by Ira | May 11, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Had a really good day of writing today. Very productive. Not quite as many pages as I wanted, but damn near close. And some of them involved reimagining some stuff, so there’s that. Tomorrow should be even better. Whew. Wiped. A little zonked, but mostly just wiped....
by Ira | May 10, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Very, very close to finishing this book. Need to push push push. I didn’t have the kick ass day today I thought I might, but that’s okay. It’s happening tomorrow. You heard it here first. It is happening tomorrow. I don’t think I’ll finish, but I’m getting a really...
by Ira | May 9, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I didn’t get six pages today, but I did realize a scene needed to go differently. A character needs to make a different choice. So, that was nice. It was just a reminder to always, always trust my gut. If something doesn’t feel right, don’t write it. Come up with...
by Ira | May 8, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Awwww yeah. Six pages, bitches. That was the goal today, and I hit it. Finally. We’re back! Ready to finish this MFer. It’s bed time already. So…niiiiiight.
by Ira | May 7, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The trick to writing is not giving up. Truly. If it boils down to one single thing, it’s that. Just don’t give up. Because you will want to. Resistance will come hard for you, with all the hard questions that you don’t have answers for, at least not yet…and that’s...
