Daily Journal

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, June 26

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * Topic: I Almost2 (Squared) * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quote of the Day “All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.” Alexandre Dumas *** Topic: I Almost2 (Squared) 1. I almost tossed out the Critical Voice book this morning. After all, pretty much everything in the book flies in the face of one lie or another (DWS calls them “myths”) that writers have been taught over the years. But if you’re one of the minority who were looking forward to the book, don’t sweat it. I will publish … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, June 25

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * Early wrap up * Still looking * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quote of the Day “Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.” Albert Camus (via The Passive Voice) As a guy who puts the truth in its proper perspective (lies) for a living, I really like this quote. Of course, I substituted “Fiction” for “Falsehood.” (grin) *** Yesterday I created a cover and promo doc and distributed the Sam Loredo novella, now titled Change of Plans, to D2D, … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, June 24

In today’s Journal * Of particular importance * Topic: Brief, Grouchy Thoughts on Publishing * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers In her June 22 post on PWW, Michaele Lockhart wrote about the importance of word choice. It was an excellent post, one that I thought would serve as a catalyst for dozens of comments. It did not. Early this morning, I realized why. Word choice is a topic about which any group of craft-wise and craft-serious writers could talk for days—or weeks—on end and never say the same thing twice. So I left a comment on the … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, June 23

In today’s Journal * Happy Anniversary * My first readers * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Happy Actual Anniversary to my wife, who’s put up with me for roughly 60 years, ever since June 23, 1984. *** I turn out so much work so often my first readers are somewhat overworked. I hope they’ll continue to provide input as they have so graciously for the past several novels, but I’m calling for backup. If any of you would like to serve as first readers, please email me at harveystanbrough@gmail.com. I’d like to have at least 5 or … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, June 22

In today’s Journal * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Well, my son was coming down to spend the weekend with us, but the interstate between here and Flagstaff was closed near Phoenix due to a wildfire. So he ended up having to turn around and go back to Flag. It’s all right. We’ll see him again soon. In the meantime, I slept for only a few hours, restlessly, and finally got up. But I was wide awake, so I came to the Hovel and went straight to the WIP. It wrapped as a novella after an hour … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, June 21

In today’s Journal * Well, crap * Nothing much * Topic: Inanities and Definitions * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers The PWW post from yesterday posted today at 9 a.m. So I guess eventually the post for today will post. Maybe tomorrow. Whenever. In the meantime, I encourage you to check http://prowriterswriting.com each day to see what’s new. *** Nothing much of real value to write about today, and nothing much for “Of Interest” either. And I’m not in a good mood, primarily owing to my own stupidly high expectations. So the following is what you get … Read more

The Daily Journal, Thursday, June 20

In today’s Journal * From Kris Rusch’s blog * Topic: Poking Fun at Horrible Advice * Sort-of Topic: Old Dogs, New Tricks, Nope * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers At the end of Kris Rusch’s blog post on the Las Vegas Licensing Expo (see “Of Interest”) was this: Dean did a Learn-Along which has over 50 videos (so far) as he analyzed what he learned, so that it would stick in his head. The Learn Along is $200 and includes a classic workshop about copyright which retails for $150. He’ll only offer it for another two weeks … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, June 19

In today’s Journal * A cover reveal and camping along the Gila * A word about Affinity Publisher * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Well, to be honest, I was annoying myself with attempting to remember to post a new picture each day. I know, I know. A lot of people read blogs for the pictures. But this is a blog about writing. So to me, it should focus more on, you know, writing. That being said, here’s a cover reveal for you. This will be the cover of my previous novel. To see a larger pic, … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, June 18

In today’s Journal * Camping along the Gila * Announcement from Draft2Digital * Stuff is stacking up * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Here’s one of the reasons I return to the Gila Lower Box Wilderness when I want to go camping. This cliff is simply magnificent. Like the Grand Canyon, no photo can do it justice. And because this is true wilderness, the area is filled with the extremes of weather and light. The cliff itself changes color through the day. Toward sunset, for a few minutes, it looks like a cliff of pure gold. If … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, June 17

In today’s Journal * Camping along the Gila * Thanks * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Because I said I would post photos of my recent camping trip along the Gila River in the Lower Gila Box Wilderness in southwest New Mexico, I’ll add one pic to each post for awhile. You should be able to click on any photo to see a larger version. First, why I find it difficult to leave even for a few hours, much less a few days. My little girl planted herself on my bag and gave me two options: either … Read more