by Ira | Feb 13, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Ups and downs, y’all. Today was an up. I was exhausted. Didn’t want to put in my writing session. Wanted to come home early. I didn’t, and I ended up writing the rest of the first chapter on Old Ironsides. I also downloaded a bunch of other...
by Ira | Feb 12, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Last night was down on the writing. Tonight won’t be. I can’t claim to have any breakthrough in my process except for this: it’s always worth the heartache when the breakthrough finally comes, and I get the write the end. I feel like that flies in...
by Ira | Feb 11, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Feeling better! I did indeed stay home from work today, but I’ve been fever-free for over twelve hours now. Add in a truly massive nap from around 11am to 4pm and I feel like a new man! If only the feelings about writing were any better… I’m having a...
by Ira | Feb 10, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Man…this cold/flu/virus/whatever it is…nothing to trifle with. I woke up at 4am this morning buuurrrrning the eff up. I had to go outside and sit in the cold for a while and take more drugs just to get the fever down. Been a while since that happened to...
by Ira | Feb 9, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Sheldon Frank wanted to see something beautiful. Beta Beta had long since lost her charms. Craggy peaks of ice like teeth and glittering snow held their share of pleasance, but there was only so long one could look at the same frigid, airless landscape before longing...