7 stickers
Ideas:
- Updated idea book: 6
- Saved 1 titles
- Added 1 floorplan
- Saved 2 quotes
- Found old stash of ideas:
- Only 2 salvageable from dream stash
- Found 4 story ideas that were savable
- Saved them all in book
Goodreads:
- Set yearly reading goal
- Updated Reading Challenge when I was 66% done with yearly goal on the 20th
- Someone liked my review of Legba’s Juke Joint by C.W. Thayer and Ron Milts
Updated… Albums:
- Favorite Word Game Hints
- Attire for my Characters Part III
- New Year Adventures (created)
- My Styles
- Hidden Gems of 2022 (created)
- Christmas 2021
Pandora Welch fanpage (admin)
Escort Recon:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Filed 1 story notes
- Read new issue of Reader’s Digest
- Found articles to help
- Looked at old articles of Reader’s Digest, Glamour, ect and found helpful articles
Music Nymphs:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Filed 1 story notes
- Looked at old articles of Reader’s Digest, Glamour, ect and found helpful articles
Mayday:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Filed 1 story notes
- Read new issue of Reader’s Digest
- Found articles to help
- Looked at old articles of Reader’s Digest, Glamour, ect and found helpful articles
Project Poseidon:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
- Found useful folklore
- Sent to co-author to hear his thoughts
- Saved inspirational notes
- Created notes in Google Docs after hearing back from co-author
- Researched 1 books
- Found 1 piece
- Told co-author my thoughts
- Filed 1 story notes
- Looked at old articles of Reader’s Digest, Glamour, ect and found helpful articles
Heart on Her Sleeve:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
- Filed 1 story notes
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
- Filed 1 story notes
Inspiration Dossier:
- Updated Notes Needed (this is short notes for various subjects)
- Read new issue of Reader’s Digest and Writer’s Digest and found helpful articles
- Looked at old articles of Reader’s Digest, Glamour, ect and found helpful articles
- Casts I Like:
- Obey Me:
- Updated New Outfits for the Boys
- Obey Me:
- People I Admire:
- Collected 3
- Villains I Admire:
- Researched 1 books
- Found 1 piece
- Worked on, collected, and filed Burke and Hare- Body Snatchers
- Filed 2
- Collected 2
- Researched 1 books
- Authors I Admire:
- Collected Dana Isokawa
- Miscellaneous:
- Collected 2
- Best Male Role Models:
- Research:
- Found stories in 2 books
- Took notes
- Wrote, collected, and filed:
- Tom Deal (The Incredible Catch)
- Professor Murray and Dr. Minor (The Madman and the Dictionary)
- Collected 1
- Research:
- Strong Females:
- Collected 14
- Notes:
- Wrote and collected 3
- Filed 4
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 9
- Worked on and collected Healing Knot Spell
- Filed 11
- To Trap All Abuse:
- Wrote poem
- Created prop
- Collected
- Collected 1
- Alien Species:
- Filed Flamecraft by Sandara Tang
- Best Writing:
- Collected 4:
- When brother sent me story he wrote for thoughts I asked permission to add to it and he gave it to me
- Researched:
- Read 3 books
- Found 7 pieces
- Filed 7
- Collected 4:
- Letters:
- Wrote and collected 1
- Filed 4
- Updated 1 file
- Collected 2 from Grandma (one to me; one to husband)
- Collected 2
- Misc. Characters:
- Collected Shaggy Story (Matthew Lillard)
- Great Advice:
- Collected 16
Prompts:
- Each week add a good thing that happened to you into a jar to see everything good at year’s end: 1
- Two Turtledoves Tales (from Lifetime movie, Writing Under the Christmas Tree (2021)):
- Reread prompt and story
- Had to scrap
- Careful What You Wish For:
- Given to me by therapist
- Wrote
- Finished
- Test Marriage:
- Started chapter 1
- Wrote notes
- Edited
- Added page numbers
- Read notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Write Warriors
- Edited notes
- Picked handwriting fonts for Melinda and Ember
- Make Today Magical:
- 3/24
- Find Your Calm:
- 3/24
- + 3
- To Trap All Abuse:
- Wrote poem
- Researched colors’ meanings
- Took notes
- Made prop
Reviews/surveys:
- Surveys:
- Filled out survey about my first visit of the year with my therapist
- Filled out survey about Panera visit
- Took survey of pain management appointment
Biographies:
- Spoke to potential clients
Cleaned and organized my:
- Bedroom
- Workspace
- Bedroom closet
- Arts and crafts gear
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Read 2011 copy
- Took notes
- Started new story with new twists including intermissions with:
- Medical notes on MC
- Police Dispatch transcripts with notes from dispatcher
- Adoption papers with letter from guardian
- Read notes
- Researched
- Wrote outline notes
- Wrote and filed cast list
- Created phone file for notes
- Created physical file for notes:
- Decorated cover
- Wrote and filed:
- Character profiles
- Animal characteristic and omen notes
- Wrote, dated, printed, and filed story and outline notes:
- Banshee 101
- Stiles’ Family History + 2 Scenes
- The “Talk”
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabilibuddies
Raising Werewolves (working title from before):
- Read 2009 copy
- Wrote note for new title
- Started new story with new twists
Studying:
- French
- Classical Music
- Managing Stress
February:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Heroes Fairies and Scholars-
- Write Warriors
- Homespun Tabby
- Global Writing Community
- Readers of AJ Skelly
- Neurodivergent Writers
- Fan group for mobile game
Studying:
- Managing Stress
- French
- Classical Music
- Women Empowerment
- Buddhism
Prompts:
- Test Marriage:
- Read and edited Melinda and Ember’s answers to their assignment
- Edited
- Collected 2 story notes
- Filed 2 story notes
- Decorated folder
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabilibuddies
- Read earlier pages for formatting
- Created cast list in the notes before the story
- Created misc notes
- Wrote an island chapter
- Researched for
- Spellcraft:
- Did: 1 3 part assignment
- Make Today Magical:
- 1/24 [previously did 3]
- Find Your Calm:
- 1/24 [previously did 3]
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Edited
- Worked on
- Read intermissions to potential fans and Accountabilibuddies and got their feedback
- Edited intermissions
- Created misc notes
- Decorated folder (cover and inside)
- Collected:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Added story to Reviews of my WIPs
- Added timeline
- Researched for
- Updated… Character profiles:
- Leila Tague
- Alice Graves
- Reighlyn Stiles
- Nyx Letters
- Alyssa Graves
- Kayden Graves
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabilibuddies
Updated… Albums:
- Favorite Word Game Hints
- Attire for my Characters Part III
- tagging designers I know personally with their permission
- My Styles
- New Year Adventures
Goodreads:
- Entered giveaway for book on my “Want to Read” list
Went to Full Sail job fair
Surveys/Reviews:
- Surveys
- Full Sail job fair surveys:
- Filled out a survey involving my life after college
- Filled out a survey involving how the job fair went
- Full Sail job fair surveys:
- Reviews:
- Hot Topic:
- Fairies by Trick Chain Dress
- Pink Tartan Lace Trim Pleated Skirt
- Obey Me mobile game
- Hot Topic:
Pandora Welch fanpage (admin)
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Read notes from to go notebook
- Worked on adding to go notes in notebook
- Read some scenes for continuity
- Worked on
- Collected 2 story notes
- Filed 2 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabilibuddies
- Write Warriors
Worked on KGabbert_Resume2022
Idea book:
- Added 1 ideas
- Added 1 old birthday card to book
Heart on Her Sleeve:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabilibuddies
- Collected 1 story notes
- Read to go notes
- Copied to go notes into notebook
- Filed 1 story notes
- Moved notes to bigger binder
- Designed new binder
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabilibuddies
- Collected 1 story notes
- Filed 1 story notes
Sin Eater:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabilibuddies
- Collected 2 story notes
- Filed 2 story notes
Inspiration Dossier:
- Updated multiple subjects updates needed
- Split a binder holding 16 subjects into binders
- Casts I Like:
- Obey Me:
- Updated New Outfits
- Obey Me:
- People I Admire:
- Filed 3
- Collected 1
- Villains I Admire:
- Filed 2
- Misc.:
- Filed 2
- Best Male Role Models:
- Filed 2
- Strong Females:
- Filed 14
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 11
- Filed 13
- Best Writing:
- Filed 2
- Collected 3
- Asked Accountabuddy member if I can add chapter two of the script I’m beta reading for him to this section; was given permission
- Letters:
- Wrote and collected 5
- Collected 1
- Filed 6
- Misc. Characters:
- Filed 1
- Great Advice:
- Filed 17
Project Poseidon:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Filed 1 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
Stop and Reflect:
- Collected 27 files
- Filed 27
- Filled out 2 D&D-like reflection sheets
Updated… pages:
Set up:
- New desk
- Work station
- Room setup
Moved Escort Recon, Music Nymphs, and Mayday notes to a bigger binder
Escort Recon:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
- Read Reader’s Digest
- Found character notes
Music Nymphs:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
- Read Reader’s Digest
- Found character notes
Mayday:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabilibuddies
- Read Reader’s Digest
- Found character notes
Accountabuddies:
- Member sent me files:
- Checked out:
- Characters art
- Beta reader form
- Story files
- Emailed him writing tips and filled out the form he sent
- Met with by phone
- Was given editing power
- Made comments in very few spots
- Offered to send relevant notes
- Asked him if I can add chapter two of script to Best Writing in Inspiration Dossier; permission given
- Checked out:
- Female member has been making bite-sized writing advice videos:
- Commented on 2 video links via Facebook
- Liked 2 videos via YouTube
March:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Heroes Fairies and Scholars
- Global Writing Community
- Homespun Tabby
Accountabuddies:
- Gave new member rundown of the group
- Checked out a male member’s website and gave him brief feedback
- Was a beta reader for another member
- Watched another female member’s writing advice videos
- Gave her feedback via Facebook, YouTube, and video chat
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Worked on
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Collected:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- 1 research notes
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Read Writer’s Digest
- Created 1 misc notes
- Made sure notes matched what the story said
- Worked on Read scenes in story for continuity
- Read a scene to potential fans and wrote down feedback
- Wrote a scene in my to go book
Studied:
- Classical Music
- Stress Management
- French:
- Via Memrise app
- Via virtual class through local library
- Fashion around the World
- Literacy Tutoring Program through Brooklyn Libraries
Prompts:
- Test Marriage:
- Edited
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
- A Question a Day for 5 Years:
- Caught up through January and February
- March: 31
- Self reflection:
- Manifestation Journal:
- Filled out 1 1 part entry
- Self-Reflection Folder
- Filed 24 files
- Filed 2 extras
- Spellcraft:
- Did 1 3 part assignment
- Manifestation Journal:
Updated… Albums:
- Attire for my Characters Part III
- My Styles
- Favorite Word Game Hints
- New Year Adventures
Inspiration Dossier:
- Notes:
- Collected 1
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 11
- Letters:
- Collected 3
- Great Advice:
- Collected 6
- Best Memories:
- Collected 1 with Grandma
- Women’s History Month:
- Collected 7
Pandora Welch fanpage (admin)
Idea Book:
- Added 3
- Signed up for
- Filled out application
- Attended Zoom introduction session to find out what they are looking for
- Asked questions
- Told the group about myself
- Was accepted into the program
- Attended training
- Took notes
- Shared why I’m there
- Shared my CP (Cerebral Palsy) and my learning experience in middle and high school
- Did and shared homework first
- Rescheduled one course when something came up
- Did homework
- International Women’s Day from Kaylyn’s Universes Volume II:
- Wrote notes
- Researched
- Worked on
- Edited Shared in 7 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Interviews:
- Reached out to my community
- Took notes Some women came back to me
- A man reached out with an interesting twist
- Sent out 6 emails
- Got 5 back
- Sent follow-up questions
- Turns out one of the interviewed had questions for me as well
- Set up questions for 15 people
- Interviewed 3 people by phone
- One woman’s son stayed in the room to confirm or deny what his mother had to stay; apparently when he heard ‘interview’ his interest was piqued and he was more than happy to help (Yes, he was helpful)
- Made sure all were comfortable with what was mentioned and how names were displayed and what I wrote down and the notes I took so far
- Interviewed 7 women via video chat
- Asked 1 to type one of her answers because I couldn’t seem to get her voice right
- Worked through tech issues
- Wrote notes for overall interviewing process and each interview
- Read a Writer’s Digest article about Interviewing 101
- Asked 2 participates about the format I was thinking about for their interviews
- They liked my idea
- Discussed time differences with a few people
- Edits:
- Edited 8 interviews
- Reached out to 10 for help or with additional questions
- Gave 2 access to Google Doc for help
- Accepted 2 suggestions and 6 edits
- Accepted all suggestions from other
- Posted blogs:
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection
- Shared in 7 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Becky Lawson
- Shared in 7 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection
- Read Writer’s Digest
- Collected 1 research notes
StrideStar:
- Attended meeting
- Took notes
- Told an absent member what she missed and caught her up
April:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Write Warriors
- Readers of AJ Skelly
- Heroes, Fairies, and Scholars
- Homespun Tabby
- JL Casten Reader Group
Prompts:
- A Question a Day: 30
- Test Marriage:
- Collected 2 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Filed:
- 4 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- 1 research notes
- Edited
- Worked on
- Pro-recovery:
- Took notes for
- Filed notes from 2 classes
- Decorated folder
- Self-Reflections:
- Filed 39
- Decorated folder
- Spellcraft:
- Did 1 3 part assignment
Imaginary and Not:
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Kimmie C.
- Shared in 9 locations
- She shared it on her own page tagging me
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Kristen H.
- Shared in 8 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Lindsey Reisker
- Shared in 8 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection:
- Checked in with 8 interviewees to see what extra locations they wanted me to share their interviews
- Wrote notes to remember
- Slight Retraction:
- Started
- Researched
- Edited
- Let the women know when this post will come out
- When someone asked if anymore information was needed for last piece I privately told her what piece was about
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Meghan C.
- Shared in 8 locations
- She shared it on her own page from my professional page
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Anne Stenkjær
- Shared in 8 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: AJ Skelly
- Shared in 9 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Elana A. Mugdan
- Asked if I could share on her professional page, and shared there when I was given permission
- Shared in 9 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Amanda Porter
- Shared in 9 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Abigail Falanga
- Shared in 9 locations
- She posted the link in her writing group
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Mama Chico
- Shared in 8 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Beth Boss
- Shared in 9 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Nephrys Darkwater
- Shared in 9 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Clara Y.
- Shared in 8 locations
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Erudessa Gentian
- Edited
- Shared in 9 locations
Inspiration Dossier:
- Read and updated ‘Updates Needed’ file
- People I Admire:
- Dignity: Keith Gabbert
- Collected 1
- Notes:
- Filed 1
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 10
- Filed 20
- Best Writing:
- Filed 3
- Letters:
- Wrote note for 1
- Filed 3
- Great Advice:
- Wrote notes on 2
- Filed 6
- Best Memories:
- Filed 1 for Grandma
- Women’s History Month:
- Collected 17
- Organized notes
- Filed 11
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Collected:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Filed:
- 5 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Worked on
- Researched
- Wrote 2 story notes
- Looked back at scenes for accurate notes
- Outline and noted 1 scene
Updated… Albums:
- Attires for My Characters Part III
- My Styles
- New Year Adventures
- Favorite Word Game Hints
Studied:
- French
- Pro-recovery
- Lore by Aaron Mahnke
- Monstrous Creatures
- Wicked Mortals
- Dreadful Places
- Dreams
- Breathwork
- Literary Devices:
- Asked Accountabuddies for help with some terms’ definitions and examples
Pages:
- Portfolio
- Portfolio Part II
- Created
- Researched for
- Added to menu
Reviewed/surveyed:
- Reviewed:
- Panera Bread visit
- Beasts and Beauty by Soman Chainani
- Surveys:
- Eating Disorders surveys (while I’m in a Pro-recovery program)
- Survey about our community’s healthcare system
- ReedPop for upcoming events
Confessions of a Music Nymph:
- Draft III:
- Links to the Past:
- Wrote notes
- Read table of contents
- Set up latest notes book
- Worked on 6/37
- Links to the Past:
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Made sure my advisor had my correct contact info
- We met to discuss what I should be prepared for
- Set my alarms
- Attended meeting
- Took notes
- Told him what I’m about, and he liked my ideas
- Let advisor know what day I wouldn’t be available
- Emailed advisor updated emergency contact info
- Found possible notes for students
- Spoke with tutors and advisors about how to get students to show up earlier via some of my experiences
- Downloaded… Chromebook for tutoring:
- Zoom
- Google Keeps
- Attended welcoming event:
- Wrote notes
- Did improv
- Spoke up about nervousness
- Spoke up for others
- First class:
- Was paired with two students
- Wrote notes
- Kept an eye on the time when one student had to leave early
- Shared my screen
- Wrote their goals down
- Worked on reading
- Went over definitions of words they needed help with
- Emailed them pdfs of a couple books we went over together
- Second class:
- Troubleshooted with a student having audio issues
- Gave students writing homework
- Asked advisor for help for what students were looking for
Escort Recon:
- Filed 1 story notes
Music Nymphs:
- Filed 1 story notes
Mayday:
- Filed 1 story notes
- Saved reference pics for location
Project Poseidon:
- Filed 1 story notes
Heart on Her Sleeve:
- Filed 2 story notes
- Read Writer’s Digest
- Found 1 useful article
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Filed 2 story notes
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Filed 2 story notes
Sin Eater:
- Filed 2 story notes
StrideStar:
- Attended meeting
- Took notes
- Told boss my second job’s schedule
- Gave team our project layout
- Took notes for team
- Caught up team member who missed meeting
- Made sure our next meeting doesn’t fall on a holiday
May:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- A Question a Day (will be in two locations)
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Heroes Fairies and Scholars
- JL Casten Reader Group
- Global Writing Community
Prompts:
- A Question a Day: 31
- Test Marriage:
- Worked on
- Edited
- Collected:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Thoughts Before Bed: 2
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Worked on
- Researched
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Collected:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- 1 research notes
- Filed:
- 4 story notes
- 4 misc notes
- 7 research notes
- Read past scenes to check for consistency
- Shared part of a scene on social media
- Updated… profiles:
- Alice Graves
- Mrs. Riley Stone
- Leila Tague
- Nyx Letters
- Reighlyn A. Stiles
- Designed second folder for notes
- Reorganized both folders
- Wrote what Reighlyn would be studying in The Complete Book of Dreams by Stephanie Gailing along with the story notes
- Took notes from:
- Entire book of The Complete Book of Dreams by Stephanie Gailing
- Bits and pieces of Basic Witches by Jaya Saxena and Jess Zimmerman
- Three chapters of The Elements Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols by Adele Nozedar
- Wrote 2 story notes
- Discussed scenes and the book overall with another author and friend
- Read Reader’s Digest
- Found a few notes to help characters
- Created profiles for and filed:
- Harper
- Emily Wheatley
- Adele Atkinson
- The ‘Leech’
- Reached out to the host of Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group to get her feedback and we set up a meeting
Updated… Albums:
- Attires for My Characters Part III:
- Tagged designer I personally know
- Friended another designer
- My Styles
- New Years Adventures
- Favorite Word Game Hints
Studied:
- French
- Literary Devices Study Session:
- Met with an Accountabuddy who tutors children
- Took notes
- She helped me with definitions and examples for 4 terms
- She said she’ll check with her sister on 2 terms neither of us have heard of
- Asked husband for examples of 1 term
- Adult Literacy Tutoring Advisor helped me with 1 term for definition and example
- Nature’s Treasures (by: Ben Hoare)
- Lore: Monstrous Creatures
- Complete Book of Dreams (by: Stephanie Gailing)
- The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols (by: Adele Nozedar)
Accountabuddies:
- Discussed beta reading with two members (one female and a male)
- Another member asked for help:
- With having more writing sprints
- Going over part of her manuscript with her like she used to with someone else:
- She emailed what that entailed
- We went over her first chapter and went over a few sentences that needed to be reworded
- I was able to be a sensitivity reader for a sexual assault scene:
- Gave her my thoughts
- Gave her examples of books that have scenes like the one she was describing
Imaginary and Not:
- Women’s Empowerment Month Collection: Slight Retraction
- Started final draft
- Read first draft
- Took pieces of first draft for final draft
- Edited final Researched for final
- Printed emails with notes to do further research
- Sent out 3 emails
- Made 4 phone calls
- Published
- Shared in 8 locations
- Shared link with an Accountabilibuddy and got his feedback
Inspiration Dossier:
- Moved 3 subjects to a new binder
- Designed new binder
- Updated Updates Needed
- People I Admire:
- Filed From Booksellers to Owners
- Collected 1
- Best Male Role Models:
- Collected 1
- Strong Females:
- Collected 5
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 11
- Filed 11
- Letters:
- Filed 2
- Best Memories:
- Iggy:
- Worked on and filed Iggy Moves In
- Collected:
- Made Tag
- Nicknames (also worked on)
- Worked on and filed 1 with Richard
- Iggy:
- Women’s History Month:
- Collected 3
- Worked on:
- Daily Notes
- Extra Shares
- Filed 18
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Got and replied to emails about:
- Remote or in-person tutoring
- Possible interviews
- Tried to prepare for a class but was unable to find the page
- Asked my advisor who couldn’t get there either
- Spoke to advisor about:
- Studying what my students were studying on my own time and what I needed help with and he helped me
- We discussed my lesson plans
- We discussed what my students need
- Outside of class:
- Started planning possible homework assignments as they fell in my lap
- Reached out and checked on another tutor
- First class of the month:
- Read a chapter of A Wrinkle of Time together:
- Helped students with terms they needed help with
- Emailed one student lessons and assignment they missed last class
- Read a chapter of A Wrinkle of Time together:
- Second class of the month:
- Student wanted us to switch gears, so we read aloud and she told us what the stories were about
- Also went over her homework from previous week
- Helped with terms they needed help with
- Sent her, her new assignment after we briefly discussed it
- Student wanted us to switch gears, so we read aloud and she told us what the stories were about
- Third class of the month:
- Got two new students
- Got their goals and contact information
- Learned their weaknesses and adapted the lesson plans
- Emailed them their homework
- Reached out to my advisor on their behalf about a book they’re interested in
- Fourth class:
- Covered for a tutor of a different reading level
- Got to know what the current students needed
- Helped them with their goals
- Gave my advisor a report how everything went
- Emailed helpful videos to one of the other tutor’s student
StrideStar:
- Read notes
- Checked on coworker
Project Poseidon:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
- Found inspiration
- Reached out to coauthor
- Updated:
- 1 character profile
- 1 outline notes
Reviews/surveys:
- Reviews:
- Reviewed Bubble Witch Saga 3
- Surveys:
- Took GoDaddy survey
- Took a survey on the medical care I received at one of my appointments
Escort Recon:
Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
Music Nymphs:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
Mayday:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
Heart on Her Sleeve:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
Sin Eater:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Accountabuddies
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group:
- First Meeting of the Month:
- Checked what I was told about the group on Meetup
- Attended a virtual meeting
- Took notes
- Discussed what I was working on for the day
- Worked on it
- Found out some research I needed to do and made a note of it
- Discussed progress after hour long writing sprint
- Second Meeting of the Month:
- Attended a virtual meeting
- Took notes
- Discussed what I was working on for the day
- Worked on it
- Read a few prior scenes to protect consistency
- Checked out my research
- Discussed progress after hour long writing sprint
- Surprised everyone by the fact I still handwrite my stories
- Third Meeting of the Month:
- Attended a virtual meeting
- Took notes
- Discussed what I was working on for the day
- Worked on it
- Read a few prior scenes to protect consistency
- Checked out my research
- Discussed progress after hour long writing sprints
- Reached out to the host to get her feedback and we set up a meeting
- Fourth Meeting of the Month:
- Attended a virtual meeting
- Took notes
- Discussed what I was working on for the day
- Worked on a requested story I was commissioned to do
- Checked out my research
- Did live research while at the writing sprint by exchanging texts with the client
- Discussed progress after hour long writing sprint:
- Surprised the other participants with my tactics
Pandora Welch fanpage (admin)
- Allows members into group
- Interacted with group members
- Collected birthdates
- Started a fanfiction request for a member
Idea book:
- Added 2 ‘Straight from the Headlines’ as prompts
- Researched
June:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- A Question a Day
- Obey Me Fanpage 18+
- Write Warriors
- Readers of AJ Skelly
- Heroes Fairies and Scholars
- Global Writing Community
Prompts:
- A Question a Day: 30
- Positive Vibes: 1/24
- Test Marriage:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Worked on
- Spoke to author about plan to discuss book
- Researched
- Filed:
- 4 misc notes
- 4 research notes
- 1 outline notes
- 1 bonus story notes
- Updated… Profiles:
- Kaleb Graves
- Amber Graves
- Edited
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Did research in:
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
- Poets and Writers
- Decorated third folder
- Worked on during writing sprints with a group of local women
- Met with an author and talked about and read a few choice passages to her to get her thoughts and opinions
- Re-edited chapters (meshed two together)
- Worked on and filed… Profiles:
- Dariah Grey
- Hazel Stiles
- Reorganized all three notes folders
- Read scene to fellow writer and collected her thoughts
- Told two potential fan about the original myths surrounding banshees and what I’ve done in my world and listened to their thoughts
- Started a writing assignment from Reighlyn’s perspective
- Designed 4th notes’ folder cover
Updated… Albums:
- Attires for My Characters Part III
- Tagged designers I personally know
- New Year Adventures
- Favorite Word Game Hints
- My Styles
- For Dad~
Studied:
- French
- International mermaid lore
- Various facts via Kids Almanac 2022 and Kids Almanac 2023
- Multicultural lore behind all mermaids and sirens
- Lore and myths about mythological creatures all over the world
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group:
- First meeting of the month:
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- We discussed tutoring
- Worked on a story request I got in a fan group and Neck Bites and Risen Hairs
- Discussed our progress
- Second meeting of the month:
- Got code to join via Zoom
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- Wrote goals
- Worked on my goals: work on my research for multiple stories, Neck Bites and Risen Hairs, and Obey Me fanfic
- Discussed our varying progresses
- Third meeting of the month:
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- Wrote goals
- Worked on my goals: work on Neck Bites and Risen Hairs and Obey Me fanfic
- Discussed our varying progresses
- Emailed usual host daily questions I usually post in my writing groups and why
- Fourth meeting of the month:
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- Told them about free Brooklyn Library Fashion Show this Friday (6/24)
- Shared link
- Wrote goals
- While discussing goals let one member know I love World Building
- Worked on my goals: work on Neck Bites and Risen Hairs and Obey Me fanfic
- Discussed our varying progresses
- Offered to look over two members’ projects
- Shared my fiction writing experience
- Fifth meeting of the month:
- Before the meeting:
- Found assignment to work on for Neck Bites and Risen Hairs
- Found prompts for group Found possible contest for group
- Emailed member interview questions
- During group:
- Troubleshooted to get in
- Attended
- Took notes
- Talked about goals
- Worked on goals
- Discussed progress
- Before the meeting:
Moderator of a fan group for mobile game, Obey Me:
- Fanfics:
- Worked on a fanfiction request for a member:
- First Client:
- Asked member for help to make it more personal and they replied
- Researched
- Saved her notes on document I’m working on
- Worked on during writing sprints with a group of local women
- Edited
- Finished both short stories for my first client and emailed them to her
- Troubleshooted getting her a copy of the stories
- Saved feedback I got
- Was propositioned for a new story
- Saved new prompt
- Let her know I’ll work on it after my next client’s piece
- Told her I know what direction I’m going since she’s giving me creative freedom
- Second Client:
- Started
- Let client know I started her story
- Researched
- Asked client for personal touches I could add to the story
- Went to fashion show for fun and research:
- Saved program
- Took notes
- Took pictures
- Talked to another member about being in the story
- Watched videos about events and story in game
- Asked three group members (fans of game) for favorite creatures in mythology
- Voice/video chatted with client and colleagues
- Asked husband and brother for their favorite mythological creatures as well
- Got inspiration from multiple people in my life
- A member helped inspire me in male fashion
- First Client:
- Requested that a member(s) write a fanfic for me after I give them a prompt:
- One member replied and messaged me for details
- We discussed the material as well as the direction she’ll be taking and why
- Offered to write more fanfics:
- One member hit me up and gave me their idea
- I asked for details and they gave me few to let me have most creative control
- I can reach out to them if I have any other questions
- Worked on a fanfiction request for a member:
- Asked and saved members’ birthdays so the group could celebrate:
- Saved 10 birthdays
- Wished 2 members happy belated birthday
- Wished 2 member happy birthday on their birthday
Surveys/reviews:
- Surveys:
- Took survey for Cirkul (drink company)
- Filled out MTA: AAR survey
Idea book:
- Researched
- Added 2 real life horror stories as prompts
- Talked to my brother about some of the ideas in the book from real life
Pandora Welch fanpage (admin)
- Talked to someone about two powerful sexual assaults articles by the author
Accountabuddies:
- First meeting with female member I’m editing and beta reading with:
- Checked in with member about an editing meeting:
- Reminded her of the scene she was supposed to send me
- She emailed it to me Read scene I was sent
- Discussed unedited scene [character’s] behavior around it
- We discussed how we can work around the agent’s freak out:
- One being I reach out to our old children’s entertainment professor
- Second meeting with her:
- We went over another chapter
- Reworked sentences
- Edited other parts
- Discussed magic of her world and why it works that way
- Checked in with member about an editing meeting:
Sin Eater:
- Did research in:
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Filed 3 research notes
- Designed 2 folder cover
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Did research in:
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2022
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
- Collected misc notes
Goodreads:
- Updated yearly reading goal after 28/35 was at 80% already and it’s only June
Escort Recon:
- Did research in:
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
Music Nymphs:
- Did research in:
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
Mayday:
- Did research in:
- National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Troubleshooted logging into Zoom
- Had to troubleshoot getting a student’s email address
- Was called into cover for a tutor on my usual day off
- Wished my boss well since he’ll be gone when I get back (he’ll have a new job after we return from summer break)
- First class of the month:
- Attended
- Got another new student
- Wrote notes including:
- Contact info Student’s goals/ updated goals
- Terms students or I had issues with
- Other things we discussed during class:
- Homework (last time’s/ this week’s assignment): Student read their homework aloud
- Term’s pronunciation Definitions to terms’ Differences between animals mentioned
- The stories and their meanings Book we were working on’s title
- Emailed students their homework
- Second class of the month:
- Covered for another tutor
- Helped student with reading and vocabulary
- Emailed them last two vocabulary words when we got kicked from the system
- Third class of the month:
- The students wanted to make sure they had my correct contact info
- Troubleshooted my mic when it stopped working intermittedly
- Worked on:
- Reading
- Going over their homework
- Helping them know their strengths and weaknesses in their writing
- Emailed them their homework and when we’ll return from break
Project Poseidon:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
Heart on Her Sleeve:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
- Did research in National Geographic Kids Almanac 2023
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
- Collected misc notes
Inspiration Dossier:
- Edited top Table of Contents lists
- People I Admire:
- Collected 3
- Wrote 2
- Best Male Role Models:
- Collected 2
- Strong Females:
- Collected 2
- Best Writing:
- Collected 2
- Letters:
- Collected 2
- Great Advice:
- Collected 1
- Obey Me Fanfic Requests:
- Worked on 3
- Collected 2 (for same client)
July:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Word Herders
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- A Question a Day
- Write Warriors
- Homespun Tabby
- Heroes, Fairies, and Scholars
Obey Me Fanpage 18+:
- Fics:
- Second client:
- Updated notes:
- Asmo’s Inspirations
- Cast notes
- Mythological inspirations
- Conversations with inspirations notes
- Worked on
- Asked an author for inspiration
- Researched
- Created notes for:
- Daniya Atwater’s Inspirations
- Dawn Beatty’s Inspirations
- Vicky Bryne’s Inspirations
- Xandra Summers’ Inspirations
- Malik Rivers’ Inspirations
- Talked to my brother about helping me with:
- Male perspective
- His mythological inspirations
- Possibly being a character
- Found old Fashion Show notes from a legit Fashion Academy
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Updated notes:
- Third client:
- Told me an idea
- Saved the idea
- Let them know where they are in the queue
- Second client:
- Birthdays:
- Wished 1 person their birthday on the birthday and privately wished 1 person a happy birthday on their birthday
- Made a character a birthday post
- Reminded someone a birthday was happening and when since due to constraints I couldn’t post
Inspiration Dossier:
- Updated cover for binder #3 of 5
- People I Admire:
- Worked on 2
- Collected 2
- Filed 7
- Best Male Role Models:
- Filed 3
- Strong Females:
- Filed 8
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 1
- Filed 18
- Best Writing:
- Filed 2
- Letters:
- Filed 2
- Great Advice:
- Filed When an Agent Says No (or Maybe!)
- Best Memories:
- Richard:
- Updated Table of Contents
- Iggy:
- Gave him his own section
- Filed 2
- Richard:
- Obey Me Fanfics Requests:
- Collected 1
- Filed 3
Prompts:
- A Question a Day: 31
- Test Marriage:
- Filed 1 story notes
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- 1 character bio notes
- Reighlyn’s assignment (from her perspective):
- Edited
- Worked on
- Researched for
- Finished
- Read over multiple times to see what her mom thought
- Her mom, Mrs. Riley Stone’s thoughts on it (wrote from her mom’s perspective)
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Drew up all of Reighlyn’s scars
Sin Eater:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- Told older brother [also a writer] about the story, world, religions, and when he wanted characters in it them too as well as saving his thoughts
- Edited
- Worked on
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Wrote prayers to:
- Apollo (from Mirabelle)
- Ceres (from Dillon)
- Drew up Nadia’s scars
- Researched
- Updated notes at beginning of notebook:
- Species
- Casts
- Nadia Cadwell’s profile
- Wrote external scene:
- Researched
- Edited
- Marked in notebook where it’ll go
- Sent to brother [also a writer] the external scene giving him commenting abilities:
- Saved his notes
- Took his edits into consideration and followed through
- Made sure he knows he’s a commenter
- Shared scenes with brother [also a writer]:
- He asked questions, gave comments, feedback
- I sent the scenes, background info. he’d need beforehand of some scenes, ect.
- Saved conversation
Updated… Albums:
- Attires for My Characters Part III
- Tagged designers I know
- My Styles
- New Year Adventures
- Drawrings
- Story Time (new album)
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- 1 research notes
- Told older brother [also a writer] about and saved his thoughts
- Edited
- Worked on in to go book
- Copied to go notes into notebook with modifications
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 misc notes
- 2 research notes
- Told older brother [also a writer] about and what he helped with and saved his thoughts
- Edited:
- Story
- Extra scenes from main and side characters
- Worked on
Project Poseidon:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 1 research notes
- Spoke to coauthor via text about a character
- Updated:
- 1 character profiles
- 1 outline notes
Pandora Welch fanpage (admin)
Accountabuddies:
- Beta reader/editor:
- Session one of the month:
- Met with
- Worked on edits
- Talked about rewording sentences
- Discussed an article from Poets and Writers magazine ‘When an Agent Says No (or Maybe!)’ and what that means to both of us and her book
- Session two of the month:
- Edited
- We worked on changing sentences around
- Discussed:
- Different drafts of the stories
- What the agent says she needs to work on and why that’s her weakness
- Characters’ backgrounds
- Session three of the month:
- Met
- Wrote notes
- Worked on wording
- She told me her goals:
- Showing emotion
- Dropping dialogue tags with a conversation with 2 people
- She told our plans for the next chapter chunks and how that would work out
- Session one of the month:
- Private member: character profile:
- Read what she had
- Asked question to get her mind running
- Gave her examples of everything she needed help with
- Helped her build her character profile
- Found a possible sensitivity reader for other Accountabilibuddies
- Feedback on excerpt for private male member:
- Gave him my honest feedback
- Asked questions where I was confused
- He explained some worldbuilding
- Told me I got him back into writing
Reviews/Surveys:
- Reviews:
- GoDaddy review on TruePilot about billing
- Mr. Beta
- Angelic Attraction
- Surveys:
- OMH (Office of Mental Health) Mental Health Messaging: Feedback Survey 2022
- AAR (Access-a-ride from MTA) survey
Head Hunters’ Spinoffs:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 2 research notes
Heart on Her Sleeve:
- Filed:
- 2 story notes
- 2 research notes
Filing cabinet:
- Set up
- Organized
- Decorated
- Had husband fix
- Designed a sticker for the filing cabinet
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- First class of month:
- Took notes
- Attended
- Troubleshooted Zoom’s short classes rule
- Made sure all students read:
- Helped them with difficult pronunciations
- Helped them with definitions
- Went over one students’ homework
- Set up private class with student who has no internet right now to go over her homework from last month
- Emailed the 3 students their next assignment
- First Private Class:
- Went over the homework and wrote comments and edits in my notebook
- Met with student by phone
- Gave my notes and why it’s easy to get confused
- Texted her the homework since she has no internet right now
- Second class of month:
- Had to troubleshoot several problems
- Called boss when one problem was making me late to work
- Took notes
- Attended
- Taught my students and covered for another tutor
- Collected contact info for 2 new students
- Went over terms students struggled with
- Emailed my students their homework
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group:
- Invited a woman to the virtual group
- First Writing Sprint of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended meeting
- Wrote notes
- Worked on my goals
- Texted my brother to help me with 1/2 goals
- Went over our progresses
- Offered two members my help outside meetings
- Emailed them
- Second Writing Sprint of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended meeting
- Wrote notes
- Worked on my goals
- Went over our progresses
- Third Writing Sprint of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended meeting
- Wrote notes
- Worked on my goals
- Went over our progresses