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Hey Team! I’m back from magical Alaska and fantastical Canada (actually got back 7/25)! Then I got OBSESSED with the #2024Olympics and all the #BlackGirlMagic we got to see there, and I enjoyed feeling patriotic for like, 2 weeks, lol.

Now, I’m back in the swing of things, and GASP! Am I actually starting to feel like I want to make… goals?

::lightning strike::

Find out in today’s episode of The Epic, Fantastical Journey of a Black Female Sci-fi Writer.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 – Picture Time: My Trip to Alaska & Canada!
00:40 – My Favorite Places in Alaska & Canada & Souvenirs
06:09 – I’m BACK + My Intro! + I’m Still Just Chillin’…
07:30 – …but I THINK I’m starting to want “Goals” again! ::gasp!:: + Fall is Coming and I’m Stoked!
11:14 – My #1 Priority is STILL Self-care.
12:03 – The Beginning of My Gardening Hobby!
13:21 – Making Creative Writing a Daily Habit… because Writers Write!
14:25 – Writing the ASYLUM Series & The Books of Ezekiel Series, Working as a Freelance Screenwriter, and Worldbuilding/Plot-weaving/Character-building for my other series… and the Importance of Consistently Getting Words on the Page
17:48 – Omg, I actually have a GOAL, y’all! ::gasp:: ::lightning strike:: Tabling at 2025 New York Comic Con
18:40 – The Journey towards 100 Books and Leaving a Legacy as a Writer
20:12 – Living Out My Divine Purpose… what’s YOUR Divine Purpose?
24:43 – The Worst Kind of Death + Walking in the Light of Your Own Truth + Listening to Your Inner Compass
27:18 – Mini-Goals ::gasp!:: for the Next Few Weeks
30:40 – What’s Coming for Vlogging, Podcasting, and Social Media (for Me)?
32:30 – Take. It. Easy. Y’all.
33:24 – Colby, Signing Off!

MY 2024 “GOALS” SHORTLIST:

I DON’T HAVE ANY! Lol. I’m slowly stepping away from traditional goals (at an 90% level). But if you really need “a list”, here it is:

• Mini Goals!
  • Building my writing habit
  • Continue worldbuilding, plotting, and character design
  • Finish my screenwriting assignment for a client
  • Keep my projects on schedule at work
  • Revamping social media, bookstore, Rebel Ragdoll fashion merch stores
  • Ramping up (slowly) the business and marketing side of Rebel Ragdoll Press & Rebel Ragdoll Fashion
  • Slowly building more brand awareness through social media and content marketing
• Leisure and pleasure.
• Reading books.
• Horseback riding.
• Painting. Drawing.
• Creative Writing. Gently. Joyously.
• Writing books. Gently. Joyously.
• Writing/developing TV shows. Gently. Joyously.
• Fashion Design.
• Filmmaking.
• Working on my businesses. Gently. Joyously.
• Playing more video games. WAY more. (Shout out to upcoming titles Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws!)
• Journaling. Prayer. Reflection.
• Sleeping and naps.
• Tea time and coffee time.
• Baking. Cookies. Brownies.
• More kayaking!
• Planning a farmhouse cottage. Spring colors. Flowers. Garden. Orchard. Greenhouse. Horses. Chickens.
• Listening to Sade and summer cottage ASMR.
• This wasn’t in the podcast, but maybe collecting more vinyls, too!

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Demon’s Dream by Elle Kayson
• Crave by Tracy Wolff (Book 1)
• Crush by Tracy Wolff (Book 2)
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Mass (Whole Series!)
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (Whole Series!)
• Apprentice: The Last Witch of Rome by Rhett Gervais

xo,
Colby

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