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Day 1,354: Battered but not Broken
I definitely hit that wall today. Big time. But...it didn't completely ruin me, and here I am tonight feeling rather much better, thank you very much. I wrote 1,300 words today. Definitely shy of 3,000...but I'm going to say I'm okay with this. I'll make it up at some...
Day 1,353: The First Wall
I had another great writing day, though *slightly* shy according to my word count tracker...though I have reason to believe that it did not count almost 400 words I wrote today...still: the total was 2,753 words. That is DOPE, yo! 🙂 I've written just barely shy of...
Writing Excuses 10.10 – Q&A with I Ching
Podcast Notes: The I Ching is a collection of poems that you consult with sticks. There are numbers on the sticks that correspond to poems. You throw a stick, and then read the poem. Philip K. Dick actually consulted the I Ching when he was writing "Man in High...
Day 1,352: Long Days?
Crushed my writing again today. 3,091 words. Boom! But here's the kicker guys: I finally, FINALLY wrote good words, a scene I like! A scene that gets to stay in the final version! It's...it's such a relief. Honestly. I'm sure there will be many, many rough days...
Writing Excuses 10.9: Where is my story coming from?
Podcast notes: This next series of podcasts is about structure. When sitting down to write a story, make a clear decision about TONE and GENRE. Tone is more important of the two, since tone can vary so much in any given genre. Think about what emotion you are trying...
Day 1,351: 3,111 words
Um...I crushed my word count today. Crrrruuuussshhhheeedddd it. I wrote three thousand one hundred eleven words. I wrote that all out just because the number is more impressive when it's spelled with letters 🙂 And, to be honest...it was easy. I did it in two hours,...
Writing Excuses 10.8 – Q&A on Character
Podcast notes: Often in storytelling, the villain has already arrived at their moment of 'power' and it's the protagonist who must rise to that level How can you give a flawed character an arc overcoming those flaws without losing what made them interesting in the...
Day 1,350: Beach Daze
We went to the beach today, and man, I mean we went to the BEACH. We were there all day. And it was the best. THE BEST. The water was so cold at first...but after just a few moments of being in there, you got used to it, and it was glorious. Glorious because it was so...
Day 1,349: The sleeps
Man...I was very, very sleepy today. I thought maybe I was coming down with something, but I don't think that's what it was. No, I think this was a good old bout of depression, and I know what the depression stems from: work. I have not found my groove yet with this...
Writing Excuses 10.7 – Who are all these people?
Podcast notes: We're talking about casting your book, and how to keep them distinct from each other, big cast or small Who needs to be in the story in order for the plot to move forward. "Spear carriers" are scenery, they are background, they do not have any agency in...