Here are some current projects I’m working on:
January:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- A Question a Day
- Write Warriors
Prompt:
- A Question a Day
The Fierce Mermaid:
- Worked on
- Researched
- Edit
- Filed:
- 2 research notes
- 1 misc notes
- 1 story notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- External chats folder:
- Designed cover
- Created Table of Content
- Filed 3
Office:
- Filing cabinet:
- Filed docs in 4 folders
- Reorganized drawers
- Created 2 folders
- Pulled file out
- Desk:
- Organized drawers
- Organized shelves
- Restocked with new supplies
- Typed up and printed 2 docs for desk
Goodreads:
- Set this year’s reading challenge at 15 books
- Read: 10/15
- Once I reached 10 books I upped my goal to 25
- Read 15/25
Updated… Albums:
- My Styles
- My Office 🥰 (just created)
- Drawrings
- Attire for my Characters Part IV
Studied:
- French
- Magic:
- Herbal
- House
- Moon
- Sleep Hygiene
- Wise Women in History and Speeches They Gave
- Medical pertaining to my own health
Artistics:
- Scratch art:
- Drew 7
- Followed 2 designs to a T
- Meditation sketch: 12
Scrapbooks:
- Quotes:
- Filed backlog
- Created 9 pages
- Researched:
- 2 books
- 1 magazines
- Designed cover
- Filed all pages
Grateful Dragon Egg Treasures of 2022:
- Designed cover
- Read original assignment
- Started
- Organized all cards and extras in chronological order
Paying for the Past:
- Updated:
- Protective gemstones
- Collected 2 story notes
- Filed 2 story notes
Journaling:
- Meditation:
- Researching
- Wrote notes for 1 subject
- Rebel Girls:
- Did 3 assignments
- Conscious Dreamer:
- Read what I’ll need
- Prepared notebook
- Did 20 assignments
- Kept dream journal
- Medical Meditation:
- Did 2 after sessions
- Daily journal:
- Kept track of how well I do in my daily habits
- Kept track of my eating habits
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group: Sprints:
- First Meeting of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended
- Discussed:
- New Year’s and our plans involving
- Plant Light:
- Member shared link for it
- Year’s Grateful Challenge:
- Shared it in detail at member’s request
- Thriller/horror recommendations for a member
- Five Below for books
- 12 months of book recommendations
- Discussed plans for the sprint
- Worked on goals
- Discussed progresses
- Made sure I was signed up for all Wednesday sprints for the month
- Second Meeting of the Month:
- Emailed a member
- Wrote goals
- Started on goals
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- Discussed:
- How we are
- How the new year is going
- Cheaper book locations:
- Five Below
- Thriftbooks.com
- Great Words from Wise Women by Anna Russell
- Discussed our goals
- Worked on our projects
- Discussed our progresses
- Third Meeting of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- Discussed our goals
- Worked on our projects
- Discussed our progresses
- Fourth Meeting of the Month:
- Told a friend aboutInvited her to as a guest
- Wrote questions down to ask
- Signed up for all Feb. Meetings
- Wrote goals
- Attended
- Wrote notes
- Asked and found out my answers for my questions
- Privately chatted with a guest and a member
- Discussed our goals
- Worked on our projects
- Discussed our progresses
- Discussed Wattpad
Accountabuddies:
- Beta Reader 2 (I read chapters and email feedback and edits):
- Gave them an update on my progress and what’s going on
- Started reading chapter
- Added edits and notes
- Created pages for both
- Researched the spelling of words I was unsure aboutLet client know I started
Inspiration Dossier:
- Assignments from my Past:
- Collected 7
- Filed 16
- Best Writing:
- Collected 1
- Noted The Last Soldiers by Connor Makar
- Letters:
- Collected 2
- Filed 13
- Best Memories:
- With Adam:
- Collected 1
- Noted 1
- Filed 3
- With Adam:
- Best Memories:
- Filed 3
Reviews/Surveys:
- Reviews:
- Hot Topic:
- Musical Note Lace-Up Arm Warmers
- Safety Pin Grommet Arm Warmers
- Olive Green Lace-Up Arm Warmers
- Surgical Consult appointment
- In-home nurse appointment via phone call from my insurance company
- Hot Topic:
- Surveys:
- Access-a-ride (personal cab-like service provided by the city bus system for the elderly and disabled)
Girls Day Out:
- Designed cover
- Filed:
- 1 story note
- 1 misc notes
Sin Eater:
- Collected 2 story notes
- Filed 2 story notes
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Collected 1 story notes
- Filed 1 story notes
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- First Class of the Month:
- Told my boss my hectic schedule next week
- Covered for other tutor as well as taught my own student
- The other tutor’s students told me what they had been working on and remembered what I had them working on last time they were in my class
- Read Aesop’s Fables:
- We stwitched who read with each story
- We went over:
- How to pronounce words
- UK vs. US spellings
- Misspellings
- Definitions
- What each student wanted emailed to them
- We had to troubleshoot a few times
- Emailed them different things but every email had the:
- UK vs. US spellings
- Misspellings and correct spellings
- Definitions
- Outside class:
- Cleaned up and filed last year’s notes in filing cabinet
- Keeping relevant notes available
- Updated:
- My student and goals list
- Student list for tutor I cover for
- Writing prompts
- Cleaned up and filed last year’s notes in filing cabinet
- Second Class of the Month:
- Checked to see how it went last week
- Told students about certain books they may like
- Went over student’s homework
- Had extra students so we read Aesop’s Fables:
- Went over:
- How to pronounce words
- UK vs. US spellings
- After a couple students went with their tutor we moved onto writing
- We talked about apps that could help them:
- Lumosity
- Dictionary.com
- Memrise
- Wattpad
- Goodreads
- Emailed 3 students
Music Nymphs:
- Filed 1 research notes
Pandora Welch page (admin)
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Filed 2 research notes
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Edited
- Added note for second draft
International Women’s Day 2023:
- Collection:
- Reached out to 12 women
- got 10 yeses
- Asked one if she had preferred topics or topics I should stay away from
- One woman asked for more interview time, so I told her how I plan to accommodate
- Asked another woman her preferred identity
- Looked at two interviews from last year
- Reached out to 12 women
Kaylyn’s World Imaginary and Not:
- Looked at my last two tributes to International Women’s Day
February:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Spellcraft
- A Question a Day
- Write Warriors
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
The Fierce Mermaid:
- Worked on
- Filed:
- 3 misc notes
- 4 outline notes
- 4 research notes
- 2 story notes
- 5 character notes
- Edited
- Researched
- Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Read notes I wrote
- Updated:
- Cast List
- Name Game for:
- Casmara
- Driscoll
- Jael
- Casmira
- Valerie
- Amelia
- Folder Part III:
- Designed cover
- Met with and discussed story notes with mentor
- Read Reader’s Digest and found helpful articles for characters
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group: Sprint:
- First Meeting of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended
- Took notes
- Discussed:
- Surgery
- Audio troubleshooting
- The Nook
- Cats and their behavior
- Bookshelves
- Discussed our goals
- Worked on our projects
- Discussed our progresses
- Second Meeting of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended
- Took notes
- Discussed our goals
- Worked on our projects
- Discussed our progresses
- Third Meeting of the Month:
- Wrote goals
- Attended
- Took notes
- Discussed:
- Weather
- Publishing
- Wild Garlic
- Discussed our goals
- Worked on our projects
- Discussed our progresses
- Were kind to ourselves
International Women’s Day Projects:
- For Kaylyn’s World Imaginary and Not:
- Interview Collection 2023:
- Asked 3 new women if they were interested and they confirmed
- 1 is uncomfortable being featured on blog
- 3 never got back to me
- Updated table of contents
- Wrote questions for 13 women
- Emailed 3 women their interviews
- Interviewed 7 women via video chat
- Interviewed 1 women via phone
- Sent 2 women follow-up questions
- Put 3 interviews together from interview
- Asked 11 women if they had any questions for me to answer
- 2 people sent me questions
- 4 are thinking of questions
- 1 person has no questions for me
- 3 have not gotten back to me
- Asked 3 new women if they were interested and they confirmed
- International Women’s Day from Kaylyn’s Universes Volume III:
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- Researched
- Wrote notes for
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Prompts:
- Spellcraft:
- 1 3 part assignment
- A Question a Day
Studied:
- Meditation
- French
- Brain Training:
- Language
- Attention
- Speed
- Problem-solving
- Flexibility
- Vocabulary (from):
- Brain Training:Word Snatchers Taking Root
- Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day
- My sibling’s book
Updated… Albums:
- Attire for my Characters Part IV
- My Styles
- Memories I Want to Keep III
Neck Bites and Risen Hairs:
- Took notes for
- Filed 3 research notes
- Organized folder part II
- Read The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary for notes
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
The Pain of the Silenced:
- Read and highlighted notes from personal experience
- Answered thought-provoking questions in Write Warriors
Idea book:
- Added idea
An Unnatural Pull to Death:
- Read and took notes from The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary for notes
Filing cabinet:
- Filed docs in 4 folders
- Created 1 new folder
- Had to fish something out of 1 folder
Surveys/Reviews:
- Surveys:
- Brooklyn Hospital Center:
- About the care during my gallbladder surgery
- Follow-up with surgeon
- Access-a-ride
- Brooklyn Hospital Center:
Adulting Literacy Tutoring:
- Outside class:
- Kept my boss updated on my recovery
- Updated my notes
- A student emailed me and I replied
Obey Me 18+:
- Read a member’s fanfiction:
- Gave them feedback
- Gave them possible ideasVoted for their story
- Commented on their story
- Wished:
- 1 happy birthday to a character
- 2 happy birthdays for members
- Talked to owner of group about how to get more people talking again
- Started a new fanfic for self
- Told my sibling
Inspiration Dossier:
- Assignments from my Past:
- Worked on:
- Writer’s Digest:
- Promotions
- Goals and Intentions (asked one of my older brothers for help)
- Writer’s Digest:
- Collected 9
- Letters: Collected 1
- Best Memories:Worked on Nicknames 2023
Accountabuddies:
Beta Reader 1 (We read each others’ work to each other for edits and feedback):
- First Meeting of the Month:
- Checked in with beta reader:
- Found where we were in:
- Sin Eater
- Their story
- Found where we were in:
- Her story:
- We worked on minor edits
- Sin Eater:
- Read and edited Repent for Your Jealousy
- She suggested rewording
- Commented on Google Docs
Beta Reader 2 (I read chapters and email feedback and edits):
- Read a chapter
- Edited
- Wrote notes on a separate piece of paper and manuscript copy
- Emailed author
- Messaged her through Facebook messenger as she requested
Sin Eater:
- First Meeting with Beta Reader:
- Read and edited Repent for Your Jealousy
- She suggested rewording
- Commented on Google Docs
Heart of Her Sleeve:
- Read some chapters to one of my siblings
- Edited
- Sibling gave me feedback that I saved
I had a breakdown between here and May. Going based on one of my older brother’s advice and my husband’s advice I’ll be editing this page differently and monthly.
May:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- A Question a Day
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Write Warriors
Checked-in with members’ mental health in (weekly thing):
- Accountabuddies
- Global Writing Community
- Obey Me 18+
- Minutes for Mental Health Challenge in May
Updated… Albums:
- My Styles
- Memories I Want to Keep III
- Attires for My Characters Part IV
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Planned out lesson plans
- Student emailed me and I replied
- Attended class
- Went over homework
- Taught students
- Emailed students lessons from previous homework assignment, lesson we completed today, and homework
- Gave them a Xeroxed copy Beasts and Beauty’s The Little Mermaid
- Spoke to boss about:
- Events sponsored by the library
- Asked about a copy of Grimm Cinderella
- Work
- Met with head boss:
- Learned lessons
- Took notes
- Asked for help
Obey Me 18+:
- Fanfics:
- To Second Chances (with a coauthor)
- How to Save the Human
- Tsunami (for a client)
- Does Anyone Know the Real Me? (For a client)
- Wished members happy birthday
Updated Goodreads yearly reading challenge list
Idea book
My stories:
- Heart on Her Sleeve
- The Fierce Mermaid
- Neck Bites and Risen Hairs
- Paying for the Past
- An Unnatural Pull to Death
- The Pain of the Silenced
- Sin Eater
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group:
- Had technical issues
- Attended
- Emailed a member
Sent out:
- 9 thoughtful Mothers’ Day cards
- Charm bracelet with card
- Book and charm bracelet with cards
June:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- A Question a Day
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
Office:
- Cleaned up and organized:
- Pictures on my phone
- Shelves and drawers of desk
- Filing cabinet
- Full office
- Clipboard
- Decorated room
Inspiration Dossier
Updated… Albums:
- Attire for My Characters Part IV
- Memories I Want to Keep III
- My Styles
My Stories:
- Project Poseidon
- Heart on Her Sleeve
- The Pain of the Silenced
- An Unnatural Pull to Death
- Sin Eater
- Neck Bites and Risen Hairs
- The Fierce Mermaid
- Shuffling the Deck
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Head bosses:
- Signed up for meeting
- Spoke to boss and head bosses about:
- What my students want/ what I want for my students
- What my plans are
- Materials I’m in need of
- Head boss emailed me reading materials
- Class:
- Went over students homework
- Prepared for class
- Classwork:
- Went over:
- Definitions
- Prefixes/suffixes
- Creative writing
- Prompts and what they mean in-depth
- Went over:
Obey Me 18+:
- Fanfics:
- To Second Chances (with coauthor)
- Does Anyone Know the Real Me? (for client)
- How to Save the Human
- Tsunami (for client)
- Talked to group creator about concerns
- Deleted members
- Wished character and members happy birthdays
- Went over ways to help creative writing in students
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group: Sprint:
- Used this to work on projects
- This helped me stay inspired during the times I couldn’t write fiction
- Shared:
- Book recommendations
- A perfectionist self-assessment
Pandora Welch page (admin)
Accountabilibuddies:
- Beta reader 1 (we read each others’ work to one another for edits and feedback):
- Her work:
- I read her first chapter and took notes on what she may want to look at before we could meet up
- We went over her first chapter to get it prepared for a contest
- We went over two different versions of the opening paragraph
- Shared articles I thought she may like
- My work:
- I read her part of a scene of a new story and she gave me feedback
- I read her the next chapter of my current project with her ad she told me what she liked
- Her work:
July:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Lucas Institute of High Nerdery (through Kaylyn Gabbert page)
- Obey Me 18+ (through Kaylyn Gabbert page)
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- A Question a Day
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Global Writing Warriors
Obey Me 18+:
- Did mod/admin duties and let bosses know my progress
- Fanfics:
- To Second Chances (with co-author)
- Does Anyone Know the Real Me? (client’s story)
- How to Save the Human
- Wished members and a character happy birthdays
My Stories:
- Shuffling the Deck
- An Unnatural Pull to Death
- The Fierce Mermaid
- Project Poseidon
- The Pain of the Silenced
- Sin Eater
- Neck Bites and Risen Hairs
- Paying for the Past
- Heart on Her Sleeve
My Projects:
- Idea Book
- Grateful Dragon Egg Treasures of 2022
- Inspiration Dossier
- The Crime Book Notes
- Forensic Files II Part IV
Updated… Albums:
- My Styles
- Memories I Want to Keep III
- Attire for My Characters Part IV
- 2023 Adventures
Office:
- Filing cabinet:
- Reorganized
- Created new folder
- Desk far away:
- Reorganized
- Cleaned up
- Desk close by:
- Reorganized
- Cleaned up
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Classes:
- Let them know I may not be there for a date, and they cancelled for me
- Prepared lessons for class
- Head bosses:
- Signed up for meeting with head bosses
- Met with
- Requested an emergency lesson plan system now that I’m the only tutor on my day of the week
- Bosses:
- Asked about if there’s another tutor on my rotation
Reviews:
- Hard Rock Café after a dinner there
- The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group: Sprint:
- Attended weekly
- Let them know when the writing workshops were
Accountabuddies:
- Helped an Accountabilibuddy with her latest story
August:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Lucas Institute of High Nerdery (through Kaylyn Gabbert page)
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- A Question a Day
- Accountabuddies
- Write Warriors
- Global Writing Community
My Stories:
- Heart on Her Sleeve
- Shuffling the Deck
- The Fierce Mermaid
- Paying for the Past
- An Unnatural Pull to Death
- Sin Eater
- Music Nymphs
My Projects:
- Crime Book Notes (completed)
- Meditation Writing
- Writing Prompts Folder
Studied:
- Crimes throughout history
- French
- Brain training games
Updated… Albums:
- Attires of my Characters Part IV
- Memories I Want to Keep III
- My Styles
- 2023 Adventures
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Head boss:
- Reached out to me to meet with me personally and we scheduled a time
- Privately met with head boss twice
- We spoke on:
- My lesson plans
- How the students are doing with examples
- How to make longer-term goals
- The head boss sent me writing prompts
- If there are reading challenges through the library; there currently aren’t
- A new writing prompt book I have for myself and students and how it works; 1-Minute Writer by Leigh Medeiros
- Long-term projects and how to set them up
- When the notes from the end-of-the-month meeting and September’s writing prompts will go out
- Class:
- Went over a few assignments when students got confused over what assignments I assigned the week before
- Did writing assignments together
- Talked to them about:
- Writing prompts
- Apps and resources that could help them
- What they were reading
- Upcoming reading challenge in the world around them
- Helped students with:
- Editing (spelling and grammar)
- Research
- Identifying flowers
- Explained prompts and what they meant
- Emailed students homework
- Outside of class:
- Marked when another student was coming back
- Reorganized my notes folder
- Researched and set up my lesson plans
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group: Sprint:
- Emailed mentor and we chose private meeting time (During one meeting)
- Got all of my reading goals done
- Privately met with my mentor via Zoom
- Showed them book recommendations
- Privately met mentor in the real world
- Sold mentor a copy of Drag Me to Hell and Head Hunters
- Shared a reading challenge in September that I heard about with them
Office:
- Decorated laptop
- Organized stickers:
- Found more stickers and organized them
- Organized backpack
- Organized giant filing cabinet
Reviews/surveys:
- Reviews:
- The Crime Book by DK Penguin Random House
- What’s Inside a Flower by Rachel Ignotofsky
- Don’t Read This Book by Evil Hat Productions
- Surveys:
- Access-a-Rides (MTA taxi like rides for the disabled and elderly)
Obey Me 18:
- Fanfics:
- Does Anyone Know the Real Me? (For client)
- How to Save the Human
- To Second Chances (Coauthoring)
- Helped handle member grievances
- Wished members and character happy birthday
Accountabuddies:
- Asked one of my beta readers for help with Sin Eater and Reviews of my WIPs
- During a meeting we worked on the review together
Website:
September:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Lucas Institute of High Nerdery (through Kaylyn Gabbert page)
- Write Warriors (through Kaylyn Gabbert page)
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- A Question a Day
- Global Writing Community
- Write Warriors
The Trevor Project Reading Challenge:
- Reading: 40
- Finished: 6
My Stories:
- Music Nymphs
- Heart on Her Sleeve
- Shuffling the Deck
- The Fierce Mermaid
My Projects:
- Writing Prompts:
- Worked on:
- 1-Minute Writer by Leigh Medeiros: 1
- Adult Literacy Tutoring: 2
- Inspired by Family and Friends: 3
- Misc.: 3
- Filed:
- 1-Minute Writer by Leigh Medeiros: 2
- Adult Literacy Tutoring: 2
- Inspired by Family and Friends: 2
- Misc.: 3
- Read:
- Inspired by Family and Friends: 2
- Misc.: 3
- – to a family member
- Noted:
- Inspired by Family and Friends: 3
- Misc.: 3
- Talked to the family member who inspires ideas about the latest idea they inspired
- Worked on:
- Inspiration Dossier
- Idea Book
Studied:
- French (with Memrise and with tutor)
- Brain games (with Lumosity)
- Vocabulary (with Lumosity, movies, dictionary. Com, conversations, reading)
Updated… Albums:
- Attires for my Characters Part IV
- My Styles
- Memories I Want to Keep III
Adult Literacy Tutoring:
- Class:
- Planned lesson plan
- Went over homework from last we
- Helped students with:
- Edits:
- French to English
- Capitalization
- Spacing
- Showed them pictures they requested
- Edits:
- Worked on 3 writing prompts
- Gave them homework for their break including a small reading challenge
- Boss:
- Mentioned what I’m missing
- Outside of class:
- Replied to student’s emailed homework with what I thought about it, and asked if they’d like the homework I sent the others after sending them the vacation schedule; emailed them the homework at their request
- Replied to student’s emailed request on break
Obey Me 18:
- Wished a character a happy birthday
- Started collecting birthdays for next year
Brooklyn Women’s Writing Group:
- Attended meetings
- Gave recommendations
My Office:
- My To-Go Desk:
- Filled it with more:
- Fidget toys
- Miscellaneous bookmarks
- Decorated inside and out
- Filled it with more:
- Filing cabinet:
- Completely reorganized both drawers
Accountabuddies:
- Wished members happy birthday
- Met with a potential new private member
- Made 2 gifts for members to make them feel appreciated
- Started collecting birthdays for next year
October:
Posted thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- Lucas Institutue (via Kaylyn Gabbert page)
Answered thought-provoking questions in:
- Accountabuddies
- A Question a Day
- Write Warriors
- Global Writing Community
- Wished members happy birthday
- Met with a member and gave her horror movie suggestions at her request
- Beta reader 1:
- Caught up with one another
- Read part of The Fierce Mermaid to a beta reading member
- Heart on Her Sleeve
- Shuffling the Deck
- Music Nymphs
- The Fierce Mermaid
- Sin Eater
- The Five Year Curse
- Phobos’ Goal
- Writing prompts:
- The Great Pie Caper:
- (Inspired by Fake Big Bro)
- Wrote conversation that inspired it
- Wrote notes
- Talked about/explained to an Accountabilibuddy/sister who also wants to hear the story
- Started
- 1-Minute Writer:
- Worked on: 9
- Filed: 9
- Read 2 to one of my family members
- Sent pics of 1 to a family member
- Inspiration Dossier:
- An Extensive Look at Fiction
- Top Beyond the Unknown Part IV
- Best Memories: For 3 specific people
- Spellcraft (Guided Meditation)
- Attire for my Characters Part IV
- October Adventures
(Created)
- My Styles
- Memories I Want to Keep III
- 2023 Adventures
- In Class:
- Worked on:
- Writing prompts together
- Editing:
- Capitalization
- Commas
- Spelling
- Other reading assignments students had
- Going over homework
- Checked their contact info with them
- Emailed them their homework
- Worked on:
- Outside of class:
- Organized my folders and notes
- Attended
- Gave book recommendations
- Spoke about writing prompts I gave my students
- Wished members happy birthday
- Reorganized to-go desk
- Reorganized top shelf in desk
- Reorganized bottom shelf in desk
- Handed out 10 business cards and discussed potential interviews with authors and artists for my blog
- Saved contact info for a few in my phone
- Emailed and heard back from 2