by Ira | Aug 13, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
I’ve realized something about me and my writing, and I’ve realized that it’s totally natural, and I don’t need to try and not be this way at all, it’s just part of the process… I get grumpy about my writing when I’ve written something that I know doesn’t work, and...
by Ira | Aug 12, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Writing a book is a very, very humbling experience, y’all. It’s up and down. I was up two days ago. Top of the world up. This book will be finished by NIGHTFALL up. Well…I’m still a ways away. All it takes is one scene that doesn’t turn out the way it seemed like it...
by Ira | Aug 11, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Not aaassss stellar of a writing day today, but I suppose that was to be expected given yesterday’s monstrosity. I still wrote 8 pages. Good shit, too. Left off in the middle of a pivotal scene that I’ll probably rewrite a thousand times until it sounds right. Good...
by Ira | Aug 10, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
I count my progress in pages while I’m drafting a new book. Some people use words, but counting words is a little hard for me to wrap my head around. Not sure why, exactly. Page count has always made sense to me. It might be because I spent several years learning to...
by Ira | Aug 9, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Season 2 of Ted Lasso just got real, y’all. Third episode. So good. First two episodes were fine, don’t get me wrong. Loved them both. Third episode was razor sharp. Peak Lasso. I…had a solid day today. I finished my outlining. What I built to gave me chills. It’s...
