This week’s log: Monday: 1,568 words Tuesday: 3,639 words Wednesday: 11,969 words Thursday: 6,207 words Friday: <x> Saturday: <x> For a total of 23,383 words for the week. As it is inevitable that sooner or later, something will jam the spokes of your wheels, I’m kinda glad the first for my year was relatively mild, and […]
Weekly Log – February 26, 2019. Life Roll #1. Read More »
I’ve been on a bit of a “down time” tear recently. That’s because I’ve had my nose poked by the marked difference in my mood and motivation to write after having six weeks off over Christmas. I’ve written one book since coming back to work in late January, and I’m just into writing the
The Lull Between Books. Should you? Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting and Research Tuesday: Plotting and Research Wednesday: Plotting and Research Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: 1,568 words I suspect that reports of tanking production schedules and productivity crises and missed deadlines would make more interesting reading. The fact is, I’m merely cruising along, getting words down and taking care of business. My days
Weekly Log – February 19, 2019. Steady as she goes. Read More »
I came to a realization, this week just past. It began as a niggling sense of pressure, even when I was relaxed. It showed itself by the mild irritation I felt even when I had completed a full day of work, with all priorities handled. It manifested via constant tweaks to my 2019 weekly schedule,
The Case for Writing LESS Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting Tuesday: Plotting Wednesday: Plotting Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: Plotting The plotting went swimmingly, last week. There is zero pressure at the moment. I’m ahead of the production schedule just a smidge. Getting to the desk and starting work hasn’t been an issue — I think, in part, because of the six weeks off over
Weekly Log – February 13, 2019. Two Started Read More »
This is a factionalizing question. It’s an emotion-ladened one, too. Traditional publishing will tell you that one book a year is the expected rate. Many authors cringe at writing any faster than that. Romance publishers like to up the pace a bit — two to three novels a year is the norm. Four a year is
How Often Should You Publish? Read More »
This week’s log: Monday 4,300 words Tuesday 11,337 words Wednesday 6,985 words Thursday 6,836 words Friday 4,663 words Saturday – Editing. For a total of 34,121 words After two weeks of complaining that this book was being written very slowly because of the structure (short stories connected by a frame story), I finished the 60K
Weekly Log – February 5, 2019. One down. Read More »
Anyone Can Become Productive, Including You. Productive and prolific writers don’t burst out of the egg pecking at their keyboards. Although, it’s possible Isaac Asimov asked for a second typewriter for his third birthday, but we’ll never know. Being productive is not a genetic trait you were either born with, or not (too bad). Writing
Anyone Can Become Productive, Including You. Read More »
This week’s log: Monday 3,151 words Tuesday 5,915 words Wednesday 4,695 words Thursday 5,684 words Friday 2,984 words For a total of 22,429 words As I suspected, the writing of this book is going slower than usual. It’s making me a little twitchy to see words put down this slowly, especially given my goals for the year. But I am
Weekly Log – January 29, 2019. Fresh energy! Read More »
This is a lesson I’ve (re)learned just in the last week or so. New year, new schedule. I’ve been jiggling things around, to change up from last year’s marathon sprint to get ahead by six weeks, so I could take a vacation. This year, I re-thought my writing schedule and what should go into my
How to squeeze absolutely *everything* you want to do into your day. Read More »
