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Family visiting. Got nothing done (well…about 500 words). But the day was a bust, writing-wise. Wrote one long email to a fan’s friend as a Christmas gift. Otherwise, nada. OTOH, saw a few things in town I wouldn’t have otherwise….
This morning, I woke a little later than usual but feeling pretty rested, ready to tackle the book. But I also woke up thinking about the book, which is–as I’ve said–good and bad. In this case, it’s . . . good. But…
I know pros who don’t necessarily write a book from start to finish but do so in pieces, as things occur to them. Some of these friends also don’t write to outline anymore, though they used to. For a lot…
THE DAY It’s really late, and I need to get to bed, but I was bound and determined to finish this damn section so I could move on. Got interrupted several times and then there was an evening thing I…
THE DAY The day began the way I kinda knew it would: slowly. In fact, I spun my proverbial wheels for quite a while, fretting about what I was really doing here. This is weird, considering that I’d actually outlined…
THE DAY I’ve always been terrible at taking time off. I think it probably goes back to when I was a kid. When the weekend rolled around, that was my dad’s cue to go out and do stuff around the…
Sometimes I wonder what the heck I’m doing. THE DAY Woke up at 4:30, fretting about plot details, and also because I’d started to cough. At the tail end of this plague, though (I hope). Finally rolled out of bed…
So I was aiming for finishing up this section today and didn’t make it, for a variety of reasons. At the time all this happened, I was pissed. Like, come on, let’s go already. But like all of writing, I’ve found…
So I had these great intentions of finishing up this section and jumping ahead to the midpoint of the book. Didn’t happen, for a variety of reasons (mostly house stuff). My weird moment of the day: looking up and seeing…
Had a lovely hour and a half with a librarian friend here this evening, which accounts for the Astronuts: it’s a brown beer made here. My friend and I have done this twice now: gotten together for a monthly beer…