by Ira | Sep 28, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Dove right back into the manuscript today and finished all of my to-do rewrite notes except one, which I’ll tackle tomorrow. And then it’s a race to do a last read through and touch up. Race, big time, since the editor is expecting it by this weekend. It’s in good...
by Ira | Sep 27, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
The fourth novel is written. Not exactly done, I guess, since it’s right back to work tomorrow morning doing some cleanup and rewrites, but it is WRITTEN. I will not miss my deadline. I did it. My plan I set up for making up lost ground this summer fucking WORKED....
by Ira | Sep 26, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
It did get done today, but it will tomorrow. Not a work. Just facts. Tomorrow will be the day. One more big scene. It’ll be the fastest I’ve ever written a novel. Last week of July through September. Almost exactly two months. That’s…man. That’s amazing. And it’s a...
by Ira | Sep 25, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Man. I’m actually close to finishing this book. One more great day might do it. If not, one more great day, and then one more easy, quick day. It’s funny, I was actually feeling it today. The music was good, the scenes were flowing. It wasn’t a rush. That was a...
by Ira | Sep 24, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I’m on the edge of finishing this book. Wobbling. Really wanted to push hard today and couldn’t find it. Really want to push hard tomorrow and finish, and hoping I find it. I find my mind wandering into the future and the past. Thinking about where I want to go, and...
by Ira | Sep 23, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
So, over the last ten years, I’ve flubbed the day count here and there enough to be off (from yesterday) by ten days but REALLY…I’m off three days, somehow. Three days unaccounted for. And they probably exist, actually, I just didn’t tag them right so they haven’t...
