by Ira | Sep 2, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Fifteen pages today! Zonnkkkkkeeeddd…but yeah. I got them pages done. Just a couple more sequences one, only one of them a major one. I did not get the reading and editing done, however. It took all I had to get the fifteen pages out. So…that’s okay. That’s another...
by Ira | Sep 1, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
I should hit juuuust about 100 thousand words tomorrow on the book. HOOOOOOMMMEEEE stretch. I am wiped. Fifteen pages (that’s about 3,600 words, give or take), plus another 25 pages of reading/editing. Whew. Zapped. Zonked. Zilched. I do it again tomorrow, which...
by Ira | Aug 31, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
We went and saw Alien: Romulus today — it was fun! It’s not perfect, but it is WAY better than the last, most-recent additions to the franchise, which is a welcome relief. It’s back (mostly) to haunted houses in space, and that, folks, is what I’m here for. I...
by Ira | Aug 30, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Late! Time for bed…but it was a gooood Friday. Got my writing done. Scheduled myself out, actually, for the next week to get this book DONE. Gonna be a push, but I can do it. I’m so close. Podcasting was great, we watched To Catch a Thief which is just about one of...
by Ira | Aug 29, 2024 | Challenge, Journal
Liz and I have a shared obsession with Everest docs. It’s fascinating to watch these people do such a dangerous thing. The footage is obviously amazing, but really for me it’s the psychological aspect of it. What is the type of person who does this? How do you see...