by Ira | Feb 26, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Day One of the Smarter Artists Summit. I met *a lot* of people today, and it was glorious. I’m gonna have so many writer friend peeps after this convention, it’s gonna be dope 😛 Having a tribe of fellow writers is actually one of my BIG goals this year....
by Ira | Feb 25, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I’m in Austin for the first time in…25 years? Something like that. I think it was 1993 the last time I was here, so yeah, that’s 25 freaking years. Good lord. Time flies. Except that it doesn’t, because in this case, 25 years feels like a...
by Ira | Feb 24, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Writing this one a bit early tonight! 😛 It’s an early morning to the airport, that’s why. I’m off to Austin for the Smarter Artists Summit, a two-day conference for indie authors. I’m excited to go! It was around this time last year that I...
by Ira | Feb 23, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
It’s super late right now because we stayed up to watch curling…and the MEN WON THE GOLD. Huge upset. Our previous best showing in the sport was a Bronze medal, like, a million years ago. So, that was awesome! I also wrote 10,000 new words this week, which...
by Ira | Feb 22, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
No writing today. Sigh. It was just ONE OF THOSE DAYS. But…we really tomorrow. I’ve made so progress this week, we’re going to end with a bang. For reals. Otherwise it was a great day. I read that Brendan Fraser article in GQ and was quite moved by...
by Ira | Feb 21, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
I wrote 1,500 good words today. It *was* less than I wanted, but I’m still at 6,000 words for the past three days which is exactly what my “goal” was…kinda. Three chapters was my goal, and I’m at 2 and a half…but still a win, and...