by Ira | Jul 21, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I had a very much-needed day off today. Ms. Kerry Kleiman was visiting today, and we basically spent the whole day just talking amongst ourselves. It was just what I needed; a day off. I didn’t actually write new words today…I outlined, and here’s...
by Ira | Jul 20, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Well, it wasn’t a complete failure today 😛 I did write 2,143 solid words. I think I’m a bit bushwhacked you guys. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow, though. I’m thinking I need a day off, a full one, before we go on our trip up north. But,...
by Ira | Jul 19, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I wrote 6,154 words today. That is…I *believe*…the most I’ve ever written before. I know I’ve done 5K days before, but I don’t think I’ve ever done 6,000…let alone MORE than that. Now, my goal WAS to get 7,500 words done...
by Ira | Jul 18, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
I listened to a podcast today with an author interview; he was talking about his method for motivating himself to put in time every day on his writing, and he mentioned process that really struck a chord with me. He called it “Not Breaking the Chain,”...
by Ira | Jul 17, 2017 | Challenge, Journal
Yo. Yo! Okay…so it wasn’t quite a 10K day…but it WAS a 5K day and you know what? I am fucking proud of that shit. It was such a good day! SUCH A GOOD DAY. I’ve realized I love writing all day. And that was even through some scenes that were a...