You know when they say “Don’t Multi-task?” Yeah, don’t do what I did. The last few weeks have been…interesting. You may remember I changed my production schedule around because I felt like I was in a rut, creatively speaking. I sorted things out so that I could dabble in another genre after I got my […]
You know when they say “Don’t Multi-task?” Read More »
I’ve been forcibly reminded, lately, of just how fast I write. And just how fast everyone else writes. I’ve been spending some time mixing with real live writers (as opposed to hanging out on-line), and that is where the reminders have popped up. The inevitable question that is raised, when mixing with writers, is “and
You’re NOT Slow. (You’re Not Fast, Either). Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Tuesday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Wednesday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Thursday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Friday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Saturday: Plotting & Worldbuilding For a total of 0 words for the week. Just like last week, this was expected. The word count should ramp up this week. t. [fusion_separator style_type=”shadow” hide_on_mobile=”small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility”
Weekly Log – November 5, 2019: Ramping up Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Tuesday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Wednesday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Thursday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Friday: Plotting & Worldbuilding Saturday: Plotting & Worldbuilding For a total of 0 words for the week. The zero word count looks alarming, but this was purely as scheduled. This week coming up, I’ll start showing
Weekly Log – October 29, 2019: A Solid Week Read More »
On the weekend, I ran a two hour presentation on how to write lots of books quickly, and why you might want to. Because I was teaching and got immediate, in-person feedback on some of the concepts I have been speaking about here on this blog for a very long time, it was a good
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This week’s log: Monday: Plotting Tuesday: Plotting Wednesday: Production Schedule Reorganization Thursday: Production Schedule Reorganization Friday: Workshop Presentation preparation Saturday: Workshop Presentation For a total of 0 words for the week. I’ve changed things again. This may appear to be a spontaneous thing, but the groundwork for the change has been building over the last
Weekly Log – October 22, 2019: Another Shake Up Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 0 Words Tuesday: 9,424 Words Wednesday: 3,709 Words (end of book) Thursday: Editing, Plotting Friday: 4,408 Words Saturday: Worldbuilding Sunday: Worldbuilding For a total of 17,541 words for the week. The word count was miniscule this week, but mighty in meaning. I finished the book early–it was shorter than I expected.
Weekly Log – October 15, 2019: And the Rewards… Read More »
Following up on last week’s post, “How I Got Published, and What I Learned Along The Way“. I mentioned in that post that the book would be part of Kevin J. Anderson’s NaNoWriMo bundle for authors. The bundle is now available, and includes inspirational how-to books from a great many authors you’ll recognize: Joanna Penn,
A Dash Of Inspiration for November Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 5,382 Words Tuesday: Nothing Wednesday: Nothing Thursday: Nothing Friday: 8,529 Words Saturday: 5,660 Words Sunday: 14,210 Words For a total of 33,781 words for the week. Lasts week’s mundanity was a temporary reprieve. It was the first of the month this week, and there was a production crisis as a result.
Weekly Log – October 8, 2019: A blip Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 5,132 Words Tuesday: Plotting Wednesday: Plotting Thursday: Plotting Friday: Workshop Preparation Saturday: Workshop Presentation Sunday: Plotting For a total of 5,132 words for the week. No drama this week. I feel I should apologize for that, except that it was nice to have a smooth week, with the plotting going well.
Weekly Log – October 1, 2019: Bring on the stillness Read More »
