by Ira | Sep 27, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Ding Dong the book is done, the book is done, the book is done! Ding Dong the fricken book is doooonneee. The first draft, anyway. Send off to my co-writer for his tweaks. And then…and then some rewrites. We’ll see how in-depth my cowriter would like to go with those....
by Ira | Sep 26, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
I haven’t been tracking my page count recently. I think that’s a good thing. I’ve been focused on story…which, honestly, is easy when you’re almost done. It’s the beginning and most of the middle the require the most uphill effort, and thus the motivational tool of...
by Ira | Sep 25, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Man…I need my days off. I really do. I had designs on doing a buuunch of stuff today, and almost none of it happened because I was so gd tired. I did some stuff. It wasn’t a total wash. But the biggest thing I did was take a very long nap because I was absolutely...
by Ira | Sep 24, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
It’s so fun to podcast with Josh. We learn so much together. And we always have such a good time doing it when we haven’t done it in longer than usual, as was the case today. We went two whole weeks without podcasting, in fact, because of busy-ness and travel....
by Ira | Sep 23, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
I don’t take snuggles from Coco for granted. Not any more. Not after her health scare earlier this year. And right now, she is pressed right up against me so tight. She’s such a little snuggle bug. I love her so much. Today was…not the most productive. I hate days...
by Ira | Sep 22, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Well…today was not quite the writing bonanza I wanted to it be, BUT…it was still a pretty damn good writing day. The story is fire. It’s exciting. I’ve made some adjustments that I am VERY happy with, and I think realistically, if I keep pushing the pace, I will be...
