Unable to think of a decent argument, he nodded. When she rose, he snatched her hand and held it. “Thank you.” “For?” she asked. He thought about this for a moment. “Everything.” She gave him a very small smile that warmed his heart, before...
From last week to this week, I’ve managed to finish another chapter on the epic fantasy novel. More to go, but it feels good to be so close. At the same time, it’s difficult to be at the end and not have all the time I want to...
I decided to take the laptop to work. I wait as long as I can stand to take my lunch hour (usually around 3 pm, or 5 hours into my 11 hour schedule), then I go off into the quietest corner of the break area I can find, plug in my ear buds, crank...
I’m not going to lie to you; it’s been a rough couple of months. The Epic Fantasy has languished without an ending. I keep talking about the long, crazy hours at work that make it difficult to sneak in any writing – nothing...
So here’s the thing. New job = zero free time. And I do mean zero. Most days I have 35 mins of break time. You are not allowed to take more than 10 mins at any one time. This varies from manager to manager. It takes 1-3 mins to get to a...
It’s going to sound stupid (maybe) but I find that the longer I go without writing steadily – as in, regularly, everyday – the harder I find it to start up. I’d even go as far as to say that when there are large gaps...
I haven’t written squat in over a week. My progress is in the toilet. My energy level has declined with the new work schedule ( up at 6 am, out the door by 7, home around 6:30 pm ). Need to get a rhythm going again. *shakes...
Time to recap my month, writing-wise. First, let’s recap my progress (or lack thereof) in writing for the week: Jan 27: 2,463 words or 82.10% of my daily goal Jan 28: 679 words or 22.63% of my daily goal Jan 29: 1,876 words or 62.53% of my...
Recapping my progress (or lack thereof) in writing for the week: Jan 20: 1,561 words or 52.03% of my daily goal Jan 21: 0 words or 0% of my daily goal Jan 22: 2,210 words or 73.67% of my daily goal Jan 23: 4,268 words or 142.27% of my daily goal...
Just a progress report on my Daily Wordcount Goals. This is not bragging – it’s me holding myself accountable publicly where I can be mocked should I get lazy I’m shooting for a daily wordcount goal of 3,000 words. That’s fiction only. My...
Just a progress report on my Daily Wordcount Goals. This is not bragging – it’s me holding myself accountable publicly where I can be mocked should I get lazy 🙂 As I mentioned earlier this week, I’m shooting for a daily...
2013 is here and it’s time to think about the future of my writing and how to go to ‘the next level’. Looking back at 2012, I realized that I was very project-goal orientated. In other words, my productivity was tied to the...
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