Hey Folks,
Well, I wasn’t really expecting to write today. But as it happens, I started my next novel. Makes me feel kind’a good.
Now that I established who Stern Talbot is in the one I just published, I was thinking of writing a series of those. Not right now, of course.
You know. Stern Talbot, P.I.: The Case of the ….
This morning I went out to the Hovel, ostensibly to write, but I fully expected to spend an hour or so doing little or nothing. Maybe looking over some old story starts and seeing whether anything grabbed my interest.
For example, I really want to write the novelization of “Going Back” (The Age Exchange). I started that last month, but it fizzled.
This morning I realized it fizzled because, at this point, it was about one event and had only one POV. In other words, it was perfect for a short story, but not so much for a novel. At least not yet.
Anyway, I stumbled across a cover photo I’ve saved for awhile. As soon as I glanced at it, a line sprang into my head. I opened a new Word doc, typed that line, and it kept running. Pure writing into the dark.
It will be Pulp 7, a look back to when our hero was still a detective with the force. The title will be Stern Talbot, P.I.—The Early Years: The Case of the Sliced-Up Secretary. (grin)
In one long session, interrupted only by a brief break for nature, I put down around 1500 words before around 9:30. Then up to the house to hit the PO, publish Mona’s memoir and do some other stuff.
Now it’s noon-thirty and I’m headed back to the novel. See you later.
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Well, this time I spent an hour and a half in the Hovel. And (go figure), the first half-hour I spent playing cards. But then I started on the novel again. It’s ripping right along.
See you tomorrow.
Of Interest
Do yourself a favor and read “Love Unexpected” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2018/03/love-unexpected/. Who knew the guy was so funny?
Not much else out there today.
Fiction Words: 3207
Nonfiction Words: 360 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 3567
Writing of Stern Talbot, PI—The Early Years
The Case of the Sliced-Up Secretary
Day 1…… 3207 words. Total words to date…… 3207
Total fiction words for the month……… 23670
Total fiction words for the year………… 74975
Total nonfiction words for the month… 3560
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 22890
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 105885
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 2
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 0
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 29
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 4
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 182