Monday: 5051 words Tuesday: 10028 words (short story for anthology finished) Wednesday: 4,993 words (book #12 finished) Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting For a total of 20,072 words for the week. Finally finished the book that seemed to be taking forever, and also got a 7K short story written ahead of deadline for a SF […]
Weekly Log – August 18, 2020: An okay week. Read More »
It feels like my creative brain invents a new way to ease me away from writing every time I identity the last super-sneaky version. I uncovered another mental habit keeping me from writing, the last few weeks, that you might be dealing with yourself. I’ve been deluged with administration stuff lately, with the work of
The Perfect Conditions to Write Don’t Exist Read More »
Monday: 748 words Tuesday: 5,942 words Wednesday: 4,801 words Thursday: 5,514 words Friday: Nothing Saturday: <sigh> For a total of 17,005 words for the week. Not a good week for word counts, but it was still a full-on week. All I can tell myself at this point is that next week must be better! t. [fusion_separator style_type=”shadow” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility” class=””
Weekly Log – August 11, 2020: Bumpy… Read More »
You may recall I’ve said a few times lately that I’m a bit busy. I’ve tried not to harp on that, but I have been busy. I’d only wish I’d understood the scale of the project I was taking on when I got into it. I might have planned a little better. Instead, I’ve been
A Publishing Model for Those with Multiple Pen Names. Read More »
As I suspected last week, this week was filled with everything but writing. The lockdown has made every formality twice as difficult, and doubled the effort (and stress) involved in tasks that used to be simple. I’m still waiting for Barnes & Noble to clear my new vendor account, ten days later (and can’t make
Weekly Log – August 4, 2020: Even More Bumpf. Read More »
Monday: Nothing Tuesday: Nada Wednesday: Nope Thursday: Zip Friday: Zilch Saturday: Donuts!!! For a total word count of zero words for the week. As I wrote about late last week, yeah, this week was a total write-off, involving even more roadblocks than I had anticipated. Try opening a corporate bank account for a still-dripping corporation
Weekly Log – July 28, 2020: Yep, Red Tape Everywhere Read More »
In this week’s work log post I spoke about my new publishing corporation (it’s a long way from being a publishing empire). I mentioned in the post that life rolls can sometimes be very positive, but they still wreck your writing schedule. In this case, too, the event (incorporating) has also dumped a shit-ton
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Monday: Plotting Tuesday: 7,447 Words Wednesday: 5,031 Words Thursday: 6,782 Words Friday: Business Admin Saturday: Business Admin For a total word count of 19,260 words for the week. And sometimes, life rolls that destroy your productivity can be positive ones. In my case, I’ve incorporated. I, along with my husband and son, are shareholders in
Weekly Log – July 21, 2020: Back to Stuttering Read More »
Monday: 8,876 Words Tuesday: 6,859 Words Wednesday: 6,738 Words Thursday: 9,614 Words (Book #7 finished) Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting For a total word count of 32,087 words for the week. A good, solid week. Getting back to a more stable rhythm, now. t. . Write More, Faster Than Ever Before–15 Lessons To Kick-Start Your Motivation And
Weekly Log – July 14, 2020: That’s Better Read More »
The debate over whether indie authors should go “wide” (all retailers, everywhere) or KU (exclusive to Amazon and subscribed to the Kindle Unlimited program) rages even more heavily these days. I’ve recently had experience with both sides of the fence, and wrote about it for Hidden Gems Books. The post appeared on their blog
A Simple Method to Figure Out If You Should Go Wide or Go KU Read More »
