I created this mood board for a special project – my sister Maria is starting her own online business, and we’re in the middle of creating everything she’ll need. A website, blog, social media graphics, possibly business cards…the whole shoot ‘n match. There is something completely different about working with someone who’s closely related to you. There’s no, “oh, I’ll work on this for the next three days and then send you the mockup, and you can get back to me and give me your thoughts.” Nope, when it’s your sister she’s constantly over your shoulder, telling you exactly what she wants (or what she thinks she wants until you help her understand that she needs something completely different). But it’s been fun to get immediate reactions from her, instead of having to wait for the next email. We’ve deviated a little from the mood board and what we first planned on doing, but I really think we’re on the right path with those changes. We’re both so happy with what we’ve created so far, and I’m looking forward to sharing the final product and say more about her business!

In other news, I’m actually keeping up with NaNo – which is totally surprising to me! Normally by now I’ve fallen a little behind, but I’ve actually been ahead every. single. day. I don’t even know how that’s happened, but I’m so glad I’m still making progress. I have to keep telling myself to just dive into one scene at a time and not get overwhelmed when I think of everything that I have left to write. So far it’s working!