Daily Journal

The Daily Journal, Sunday, June 16

In today’s Journal * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Well, no writing today, and only a short post here. I stayed up too late last night watching Men in Black 3. (grin) This is a really good short series of movies with a great character arc for Agent J (Will Smith) and incredible writing. Spent some time (over the first cigar of the day) checking and updating Facebook. First time in a couple of weeks. As you know, a few days ago I finished writing my latest Wes Crowley novel. It was number 11 in the series … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, June 15

In today’s Journal * Happy Father’s Day (tomorrow) * I cast about my mind * Topic: How to Practice (and Improve) * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Here in the US, tomorrow is Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, in the US and elsewhere. I am blessed that my youngest son is visiting this weekend. *** I cast about my mind this morning, fishing for ideas for a topic for today’s Journal. I found too many, and they overlapped, but not in a good way. Rather than complementing each other, they contrasted … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, June 14

In today’s Journal * Erratum * Today might be another non-writing day * Help from Kristine Kathryn Rusch * About the personal magazine * Daily diary * Of Interest (a ton of good stuff) * The numbers Yesterday in the Journal, I erred. I somehow managed to not list the correct topic title in the introductory bullet points. I apologize for any confusion. *** Today might be another non fiction-writing day for me. I don’t know. It’s early yet, but I haven’t settled yet on what I’d like to write next. So we’ll see. I don’t have a problem with … Read more

The Daily Journal, Thursday, June 13

In today’s Journal * I’m back * A solid recommendation * Quotes of the day * Possibly a New Endeavor * Topic: On Taking Time Off * Daily diary * Of Interest (a ton of good stuff) * The numbers I’m back. I actually got back late yesterday morning, but I had a lot of email etc. to catch up on, so I let yesterday’s post go as it was. (grin) At least you got a topic, eh? Eh? (grin) Good to be back around you folks. Thanks for hanging around. The break was good. My buddy said he came … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, June 12

In today’s Journal * I’m still * Topic: My Favorite Movie Lines I’m still out there today, sitting about 20 feet from a 500-foot drop into the Gila River. Beautiful out there. If I get any excellent photos, maybe I’ll post a couple here. I admit, once I’m back it will be good to be with you all again. For now, here’s one more brief, in-absentia topic, albeit a silly one today. Topic: My Favorite Movie Lines Of all the films I’ve watched, lines from two of them stick in my mind as my favorite lines of all time. I … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, June 11

In today’s Journal * Thanks for dropping by * Topic: On Process Thanks for dropping by and/or hanging in there. I’m currently camping some 500 feet above the Gila River in southwest New Mexico. Here’s another brief topic as a thank you for hanging around. Topic: On Process A few days ago, James Scott Bell wrote an article titled “Should You Write Dreck?”https://killzoneblog.com/2019/06/should-you-write-dreck.html over on the KillZone blog. Since he asked, here’s my response (slightly amended): Thanks for this, Jim. I believe writing (practice, moving forward) trumps hovering (not saying you hover, but I know a few mostly new writers … Read more

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