by Ira | Aug 19, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Tried to take a nap today but I wasn’t tired. Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing. I’m definitely in the mode of fighting being TOO keyed up. Nice and steady, that’s what I want to be feeling. Not a rush. Andor, by the way, holy shit. It’s one of the best...
by Ira | Aug 18, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
It’s late so making this a quick one folks. Finished up a busy work week with a much more chill day. Didn’t do any writing, but I have the weekend to get that shit done. A damn hurricane is coming. Sunday. Yikes. We watched Hitch’s first “talkie” and…it was a giant...
by Ira | Aug 17, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Yo. I’ve done it. 20 pages written for two straight days. That’s three out of my four writing days this week, and the one day I didn’t hit my goal, I wrote 15 pages that day. Busy work day. I. Am. FRIED. Absolutely fried. Crispy. Delirious. Totally zonked. I have a...
by Ira | Aug 16, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
It’s a long, looonngggg day writing 20 pages, man. Takes it out of me. Which, I suppose is to say that I’m still getting used to it. It’s five hours of work. A solid five so as not to be rushing. If I try to rush, try to push, I start forcing things and that takes me...
by Ira | Aug 15, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I rallied. Just at the end. Didn’t quite hit my page goal, but I got within an hour or so of it. It’s been a busy couple weeks, y’all. Good lord. But somehow, I’m a third of the way through my story and speeding up. I’ve persevered. 50,000 words, 200 pages, and...
