by Ira | Apr 17, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
So, the book has run aground these past two days, which is so, soooo frustrating…but there is a difference, folks. There truly is…I’m putting in the time. I really am. I did a lot of free-writing today, trying to wrap my brain around why I was...
by Ira | Apr 16, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I spent all of my time, almost, brainstorming today for a set of scenes that are just not quite working yet. They’re still fuzzy, and fuzzy translates as LAZY on the page. I *did* put in my time, however, and I wrote 250 actual new words once the opening to the...
by Ira | Apr 15, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Do you remember the Star Wars boxed set of VHS tapes? The ones we grew up watching, with all the frayed edges of the cardboard, and the making-of documentary that would play before the first movie (I think?). Those were the movies of my childhood. For my family,...
by Ira | Apr 14, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Not sure what to call the entry tonight… It was a weird Saturday. I kind of went through the paces today. I’m not sure why…but I did. The writing was still good. I did get it done. 800 words. Good words, too. The scene is working. It solved a plot...
by Ira | Apr 13, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
It was a rough week writing-wise…but it ended on an upswing, folks. If any of my beta readers are reading this entry tonight, you folks are my saviors. You forced me to push past my malaise this week, and crank out pages for you. It took me almost all day, but I...
