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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, 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, 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

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, 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, 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, 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