by Ira | Oct 9, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
It never fails; I always have at least one good idea before bed. This writing before sleep thing is staaaaarting to kick in. I’m on a streak right now that’s very satisfying. And by “writing,” I mean on my current work in progress. Not the...
by Ira | Oct 8, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I’m in the zone. I can feel it. It’s a nice place. The zone feels like one day at a time. One scene at a time. One word at a time. The zone is in the present. It’s not worried about the future or the past. It’s focused. It’s calm. It...
by Ira | Oct 7, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I feel like my day got torpedoed at the end…or more like I torpedoed it. It was a mix of both, to be honest. I got behind with work, and that made me available late to go and get my afternoon writing session in…and then there wasn’t anywhere...
by Ira | Oct 6, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I’ve had one of the best Sundays in a while, today. I can’t tell you exactly why it was so good. I mean, I can: I got everything done I wanted to get done…but in terms of WHY I was able to get all that stuff done and feel so good about it? I...
by Ira | Oct 5, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I was taking in therapy today about how much comfort and safety I get from my routines. I’ve been out of those routines here for a little while with all the traveling and stuff from the month. And here’s the thing: I always look forward to traveling....
by Ira | Oct 4, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Man, writing is a gd rollercoaster for me right now. The ups and downs. I had a breakthrough on this scene today. I was tired as fuck, but I got to work on time and I sat down and I banged out my morning session and there it was: the scene I’d been looking for....
