This week’s log: No wordcount recorded. This week I’ve been plotting Book #100 and also shifting gears. I hinted about that in last week’s log post, and also talked about some of my reasoning in Friday’s post, in more general terms that apply to all writers. Now I’m circling back to my writing again. And yes, […]
Weekly Log – April 16, 2019. Dropping the Clutch. Read More »
Is there such a thing as too many published books? Too much writing? I’ve been hearing a resurgence of comments and opinions heading in this direction lately, mostly aimed at very prolific authors like Bella Andre, who releases a novel every three weeks. Thanks to the #CopyPasteCris debacle, and the growing awareness of the use of
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This week’s log: Monday: 5,363 words. As expected, I did finish Book #3 for the year on Monday, early into the day’s writing schedule. The rest of this week’s writing time was used to clean up a lot of stuff, and clear the deck to plot the next book. Part of that clean-up included a
Weekly Log – April 9, 2019. Shuffling… Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: <nothing> Tuesday: 7,515 words Wednesday: 9,592 words Thursday: 4,897 words Friday: 9,499 words Saturday: 8,425 words For a weekly total of 30,928 words written. I’m writing this post the day before it is to go live, and I know that after a short morning of writing, I finished the book. It
Weekly Log – April 2, 2019. Three Down Read More »
Ramit Sethi is the author of the runaway best seller, I Will Teach You To be Rich. I’ve ignored him for many years because the original version of the book was “for 20-30 year olds”. Even when it was first published, I had moved past that age bracket. Since then, though, Sethi has developed his blog
Think Writing Lots Isn’t For You? Try again. Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Business planning Tuesday: Business planning Wednesday: 5,570 words Thursday: 4,877 words Friday: 5,443 words Saturday: <family visit> For a weekly total of 15,890 words written. See, this is what happens. Problems compound. Last week, I was mildly behind because I was sick for part of it, but figured I could
Weekly Log – March 26, 2019. A bigger hitch. Read More »
How often have you said to yourself: “I could get this done if I was motivated enough.” We’re all motivated when we first start a new project, like a novel. The reasons why we want to write the book are right there in the forefront of our minds, our enthusiasm is fired up and
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This week’s log: Monday: <sick> Tuesday: <sick> Wednesday: <sick> Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting Actually, Monday, I was “ill” – sharp stabbing pains in my back. The next two days were recovering from the muscle relaxant I took to deal with the pain. As I rarely use drugs or medication, it wiped me out
Weekly Log – March 19, 2019. A Little Speedbump. Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 5,879 words Tuesday: 9,969 words Wednesday: Plotting Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting For a total of 15,848 words in manuscripts for the week. (I’m always write blog posts and emails that are not included in this report). I’m right on schedule. Finished the last book on Tuesday, rolled right into
Weekly Log – March 12, 2019. Two down. Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 5,172 words Tuesday: 7,723 words Wednesday: 5,175 words Thursday: 5,503 words Friday: 2,569 words Saturday: 5,594 words For a total of 31,736 words for the week. I expressed the desire, last week, to stay steady and put in some solid weeks. This week was exactly the sort of week I wanted.
Weekly Log – March 5, 2019. A Solid Week. Read More »
