The Journal, Thursday, 9/21

Hey Folks,

Up a little late this morning. I’ll work on the edit for awhile, then on the yard for awhile, then maybe go play with the novel.

Edited ’til about 8:20, then mowed the front (north) yard and around the north and east sides outside the fence.

Back to the edit a little after 9 while I’m cooling down from doing actual work. (grin) Also running a couple loads of laundry.

Worked on the edit until 10, and now off to fold laundry and put another load in the dryer. While that was working, I mowed a little more, finished the yard. Then it was time to fold another load and put it away.

Now it’s almost 1 p.m. and I’ve been basically screwing off for the past couple of hours. I was reading something on FB and it annoyed me. One of those “why do I bother doing what I do” moments.

Anyway, I’ve decided today will be a nonwriting day. I’ll spend the balance of the day editing a truly excellent memoir and come back fresh tomorrow.

See you then.

Of Interest

Via The Digital Reader, see “How to Prevent Every Writer’s Worst Nightmare” at https://thewritelife.com/losing-your-writing/.

Via Science Alert, you can now create your own nuclear blast scenario at http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/.

At the KillZone blog, James Scott Bell talks discusses “How to Cure Mid-Novel Sag” at https://killzoneblog.com/2017/09/how-to-cure-mid-novel-sag.html. As for me, I make sure I have a reverse outline (or I create one) and then I Write the Next Sentence.

Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 250 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 250

Writing of Loose Ends (novel)

Day 1 – 15……………………… Total words to date…… 34735
Day 16… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX

Total fiction words for the month……… 41816
Total fiction words for the year………… 421436
Total nonfiction words for the month… 12070
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 148470
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 569906

The Daily Journal blog streak……………………………………… 662 days
Calendar Year 2017 Novels to Date………………………… 8
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 26
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 4
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 182