This week’s log: Monday: 9,857 words Tuesday: 10,214 words Wednesday: 10,099 words Thursday: 9,819 words Friday: 9,155 words (book done) Saturday: Plotting. Sunday: off. For a total of 49,144 words for the week. It was a long, solid and tiring week. I’m still getting used to this new schedule. Although, on the other hand, if […]
Weekly Log – June 2, 2020: Now We’re Getting Somewhere. Read More »
Most of us are time crunched, and squeeze in 30 minute or one hour writing dashes one or more times a day, getting books written in increments. And this is absolutely a fantastic way to write in the cracks and margins of you day and still have a life. But. There are some serious side
How Really Long Writing Sessions Benefit Your Writing Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 7,714 words Tuesday: 6,369 words Wednesday: 10,174 words (Book done) Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting Saturday: 6,765 words Sunday: off. For a total of 31,022 words. The book that was running too long came in at 90,000 words. Then I rolled straight over into plotting the next book. As the next book
Weekly Log – May 26th, 2020: Crunch No More Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Finished plotting & 4,738 words Tuesday: 9,776 words Wednesday: 9,844 words Thursday: 10,415 words Friday: 8,231 words Saturday: 8,427 words Sunday: 12,138 words For a total of 63,569 words. 63.5K words, and I’m not done with this book yet. I have just under half of the outline left. I’m glad I
Weekly Log – May 19, 2020: Crunch Mode Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Planning for Grocery Shopping Tuesday: Grocery Shopping Wednesday: Schedule and Business discussions Thursday: Plotting Friday: Plotting It was a weird week because of the first three items. I worked my ass off last week, but with little to show for it. We are only grocery shopping every three weeks at the
Weekly Log – May 12, 2020: And a Weird One Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Worldbuilding Tuesday: Worldbuilding Wednesday: Worldbuilding Thursday: Worldbuilding + Character building Friday: Character Building + Series Arcs It was another week of nothing to show except for a lot of words on blank pages and a great deal of research, reading and staring at the screen as I mulled over possibilities. But I
Weekly Log – May 5, 2020: Plus One More. Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Worldbuilding Tuesday: Worldbuilding Wednesday: Worldbuilding Thursday: Worldbuilding Friday: Worldbuilding Another solid week. This one didn’t quite feel so accomplished, though. Plotting never does. It’s too amorphous to begin, as you cast around looking for character and plot lines and try weaving something coherent out of the mess. It’s not until you
Weekly Log – April 28, 2020: Another Solid Week Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: 5,666 Words Tuesday: 5,322 Words Wednesday: 4,188 Words + Plotting time. Thursday: 5,022 Words Friday: 6,237 Words (Finished Book) For a total of 26,435 words. It was a good, solid week, the first I’ve had in a while. I’ll be talking more about what made the difference, in a later post.
Weekly Log – April 21, 2020: Finally, A Good Week Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Nothing Tuesday: Nothing Wednesday: 456 Words Thursday: 6,388 Words Friday: 5,407 Words. For a total of 12,251 words. Still a bit shaky, this week. Figuring out how to cook and freeze everything so fresh food lasts for three weeks is a major mindset shift. But I did a lot of reading
Weekly Log – April 14, 2020: Shaky Start Read More »
This week’s log: Monday: Plotting Tuesday: 3,034 Words Wednesday: 5,893 Words Thursday: 4,285 Words Friday: Nothing. For a total of 13,212 words, which puts me in a 6,788 word deficit. I wasn’t going to do a work log post today, because last week was still a bit of a scramble, which was embarrassing. However,
Weekly Log – March 10, 2020: In Recovery Read More »
