by Ira | Jul 19, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Today was a recharge day. Not planned, but it was anyway. I have this “ideal” of working my ass off for four days of the week, and taking it easy-er the other three days. Write like the dickens four days, write not as much three days. I never seem to stick...
by Ira | Jul 18, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I learned today about the value of pushing through. I was writing, and the words were good…but they weren’t great. They were missing something. I couldn’t figure out what it was, but I knew it in my gut, and because writing is still so new to me, has...
by Ira | Jul 17, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
This post, somehow, has been lost. I’m not sure how, but it has been. I’m writing this on July 23, 2019. Just over a year after this day happened. Apparently I played golf with Josh. How apt, given that I’m planning to see him tomorrow in the here...
by Ira | Jul 16, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I wrote 2,000 words today. This was on a short story/novella for my VIP readers. Because of some email service glitches, I won’t be able to send it to them tomorrow morning, but that’s just as well. There are some kinks in the story I want to work out,...
by Ira | Jul 15, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Liz and I just spent the evening with the King kids, and oh are they just the best. They’re just such happy kids. So smart, so outgoing and energetic, so fun and creative…and well-behaved. They came back recently from a trip to France. Matt and Cat have...
by Ira | Jul 14, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I sent the rough draft of Escape From Red Tower off to my beta readers today. It took me several hours to put that together, which I wasn’t expecting 😛 But, it’s off… …and going through all those chapters and all those pages actually reminded...
