It was the fourth of July. Then I blinked, and now it’s halfway through September.
I love this time of year, and I hate how fast it seems to go. My to-do list right now is packed with tasks and events. Next week is Banned Books Week, the holidays are starting. We’re starting recordings for the next season of AA soon. It’s a busy time when all I want to do is warm up a pot of apple cider and read about cult leaders on my back porch.
And now, Preptober is in two weeks! Clearly, I need a plan if I’m going to get everything done.

The Preptober planner is six pages plus a cute cover page that will guide you through simple tasks each week. By the end of October, you’ll have a plan in place for how you’re going to write, when you’re going to write, and what you’re going to write. I’ll be printing out one for myself and getting in some planning time in October.
Probably with some warm apple cider.
I hope you’ll join me. It’s a great way to ensure you succeed in writing your novel, and it helps support Paper Beats World.
And I hope you’ll be here next week for Banned Books Week. We’ll have extra content galore because the stupidest thing anyone can ever do is ban a book.