by Ira | Apr 15, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Do you remember the Star Wars boxed set of VHS tapes? The ones we grew up watching, with all the frayed edges of the cardboard, and the making-of documentary that would play before the first movie (I think?). Those were the movies of my childhood. For my family,...
by Ira | Apr 14, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Not sure what to call the entry tonight… It was a weird Saturday. I kind of went through the paces today. I’m not sure why…but I did. The writing was still good. I did get it done. 800 words. Good words, too. The scene is working. It solved a plot...
by Ira | Apr 13, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
It was a rough week writing-wise…but it ended on an upswing, folks. If any of my beta readers are reading this entry tonight, you folks are my saviors. You forced me to push past my malaise this week, and crank out pages for you. It took me almost all day, but I...
by Ira | Apr 12, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
You know, 2018 is the year of setting up my “routine.” It really is. Because my “routine” is what’s going to get me the words written that I want to write. It’s the BREAK in that routine that hurts me production-wise. How do I fix...
by Ira | Apr 11, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Josh and I podcasted tonight. We watched the sixth movie in the Trek franchise (sixth! So many movies!)…and it was good. Really good. I’ve always enjoyed it, and it was really, really cool to sit next to Josh and watch him experience it, too. I think he...