by Ira | Aug 7, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I spent the day outlining today, and I accomplished my goal, which was to get all the way through to the end. I had some good new ideas…the story is still fuzzy in parts, which I’ll continue working on tomorrow, but it IS getting there. I do, at the very...
by Ira | Aug 6, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Ran aground with the story again. There’s this section from the end of last week that just wasn’t working, and it was streessssinnnggg me the frack out. Sometimes the bits that aren’t working are minor, and I can just write a note and move one. But...
by Ira | Aug 5, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Liz and I watched It tonight and…it was not what I was expecting. At least as a whole. I…really liked it. A lot. I was in. I’m in on the next movie. Can’t wait to see it. Now, I didn’t think It was a perfect movie. It wasn’t...
by Ira | Aug 4, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I had a day of planning today. Awhile ago, I kinda got into this task organization system dubbed “GTD” by the biz community, short for Getting Things Done. This is back when I was really struggling to get words on the page, and I realized that part of that...
by Ira | Aug 3, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight’s entry is a quick one because it’s sleepy time and I am tired AF. After 4,000+ words today, I’m at 55,000 words for the novel rewrite, which means I’ve written almost 30,000 words in just under two weeks. Incredible. I definitely feel...