by Ira | Jul 11, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The prequel novel is edited. Off to our readers tomorrow, and then to the mailing list. Lemonade from the neighborhood kid’s stand was delicious, especially with cherry. The pups are the loves of my life. Mom gave me the dates she’s coming down. I took a nap, though...
by Ira | Jul 10, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
The new book is 50 pages old. Need to add another 10 more over the weekend to hit my goal, but I can do it. Phew. It was looking dicey there around mid-week, but we rallied, big time. The pages flew by today. I made some good choices in my outline, made the scenes so...
by Ira | Jul 9, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Good writing day! Whew. I needed it. Almost didn’t happen, which is kinda wild that I recovered, but the morning is usually so crucial to hitting the page count, but my morning was not great. I don’t think I did even half of what I was supposed to. And then I was...
by Ira | Jul 8, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
New work computer, which is kinda wild. I’ve had my laptop and iMac Pro from Netflix since the end of 2018, so almost 8 years. They lasted me a long time. The iMac Pro in particular. It’s been a beast. Still is, and I guess you’d want it to be considering that...
by Ira | Jul 7, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So, today was very busy. Too busy. I only got through three pages of writing in the morning, a mix of distraction and just second-day grind…and then work hijacked the rest of the day and evening, so that was it. Sigh. Sometimes, that the way the cookie crumbles. I’m...
