Current Projects

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 

Kaylyn Gabbert fan page

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
• 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
• 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
• 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

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
• International Women’s Day from Kaylyn’s Universes Volume III:
• • • • Researched
      • Wrote notes for

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

Kaylyn Gabbert fan page

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 

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)
• 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
• 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

Reviews of my WIPs

 

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

Kaylyn Gabbert fan page

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