11/10/2019:
As of now, I have made great progress working on the current story of "Death in the Sands." The story, in my opinion, has taken longer than I intended, but I am trying to work faster and more often. So far, I've completed at least 12,000 words within the month, and I do need to get some more work done.
I use my weekends to complete about 3000 words, while weekdays are focused on 1000 words. This does give me a chance to finish more stories in the long run, but I am unsure where I will go with this. This part is just a numbers game. Between throwing words at the wall to collect enough for the books, I just want to finish these stories before too long.
I love writing, but with so much fear, I've only hesitated in my efforts. It is time to correct this and move on. The current goal is to complete the story before the next year, published and all.