by Ira | Jul 1, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I feel refreshed. Part of that is the dope ass shower I just took (so fresh and so clean!)…but part of it is also how much crap I got done today. The house was dirty. I cleaned it. The laundry needed folding. I folded it. Newsletters needed writing. I wrote...
by Ira | Jun 30, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I think I can have my book finished next week. Like, actually, for reals finished. I’ll have to buckle down real hard and stay focused, but it’s actually doable. Exciting! Scary! I’m ready for it, honestly. Ready to be finished with this phase, and...
by Ira | Jun 29, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I had another 3,000-word day. The book, it grows. It’s at 142,000 words, which is long enough now for an epic fantasy. It’s not going to stay that long. It’s going to either be pared down, or it’s going to be split into two novels. Leaning...
by Ira | Jun 28, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I’m “feeling” it again… A connection to the end part of this story. It all started with the little breakthrough yesterday, a character moment that opened up this otherwise “shoe leather” scene, where I basically needed to explain...
by Ira | Jun 27, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Once again, it’s late as I write this! And, again, it was because I watched a movie. This time, the movie was the old Murder on the Orient Express, which is from all the way back in the early 70s. I have to admit, I’m not overall that much a fan of the 70s...
by Ira | Jun 26, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I have to be quick tonight, because it’s already 12:30 in the am, so here we go: I wrote just over 3,000 words today. It was actually a tough writing day, because I realized just how out of sync I feel again with my manuscript after having a rough week last...
