Busy day! Man…it was definitely a day that could have gone sideways with all the stuff I had to do, some of it unexpected work-wise (which is great, actually, because I’ve been slow at work)…but I handled it. Got up on time and handled it. Writing was good. Legit...

So much of writing books is figuring out how to do it when the routine is interrupted, which it always will be because there’s a whole-ass life to live outside of writing. I struggle with it. It’s not easy for me. But it’s imperative to know how to do. I did good with...

So, there’s these Hong Kong cop thriller called Infernal Affairs about a crime boss who sends in a bunch of teenagers to train to become police officers and thus his moles…and a cadet who’s enlisted to become an undercover cop inside that same criminal organization....

Amazing what can get done at a nice steady pace man. Do less more often. I’m reminded of that over and over and over again. Resistance has nothing on consistency. If you find consistency, resistance is out of tricks. Hard to get consistent, no doubt, but not...

Did you know that a shower in the afternoon is a top-notch indulgence? Apparently it is, because I took one today in the afternoon, as the sun was hitting our thin, little transom window that seemed like quite the indulgence itself when we added it to our renovation...

Snacks is outside right now singing for Joy. Or me. Both of us, probably. He’s like “this is the time to get rowdy! Why aren’t you out here with me???” People with inside cats, I feel for you. Cats be crrraazzyyyy at night. All hyped up and whatnot. Dogs are great in...

A good writing day. Whew. Up on time, just like I thought I would. Wasn’t easy, getting out of bed, but it wasn’t hard, either. Just did it. And the writing was good. I can get this outline done soon. Couple weeks I think. Doesn’t matter how long, really. It’ll get...

A zero day on writing…but I found something instead. I’ll be up on time tomorrow, and I can feel the action plan ready to execute on getting this outline done. I don’t know why I feel the shift, but I do. Which is a relief. Don’t get me wrong—lots of work ahead. But I...

Went to a friend’s birthday get-together tonight. It was so nice. Good friends. Several fun conversations, which is a rarity at the stand-around-and-talk party variety, you know? But these were good people. A testament to our friends. Good people attract good people....

The rain is coming. It’s not quite here yet, but it’s close. The clouds are thick and the air is cool. It was another recovery day today in the sense that I didn’t push anything. But I’m back at it tomorrow. Looking forward to it. It’ll be hard getting up in the...