by Ira | Aug 4, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I first saw Nugget and Bingo as two terrified kittens in my backyard. Little balls of black and grey fir with giant terrified eyes. They were hiding from the sun, all by themselves. I still think they were abandoned, but maybe not. Maybe their mom had simply died, and...
by Ira | Aug 3, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
It’s been a couple more-hectic weeks than I anticipated, BUT…I’m already into act 2 of my book. It’s moved along, actually. It’s bed time. I’m freaking wiped. Tried to catch one of the last two kitties to get her fixed, but she didn’t go for the KFC and stayed away...
by Ira | Aug 2, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Quick one tonight. It’s bed time. It was a rough day production-wise. I was just knocked off-kilter all day. Sigh. Still finding that balance between ambition and over-kill. And being reminded that mornings are absolutely crucial. They make or break a day. So… It’s to...
by Ira | Aug 1, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
So, my dog decided he didn’t need one of his toe nails today. I DON’T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. I just came into the room and there was blood everywhere. He was looking at me like…wtf just happened? Ouch. Took him to Dog Urgent Care. He got drugged and bandaged up. He...
by Ira | Jul 31, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
It is bed time BUT…man, I hit twenty pages today writing-wise. Whew! Wasn’t all that hard. I think I’m finding a groove. I hope so. I definitely have some things to fix this weekend, and it’s going to take some TIME to do so. But…I don’t think they’re too major. They...
by Ira | Jul 30, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
So, the win is that I just did a last writing sprint here to finish out the week with 60 written pages. Done. Did it. This little hour before bed of 9:30 to 10:30 was very, very effective. I think I wrote four pages in about 40 minutes. And GOOD pages, too. I...
