by Ira | Oct 8, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Pop the bubbly. The first draft of Glory 2 electric boogaloo is DONE. It’s…quite the ride. 150,000 words. 540 pages. In some sections, it’s the best work I’ve ever done, think. Overall, I don’t really know yet. I have to read it, sit with it for a while. But, it’s...
by Ira | Oct 7, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Met my villain tonight for the very first time. I know who he is, now. Took me a bit, but better late than never. He’s not going to be executed perfectly in this book. I don’t have enough time. But, I think he’ll be close enough. I hope so. He’s quite the...
by Ira | Oct 6, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Whew. Long days. It’s just past midnight, so gonna make this entry short BUT…I’m real, reeaaalll close. Not everything in the story is landing the way I want, but I just have to be okay with that right now. Some stuff just needs time to stew. I can figure out ways to...
by Ira | Oct 5, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Weird. The app was all freaking out just a second ago, not letting me type and whatnot. Closing in on the end of this book, you guys. For really real. I have one more big fight left, mano a mano showdown, which I think I can get through tomorrow…and then wrap it all...
by Ira | Oct 4, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Only sixteen pages today, BUT…I can totally get twenty-five done tomorrow and have averaged 20 for the last three days. And it will put me really, really close to the end. I think I can finish on Thursday. We’ll see. Time for sleepy sleeps. Sooooo cccllloooossseeee....
by Ira | Oct 3, 2022 | Challenge, Journal
Wrote twenty pages today. Needed that. Gonna go for twenty-five tomorrow…or, rather, just aiming for six hours of writing. I should be able to pull it off. No other activities scheduled outside of just work. Wish me luck. And in that regard: it’s bed time. Liz is...
