I came across a journal entry from 2018 recently that made me nod even more fervently than I did when I wrote it. I’ve cleaned it up and add it below for you to ponder upon. About using the time you have, now. I wish, I wish, I wish I had understood this when I […]
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Total for the week: 22,308 words. It was an okay week. One of the days was used for plotting and another for post-production on the book I finished this week (which is book #1 for the year)–I spent a day of writing time doing the clean up of the book I finished so I could
Weekly Log – January 26: Recovering Read More »
As I write this post, I’m looking back at a week of writing that just didn’t happen. Oh, I got a few words down, and I have been focused upon getting the writing done, including a new switch up in routine to keep it fresh. But the first half of the week was a disaster.
Do you need to stop and assess? Don’t say yes TOO fast! Read More »
Total for the week: 15,273 words. It’s time to call bullshit on “getting there”, because for some reason, I’m just not. I can’t–yet–figure out why I’m not getting the words down, either. But this coming week had better see some serious mileage or I’m in trouble. So. t.
Weekly Log – January 19: Crashing. Read More »
Only a short post this week as I’m seriously behind. Cal Newport has a long and interesting post about the use of ASMR in Immersive Single Tasking. (Along with a retro image of Bob Ross painting, which was what caught my attention in the first place.) Immersive Single Tasking is the new sexy in productivity,
Deep Focus While You’re Writing (or Plotting!) Read More »
Total for the week: 22,829 words. It was not as much as I would have liked, word-count wise. But it was the start of the book, which is always slow. Onward. t.
Weekly Log – January 12: Sorta okay’ish Read More »
Compiling your book into ePub and Mobi requires that the manuscript be in a text editor of some sort. It doesn’t matter if you use Vellum or Jutoh, or one of the many other epub compilers, or if you upload your book direct to the retailers and let them do the heavy lifting, you still
Formatting eBooks from MS Word Read More »
I skipped the work log post last week because I had nothing to report and I was moving at Mach 10 with my hair on fire. I put in very little time on the current book (I’m plotting/world building/series building), as Christmas and New Year preparations and celebrations distracted me (and so did several gifts’
Weekly Log – January 5: Ugh. Read More »
Weekly Log – December 22, 2020: Another solid week Last week’s combined word count: 0 words. I’m starting a new series, so not only do I need to plot the first book, but I also have to world build (it’s SF), and build the series arc, too. It’ll take a bit to get to the
Weekly Log – December 22, 2020: Another solid week Read More »
Last week’s combined word count: 23,715 words. Another really good week, notwithstanding a family crisis. Actually, I think writing helped pull me through the crisis, which is a change for me. It’s usually eating crap that does that. I finished book 1 of 2021, and got nearly all the post-production done on Book 2 of 2021,
Weekly Log – December 15, 2020: Still moving, despite hiccup. Read More »
