by Ira | Jul 25, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I feel remarkably gassed for having had a day off. That worries me a bit, considering I have two full-on writing days ahead of me to cap off the best writing week I’ve ever had…but I won’t be deterred. If I’m tired tomorrow, so be it. I can...
by Ira | Jul 24, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I’ve written eight thousand words on my rewrite in the past two days. TWO DAYS. It’s a minor miracle. No, it’s a major one. I could not have DREAMED of doing this even…two months ago. For context, that’s about 32 pages, or 1/10th of a...
by Ira | Jul 23, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
How do you feel when you look at old photos? To be honest, until this blog came about, I’ve always preferred to look into the future as opposed to the past. I know that’s part my innate personality, and part insecurity. I look at old photos, and I feel...
by Ira | Jul 22, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Quick entry tonight because it’s already bed time: I had a wonderful Sunday. Perhaps not as sleepy and nappy as I’d hoped, but I got to sleep in a bit, and that was awesome. Watched the A’s beat the Giants to win the Bay Bridge Series trophy for this...
by Ira | Jul 21, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I just saw a post from an author…they wrote a 60,000-word book in 10 days. I can do that. Maybe not yet…but, shit…I *can* do that. I’ve written 6,000 words in a day. It’s very, very doable. It’s 4-6 hours of focused writing in a...
by Ira | Jul 20, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Man, today was awwwwssoommmeee. I’m in on my rewrite. It has begun, and it is GOOD. For now. I’m sure I’ll hate it in a weeks’ time, but this is really the major win: I knew today instantly that this rewrite was worth the time. It’s going...
