Month: June 2019

The Daily Journal, Monday, June 10

In today’s Journal * Intro * Topic: Backseat vs. Back Seat Later today I’ll be on the road to the Lower Gila Box Wilderness in southwest New Mexico for a few days of camping with my friend. For today, tomorrow and Wednesday, I’ll post only a topic. I’ll probably write while I’m on the trip, and I’ll update numbers, “Of Interest,” etc. when I get back. For now, I recommend you check Kris Rusch’s site for her Free Fiction Monday, Dean’s site, etc. Enjoy! Topic: Backseat vs. Back Seat The other day I was scrolling through the CrimeReads weekly digest … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, June 9

In today’s Journal * Welcome * I’m working on * Quotes of the day * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Welcome to Bob B, a brother-at-arms. Glad to virtually meet you, Bob. *** I’m working on boiling down to its essence the technique of writing into the dark. It’s such a simple process that it has to have a tiny black hole (or a prime number or a seed) at the center of it somewhere. It’s never been a secret that the entirety of the universe comes down to a simple equation: x/x = 1 (though scientists … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, June 8

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the day * Be sure to read * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quotes of the Day “Writing is not performance art. … Often it’s better to say you do money laundering or something else that the entire world isn’t convinced it knows how to do.” Michaele Lockhart on sharing a work in progress with family and friends “I think it’s a pretty good rule not to tell what a thing is about until it’s finished. If you do, you always seem to lose some of it. It never quite belongs … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, June 7

In today’s Journal * So I don’t forget * Those of you wno follow * One commenter * The Hovel and an ethernet switch * Topic: An Admission * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers So I don’t forget to tell you, a buddy and I are going camping this coming Monday through Wednesday. If I have time between now and then I’ll write and pre-post something good with topics for those days. If not, well, I’ll be back. (grin) Maybe. *** Those of you wno follow Pro Writers Writing might have noticed yesterday the wrong post (the … Read more

The Daily Journal, Thursday, June 6

In today’s Journal * Welcome * Quote of the Day * Topic: On Stereotypes and … * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Sometimes I get behind, or for some reason don’t think to welcome new subscribers. But I do appreciate each of you. Welcome to Steven D, Maggie K, and Lynn, and to any others I missed along the way. I hope you will find the Journal of value. Quote of the Day On letting your characters tell their own story— Over lunch in New York, Lee Child’s agent look at him across the table, and mentioned … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, June 5

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Thanks * Topic: A Review of PublishDrive… * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quotes of the Day “The breath of disappointment is drawn from the air of expectation.” Michael Grant in The Black Book Investigation Series by Robert J. Sadler “Sometimes things just don’t line up right. That’s why they make tomorrows.” Wes Crowley in the Wes Crowley saga *** Thanks to those of you who have downloaded the 10-novel Wes Crowley saga from Smashwords. If you haven’t jumped aboard yet, there’s still time. Visit https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/599718 and during … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, June 4

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * I learned today * A value too good to pass up * In honor of a promise * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quote of the Day “Nothing stinks like a pile of unpublished writing.” Sylvia Plath Harvey’s addendum: “Yes. And ‘A writer is the worst judge of his own work’ is as valid for work you think is horrible as it is for work you think is good. So don’t prejudge for your readers. Follow Heinlein’s Rule 4, publish it and let the readers decide whether it … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, June 3

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * Thanks * A new goal * Topic: On Sharing and Copyright * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quotes of the Day “They say ‘write what you know,’ which frankly I just find a dull truism. I say, write what you write. Write what engages you. What you know will just shine through.” Sean Monaghan “Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, June 2

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * Today you’ll see * Thanks to those who * Yesterday I asked * Topic: Quieting the Critical Mind (Chapter 13) * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quote of the Day In response to my request for feedback on the Journal, one writer wrote, “I have not given much feedback because some of my impressions are not universal, just personal.” My response: “The longer I’ve lived, the more I’ve noticed that what I or others believe to be personal is also personal to some 80% of other people (so … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, June 1

In today’s Journal * Thanks for the comments * By the way, Blackwell Ops 6 * By the way (again) * By the way, Part 3 * It’s already June 1 * Topic: Quieting the Critical Mind (Chapter 11) * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Thanks for the comments, Diane and Karen. They not only encouraged me (see what you did?), but they also help the Journal’s visibility on search engines. Interesting to me that Diane Darcy is a USA Today bestselling author and that Karen Riggs is a relative beginner. Yet neither is willing to accept … Read more