by Ira | Feb 13, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Busy day! Man…it was definitely a day that could have gone sideways with all the stuff I had to do, some of it unexpected work-wise (which is great, actually, because I’ve been slow at work)…but I handled it. Got up on time and handled it. Writing was good. Legit...
by Ira | Feb 12, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
So much of writing books is figuring out how to do it when the routine is interrupted, which it always will be because there’s a whole-ass life to live outside of writing. I struggle with it. It’s not easy for me. But it’s imperative to know how to do. I did good with...
by Ira | Feb 11, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
So, there’s these Hong Kong cop thriller called Infernal Affairs about a crime boss who sends in a bunch of teenagers to train to become police officers and thus his moles…and a cadet who’s enlisted to become an undercover cop inside that same criminal organization....
by Ira | Feb 10, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Amazing what can get done at a nice steady pace man. Do less more often. I’m reminded of that over and over and over again. Resistance has nothing on consistency. If you find consistency, resistance is out of tricks. Hard to get consistent, no doubt, but not...
by Ira | Feb 9, 2025 | Challenge, Journal
Did you know that a shower in the afternoon is a top-notch indulgence? Apparently it is, because I took one today in the afternoon, as the sun was hitting our thin, little transom window that seemed like quite the indulgence itself when we added it to our renovation...