How to Meet Deadlines and Remain Sane

I’ll try to give a wonderful and inspiring answer on how to remain sane while meeting deadlines, but I’m pretty sure I lost my sanity ages ago, haha.

When you go self-published, deadlines are a self-imposed thing, for the most part. That can be both a blessing and a curse, depending on your personality and how you handle that sort of thing. I’ve always liked being able to manage my own work and set my own deadlines. I’m good at organizing and staying on track and knowing when to be flexible. It’s when you run into deadlines beyond your control where things tend to become an issue and retaining sanity becomes increasingly difficult. I’ve got a lot of experience in organization and management, but I know that can be super hard for a lot of people. Writing things down and making lists can be really helpful. Break down what you need to do into small, manageable, daily tasks so things don’t seem super overwhelming. I’ve got several whiteboards that are constantly being updated. One is specifically book related and breaks down where the current book is in regards to editing, art/concept, compilation, etc. The other is a running list of important dates (events, releases, deadlines, etc).

Finding ways to decompress is also super important. In day-to-day work, I try my best to temper things with breaks, whether it’s playing games or reading or just doing something as simple as watching mindless tv. Post-deadlines, I sometimes ban myself from doing any actual work for a few days (it doesn’t usually work, but I try). It’s hard for me to stop because I love what I do, even when I’m super stressed out by it. If I absolutely can’t stand not working, I’ll make sure that I do something related but not part of the actual work. Like I might paint a Piri/Neph piece that’s something fun but isn’t actually part of the actual books. If I’m super burnt out, an entire weekend will turn into game time (like how I recently spent 3 solid days playing Dredge after dealing with a several-week-long stressful situation).

The Enpirion Project by L Bossi

The Enpirion Project: Exordium (Book 1)

The Print version of this book contains over 200 illustrations and 3 full digital paintings. New 2nd Ed Printing has updated artwork, glossary and map!

Welcome to Aetrelys, home of the Seri.

Enpirion, a gifted soldier of his ancient, energy-wielding race, awakens, alone and friendless, in a new home after a terrible ordeal that has left him with both physical and mental scars. Placed back into active service, he finds himself struggling to overcome what he’s been through and the problems it has left him with. Even while desperately trying to cope with his own deep-seated issues, Piri is drawn into a far-reaching dilemma that, while on the surface seems to be merely a fanatical human sector targeting his race, has much further reaching consequences.

With a threat arising from a vastly different domain governed by a unique, chaotic and conflicting energy source, the situation begins to quickly spiral out of control and Piri finds himself having to confront issues with his culture and loyalties, as well as fighting an internal battle with a newly arising realization of who and what he is as he struggles to save everything that he knows from destruction.

Book Themes:

♥ LGBT+
° Mental Health
° Depression
° Anxiety
° Self-confidence
° Interpersonal Relationships
° Contains mild sexual content

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Goodreads Exordium: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58374103-exordium

The Enpirion Project: Nadir (Book 2)

The Print Version of this book contains over 200 illustrations and 3 full digital paintings.

Two years have passed. Two years since the Mark, since Merythalis changed the shape of the known world.

Life since the “Incident” has been anything but normal. Lasting changes to the physical world have led to a dramatic rise in tensions and turmoil in the system has put the relatively new Seri government on the brink of collapse. What began as an underground movement to revive the Old Empire has gained in strength, threatening a revolution and using both Merythalis and Piri as their rally cry for change.

With Neph on the front lines of the political upheaval, consumed with trying to stabilize the situation, and Piri struggling to handle an increasingly volatile and secluded life in which he has been branded a social pariah, along with serious lingering physical repercussions from Merythalis, their world has begun to fall apart. The relationship strained nearly to breaking and life collapsing around them, the two are thrown into an untenable situation, caught between political ambitions and supernatural forces, all focused on Piri and an ancient order that could destroy everything they know.

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