by Ira | Jan 19, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Working through the weekend! It’s been a while since I’ve worked straight through a weekend. Is it weird that it’s always a little bit…thrilling. Like, it feels kinda hard core, and sh*t’s getting done, so it’s a little…cool?...
by Ira | Jan 18, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Y’all…it worked. Going to bed early and getting a full 8 hours of sleep WORKED last night. I wasn’t tired today at all. Praise baby g. Writing was still tough. It’s going to be for a little while, I think. Hopefully not. But, that...
by Ira | Jan 17, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. That’s a phrase my dad used to tell me a lot. I just looked it up. It’s attributed to Benjamin Franklin. Now, granted, that was a two-second google search, and there are many things...
by Ira | Jan 16, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
I have a lot of anxiety when it comes to my writing. News flash, I know 😂 That’s something about me and my process that I’ve learned I have to accept. It’s not ever going to go away. Various stages and cycles within my writing process will...
by Ira | Jan 15, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Twill be a short one this eve because it was a late night. Work was good today. Writing was…well, I felt rusty. BUT, and I genuine mean this: I came up with some really good stuff today. I remember feeling very anxious while writing, but much different about it...
by Ira | Jan 14, 2019 | Challenge, Journal
Being a nerd’s not so f*cking bad. Eventually. Liz and I were just talking about a girl we know who’s an awkward bookworm, and how she’s going to be a nerd…probably, I mean who knows–we think we can spot ’em, and we usually can, but...