Today was an excellent work day. I wrote 4,000 words (about 16 pages). They were good words, too. The scenes today flowed really, really well. My bad guy is a baaaadddd dude. It's fun to write. That is pretty much all I did today, except watch the baseball game...

Today would have been my brother's 29th birthday. Happy Birthday, Russell! I miss you more than anything else in my life, and I love you. I found myself thinking about you a lot today, and the rest of my family. Love you all, too. Today...was also totally and...

I feel refreshed. Part of that is the dope ass shower I just took (so fresh and so clean!)...but part of it is also how much crap I got done today. The house was dirty. I cleaned it. The laundry needed folding. I folded it. Newsletters needed writing. I wrote them. It...

I think I can have my book finished next week. Like, actually, for reals finished. I'll have to buckle down real hard and stay focused, but it's actually doable. Exciting! Scary! I'm ready for it, honestly. Ready to be finished with this phase, and moving onto the...

I had another 3,000-word day. The book, it grows. It's at 142,000 words, which is long enough now for an epic fantasy. It's not going to stay that long. It's going to either be pared down, or it's going to be split into two novels. Leaning towards the second option...

I'm "feeling" it again... A connection to the end part of this story. It all started with the little breakthrough yesterday, a character moment that opened up this otherwise "shoe leather" scene, where I basically needed to explain what was happening. But, thanks to...

Once again, it's late as I write this! And, again, it was because I watched a movie. This time, the movie was the old Murder on the Orient Express, which is from all the way back in the early 70s. I have to admit, I'm not overall that much a fan of the 70s style of...