by Ira | Mar 2, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Liz is punching her pillow right now for some reason. Tenderizing it, perhaps? And Coco is under the covers because it’s cold and she has he nose pressed right up against my torso. I can feel it. It was a long, loooooong day today. Work has been crazy. But, hopefully...
by Ira | Mar 1, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Writing craft is hard. How do you suck in a reader with words? How do you make something come alive to them, reveal the story and its characters in a manner that makes them feel real and alive, and therefore worthy of our joy and pain? And its not as simple as knowing...
by Ira | Feb 29, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Boy. Today was…busy for a Saturday. Which is weird, because I do actually feel kind of rested. Not completely, and I don’t know honestly if I’m going to get that from this weekend, just because of how much stuff is going on, but I did quite a lot today. It...
by Ira | Feb 28, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
It’s another short entry tonight because it’s already almost 1am… But I was super stressed out yesterday and this morning that I wasn’t going to get done what I wanted and needed to get done for work…but I did. I got enough done AND got myself a little...
by Ira | Feb 27, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
I. Am. ZONKED. I worked 12 hours today at the Flix. Have a project that needs getting done, and I just wasn’t going to get there unless I put in some extra time. Might have to do the same tomorrow…we’ll see. I hope not 😛 Hopefully the up and ups like the work...
by Ira | Feb 26, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
The ability to know when a scene is or isn’t working is a skill. It’s definitely one I have yet to master…but, I do have the sense most of the time with my writing. It’s not always clear what to DO about a scene that isn’t working, but at the very least, I...
