On top of my full-time job writing about B2B tech focusing on CIO strategy, digital transformation, ERP and supply chain, and sustainability and ESG, I maintain Gilly Runs a Marathon and Writeropolis Industries, and publish new episodes of the City of Writers podcast.
Currently working on:
- Refreshing my sites after downsizing in early 2023.
- Preparing content for season 3 of City of Writers.
Short-Term Plans:
- Attend my first Oogie Boogie Bash at Disney California Adventure.
- Building up Belles-lettres and Writeropolis: The Silent Book Club for Writers.
- Offering printables to help writers beat writer’s block.
- Train for the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend.
Long-Term Plans:
- Attend a CCW class with my mother.
- Exploring Writeropolis Industries as a paying publication.
- Clearing out my storage drive of assorted ideas.
- Create an LLC.
- Save up for a house.
- Self-publish my three poetry collections: Regina, Ars Amatoria, and Roadside Afflictions.
- Visit the California missions. These are what’s left: San Antonio de Padua, San Miguel Arcángel, San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, La Purísima Concepción, Santa Inés, Santa Barbara, San Gabriel Arcángel, San Juan Capistrano.
Fini:
Catalogue my dad’s vinyl records: completed September 2023.Visit Hearst Castle: completed August 2023.Reconfiguring the content calendar for my sites: completed June 2023.Finishing my Media Writing Essentials certificate at the New School x Rolling Stone: completed April 2023.Visit San Buenaventura: completed November 2022Visit San Fernando Rey de España: Completed October 2022Dive into my Anaphora Arts residency: completed August 2022Purchasing a pro account at SoundCloud: completed August 2020What to focus on for a Writeropolis YouTube and/or podcast: completed July 2020Building a Silent Book Club for Las Vegas: completed July 2020Writing a tutorial on utilizing WordPress multisite for a fanlisting collective as I’ve done with Sunday Blues: completed May 2020Finish reposting content from the previous incarnation of Raconteuse: completed February 2020Creating reusable and “on brand” social media images for all projects: completed February 2020Moving over to https for my domains: completed January 2020I’m about 3 months away from paying off my Volkswagen Tiguan: completed December 2019Obtaining my First Aid/CPR/AED certification through the American Red Cross: completed September 2019