by Ira | Dec 23, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
It’s almost Christmas. I got some shopping done this afternoon. A few hours I have to make up for work because of it, but it was worth it to not be out there trying to do it tomorrow. Holidays crept up on me like for real tho. It’s literally Christmas in two days....
by Ira | Dec 22, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
A very productive day! Work was solid. I didn’t get quiiiiite as much done as I wanted to, but close enough. I can make up the gap tomorrow or over the break very easily. Got my haircut! Whew. Just in time for Christmas. Feels soooo gooood. Hung out with Panda in the...
by Ira | Dec 21, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
It’s starting. I’m starting to feel less burned out. Less overwhelmed. Finishing up all the shit that’s built up on my plate over the last year or so is finally, finally starting to get wrestled under control. And I feel SO MUCH BETTER for it. Liz and I, for example,...
by Ira | Dec 20, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Giving myself credit just for a moment, here: I’ve come a long way. The Glory series is doing well. I’m about to write my fourth novel—the fourth of dozens to come. My coworkers are happy with the work I do, and I’m happy with the same. I’m sitting in my bedroom right...
by Ira | Dec 19, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Got word today that a rather big-name narrator is able and willing to do the Glory audiobooks that Podium is handling for us. Who your narrator is matters quite a bit in the audiobook world, so it’s really exciting news. Glory is the little series that could. We have...
by Ira | Dec 18, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Coco had an interesting little episode today. We were in the bedroom taking a nap and she was out in the living where she likes to hang out, and suddenly we heard her struggling on the hardwood to move around. Liz went out to check on her, and she was laying on the...