Writing Journal Y3 Day 11
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...
Writing Journal Y2 Day 355
Writing Year in Review I started 18 new Scrivener Projects in 2012. This shows a lot of restraint on my part. (I have double that and change in my 2011 writing folder) That breaks down to 5 novel projects, and 13 short story projects. Novels...
Writing Journal: Y2 Day 37
The End. I know, I know, you’re not supposed to start with those words. But in this case, it’s appropriate. You see, over the weekend, I finished draft 1 of Sam Kane, Book 2. As you can see from the screen shot, I needed more words...
Writing Journal: Day 196
I wonder how many writers are really down on their own writing and themselves. Probably more than I realize. I know that I am very guilty of that. Mur Lafferty talks about our ‘fragile writer egos’ on occasion, and it always speaks...
Writing Journal: Day 193
Well, It’s been a couple weeks since I put out a writing journal, so I thought I’d get you up to speed on the projects I’ve been working on. Sam Kane: Into the Fire is still out being read by an agent, so I’m trying not to change anything there...
Writing Journal: Day 175
I have reacquainted myself with a couple of characters I created in 2008 or 2009 – Malachi and Madrighan. These brothers live in a hack n slash, sword and sorcery kind of world. Despite being born years apart, their mother insisted that...
Less than productive
Well. With the holidays upon us, my productivity has gone through the floor. We can talk about excuses, about this and that and the other thing – even about the Wii I got for Christmas, but really it just boils down to not concentrating on...