In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Bradbury Challenge Writers Reporting
* Adios April
* Of Interest
Quote of the Day
“I don’t plot. I don’t sit down and plot a book. It sort of unreels as I write.” Nora Roberts
Bradbury Challenge Writers Reporting
Congratulations to the Challenge participants for another week of success moving forward, not hovering or looking back. You can still join in the challenge at any time. There’s no cost of course, and it’s a great way to both have some fun and jumpstart your writing.
- Tony DeCastro “Verlaine Shot Rimbaud” 3500 words Crime
- Chynna Pace “Teatime Sorcery” 4983 words Magical Realism
- Christopher Ridge “Neighborhood Wife Swap” 4000 words Horror
- KC Riggs “On the Island of Now” 1590 words General Fiction
Adios April
I can’t say I’m sorry to see April pass into the history books after the personal tragedy that befell us on April 11. Thanks for your continued support during this raw emotional time. I’ll post in the Journal as I have something to say or something to pass along.
And of course I hope to get back to writing fiction and telling stories soon. Unfortunately, like telling an authentic story, healing is not a matter of simple plotting or of thinking your way through it.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “In The Air Around Us” at https://killzoneblog.com/2023/04/in-the-air-around-us.html.
See “Home Safe” at https://deanwesleysmith.com/home-safe/.
See “Some Publishing History” at https://deanwesleysmith.com/some-publishing-history/.
See “5 Tips to Improve Newsletters – Part I” at https://killzoneblog.com/2023/05/5-tips-to-improve-newsletters-part-i.html.
See “Outlines, AI and Stormy Daniels” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/outlines-ai-and-stormy-daniels/. I didn’t click through to the original post because I don’t care what anyone else has to say about “Stormy Daniels.” But this excerpt of the article and the comments are pretty good.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 280
Writing of Wes Crowley: Deputy US Marshal 2 (WCG9SF4)
Day 11… 0323 words. Total words to date…… 19819
Day 12… 2445 words. Total words to date…… 22264
Day 13… 3184 words. Total words to date…… 25448
Total fiction words for May……… xxxx
Total fiction words for 2023………… 83464
Total nonfiction words for May… 280
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 81690
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 165454
Calendar Year 2023 Novels to Date…………………… 1
Calendar Year 2023 Novellas to Date……………… 0
Calendar Year 2023 Short Stories to Date… 4
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 72
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 9
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 221
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
Disclaimer: I am a prolific professional fiction writer. On this blog I teach Writing Into the Dark, adherence to Heinlein’s Rules, and that following the myths of fiction writing will slow your progress as a writer or stop you cold. I will never teach the myths on this blog.