by Ira | Mar 4, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Change is always scary. At first. And sometimes second. But change has always been good to me. I don’t know how I forget that, but I do. And it’s true, it’s always been good. Without fail. Even deciding to write full-time in 2017 that failed in every respect save that...
by Ira | Mar 3, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
It’s 12:37am. I just got home from work 😂 But, I got done what needed to get done! Finally. Voted. Got work done like a boss. Gonna sleep. Like a boss.
by Ira | Mar 2, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Liz is punching her pillow right now for some reason. Tenderizing it, perhaps? And Coco is under the covers because it’s cold and she has he nose pressed right up against my torso. I can feel it. It was a long, loooooong day today. Work has been crazy. But, hopefully...
by Ira | Mar 1, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Writing craft is hard. How do you suck in a reader with words? How do you make something come alive to them, reveal the story and its characters in a manner that makes them feel real and alive, and therefore worthy of our joy and pain? And its not as simple as knowing...
by Ira | Feb 29, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Boy. Today was…busy for a Saturday. Which is weird, because I do actually feel kind of rested. Not completely, and I don’t know honestly if I’m going to get that from this weekend, just because of how much stuff is going on, but I did quite a lot today. It...
