by Ira | Oct 24, 2016 | Challenge, Journal
I had an EXCELLENT work day today. Tip top. Jolly good and all that. I got my 10 pages done for Starstuff. I actually WROTE four of those pages from scratch. New scene. I also realized the benefit of needing to get through a certain quota of pages a day in an allotted...
by Ira | Aug 14, 2016 | Challenge, Journal
It’s midnight, so this shall be a quickie. Nothing crazy happening tonight, just got sucked into some nice convo and check in times with the Ho. We walked the pups together and had dinner together and then talked each other’s ear off for a while...
by Ira | Jan 12, 2016 | Challenge, Journal
A fully revised draft, line-edits and all…was completed tonight. Halleloo. This short story, like I wrote about the other night at length, has been an exercise in figuring out my process. I haven’t re-written something to this extent since…probably...
by Ira | Jan 6, 2016 | Challenge, Journal
800 days. Boom. I’d *totally* forgot that this milestone was today, and it couldn’t be more appropriate. There’s this advice out there that you “shouldn’t fall in love with your first draft.” I’ve heard it before from several...
by Ira | Jan 8, 2015 | Challenge, Journal
They suck. I woke up today feeling pretty fine and normal, took the pups on morning walkies and ate some food, and bam! I was feeling achy, and stuffy, and just under the weather. It was like “awwwwww man…really? Again?” So, I took it easy today. I...
