Do less more often. I'm not much for catchphrases, or one-line life-hacks, but that advice was really a mentality shift for me. It's from someone who used to do coaching for actors on the business of the business, Dallas Travers. Now, I think she's broadened out to...

I hit a wall today. Smack. I was tiiirrreeed when I woke up, despite a full night's sleep, and I sat down to write and all that came out was drivel. Just under 1,000 words of it. So, I stopped writing, and I took a break...that lasted for the rest of the day. I feel...

My dog, Coco...she is pressed up against me so hard right now. Uuuuggghhhh. It meeelllttsss meeeeee. *the part of Ira will now be played by a puddle* Puddle Ira here. Solid Ira wrote a lot of words today, another 4,000 which was his goal. But, to go on and on about...

So, I am the proud owner of 16,000 new words. That's how many words I wrote this week. Holy CRAP. I love it 🙂 So, I do have to say that my neck is a little stiff, my forearms a little sore, and my brain a little bit fried...but hopefully those are just me getting...

It's past 1 already, so I'm going to make this a quick one I think 😛 I had a great day. Restful. Relaxing. Watched some baseball, took a nap, wrote my words (and they were good words), and yeah...hung out. I read! About halfway through The Left Hand of Darkness, and...

What a week, you guys. What a week. I'm not quite done yet, but I've already written more this week than I think I ever have, ever. 14,500 words. A quarter of this rewrite. Done. I definitely hit a little bit of a wall today, but I actually think that wall was more...

One thing I've learned about being a writer, or a creative person in general, is how important it is to not be perfect. For me, it's especially important when it come to my scheduling. I cannot schedule my day down to the minute. It's impossible, and it leaves me...

I feel remarkably gassed for having had a day off. That worries me a bit, considering I have two full-on writing days ahead of me to cap off the best writing week I've ever had...but I won't be deterred. If I'm tired tomorrow, so be it. I can keep going. I'm reading...

I've written eight thousand words on my rewrite in the past two days. TWO DAYS. It's a minor miracle. No, it's a major one. I could not have DREAMED of doing this even...two months ago. For context, that's about 32 pages, or 1/10th of a full-length novel. In two days....

How do you feel when you look at old photos? To be honest, until this blog came about, I've always preferred to look into the future as opposed to the past. I know that's part my innate personality, and part insecurity. I look at old photos, and I feel awkward most of...