by Ira | Mar 30, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Right now, setting up story is painful. That’s where I am in the process of writing my current book: setting things up. There’s so much unknown, so much detail to fill in, so much *I* don’t know yet about my characters, and it’s so easy for me to write outside of the...
by Ira | Mar 29, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Man…I am nearly there. Two weeks straight of getting up at 7am. I write that, and I definitely feel…proud, but also totally silly. Like, objectively speaking, it REALLY isn’t that hard to wake up on time for two weeks. But, goddamnit, it was for me! I...
by Ira | Mar 28, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
I never though pulling weeds could ever be therapeutic. I haaaaaated that when I was younger. Hated it. But now…it’s nice to put on a podcast and just be down with the plants and the dirt. Who knew? Got to go out and visit somewhere and pull weeds. Happy with...
by Ira | Mar 27, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
So… I reaaalllyyyy didn’t want to get up at 7am this morning. I had a late night podcasting, I was really tired, but I’m committed so I did it anyway absolutely convinced I’d stay up for an hour and then go back to sleep. Nope. I knocked out all the shit I...
by Ira | Mar 26, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Oh boy, it’s late. Great day. I set a goal to write 3 pages and I DID IT. Work was great. Podcasting was EPIC. Also got to play some DJ times with Josh, too, before we podcasted. It was all excellent. And, now it’s waaaay past bed time. So, we’ll end it here and...
by Ira | Mar 25, 2021 | Challenge, Journal
Writing was good today. Great, even, but “good” and “great” are subjective, for sure. I can do better, output-wise. But…I need to be patient with myself. One step at a time. I need to build my confidence, find the pocket, one step at a time. I forced myself to...
