by Ira | Sep 20, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The manuscript passed 400 pages today! Woohoo! Very happy with that 🙂 And it’s been fun, too, this section of the book. That’s literally always my goal. My task. Is it fun? Congrats to GRV, who beat Brotherhood tonight to lift the dance trophy. Liz and I will...
by Ira | Sep 19, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Got reaaaallll tired tonight lol. Been a long week. Been a long summer. A two-book summer, whew. Back at it tomorrow. Another fifteen pages. Should get well into the next big POV climax. Whew. Lots to go, still, and any finish date is just an estimate because who...
by Ira | Sep 18, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The manuscript hit just shy of 400 pages today. Woohoo! We’re closing in, y’all. Closing in. About another week, I think? Of real hard pushing? Good lord what a relief it will be. The fastest I’ve ever written a book, by far! Four months, essentially, from beginning...
by Ira | Sep 17, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We’re back in business on the book, baby. I knocked out 17 pages today, which is more than I thought I would. Some of that was skipping around locations, which always adds a few extra pages, but still. It’s a good day. Really good day. Another nine just like that will...
by Ira | Sep 16, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Well, the outline got finished today. WOOT. Some gooood scenes in there, too. Can’t wait to write them. And then I went kaput for the day. Writing-wise, at least. I actually had a bunch of day-job work to do today, so I made sure I knocked that out, even though it...
