Month: May 2019

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, May 21

In today’s Journal * From Kris Rusch * Topic: A Digression * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers From the Too Good to Pass Up department, see Kris Rusch’s “Good News” at https://kriswrites.com/2019/05/20/good-news/. *** Topic: A Digression Note: Chapter 4 of How to Quiet the Critical Voice will appear here tomorrow. I had it ready to go, but this has to take precedence. Wow. Especially considering that I’m smack in the midst of writing a nonfiction book on beating the critical voice, I had to talk about this. For an excellent example of someone who for right or … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, May 20

In today’s Journal * A friend emailed me * Topic: How to Quiet the Critical Voice (Chapter 3) * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers A friend emailed me today to ask whether we wanted more readers over at the PWW blog. He said at hsi table at the RWA (Romance Writers of America) meeting on Saturday, everyone else at the table was talking about worthwhile blogs. But he kept PWW to himself because he didn’t know for sure whether we wanted more readers. Let me be a clear as I can: PLEASE spread the word about PWW. … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, May 19

In today’s Journal * My friend Dan * Weird how writers say * Topic: My Own Stages of Becoming a Fiction Writer * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers My friend Dan Baldwin will be dropping by today mid-morning or a little later. We’ll enjoy a couple of cigars and, no doubt, a lot of talk about writing. It’s always enjoyable visiting with Dan. I invariably learn something new or realize something I’d forgotten. So I’ll devote the first couple of hours this morning (after the Journal stuff) to the WIP, then post this early. *** As another … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, May 18

In today’s Journal *My bride and I *I’ll be glad *All good fiction *As I was writing *Daily diary *Of Interest *The numbers My bride and I have a fun trip planned to Sierra Vista today where we’ll visit an estate sale, then attend a gun show, then visit the commissary to grab some grub, plus lunch somewhere in all that. So I had a decision to make. So no topic today (Chapter 3 will keep). Instead I’ll write a bit more on the WIP and on this Journal with my available time. Enjoy the respite. (grin) *** Just a … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, May 17

In today’s Journal A very long post today Quotes of the Day I’ve updated the site Today in “Of Interest” Topic: How to Quiet the Critical Voice (Chapter 2) Daily diary Of Interest The numbers A very long post today. Hang in there. I think it will be worthwhile. *** Quotes of the Day Via Terry Odell, “There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don’t see them.” Elie … Read more

The Daily Journal, Thursday, May 16

In today’s Journal By pure chance Just a reminder Topic: How to Quiet the Critical Voice (Chapter 1) Daily diary Of Interest The numbers By pure chance, there are two items in “Of Interest” today about Kickstarter. Weird. One is by Kris Rusch, who usually blogs about actual, nitty-gritty writer-business things. The other is by Thad McIlroy, who posts on items that interest me (and to which I subscribe) about once a year. Yet the two of them both posted blogs on Kickstarter today, one more or less a how-to about Kickstarter Present and one about Kickstarter Future. What’s weirder, … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, May 15

In today’s Journal Quote of the Day Well, without really planning to Topic: How to Quiet the Critical Voice (Intro) Daily diary Of Interest The numbers Quote of the Day From Jeff Goins’ newsletter: “You don’t have to want to be a writer. You just have to write.” *** Well, without really planning to, I guess I’ll take a shot at writing the critical-voice nonfiction book. As DWS has done before me (and as I did over on the big blog with Writing the Character-Driven Story), I plan to write the entire book a chapter at a time here in … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, May 14

In today’s Journal Quote of the Day In the past two days Topic: How to Write “Complicated Stories” into the Dark Daily diary Of Interest The numbers Quote of the Day From The Passive Guy: “Writing well means never having to say, ‘I guess you had to be there.’” Jef Mallett *** In the past two days, I came up with two topics that are so huge they want badly to be nonfiction books. One is How to Quiet the Critical Voice, and the other is Writing High-Action Scenes. Of course, the former probably won’t sell five copies. (grin) The … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, May 13

In today’s Journal Welcome to Helen B Quotes of the Day When I came to work Topic: On “Quality” Writing Daily diary Of Interest The numbers Welcome to Helen B and a few others who recently joined us here at the Journal. I hope you will find it helpful. *** Quotes of the Day “I never had success as a goal. I had this drive to to write the stories that came to me.” Danielle Steel “Some of my ideas will start off as mundane, but as I write them they become magical—and I can never predict it.” Danielle Steel … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, May 12

In today’s Journal Happy belated Mother’s Day Quotes of the Day Topic: Verified — Yep, I’m a Hack Daily diary Of Interest The numbers To any moms out there, a heartfelt happy belated Mother’s Day. I know, it’s still Mother’s Day, but most of it will be over by the time many of you read this. I should have mentioned it in yesterday’s journal. *** Quotes of the Day “[T}he shift I felt when I finished my first novel. Once I knew I could do it, I knew that I could learn to be a better writer.” Shaunta Grimes* Also, … Read more