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The Journal, Wednesday, March 14

Hey Folks, Well, I got a late start this morning. Just kind of a blah day. I almost called this a day off, after which I would have spent the day doing nothing. I finally made it to the novel at around 9:30. In the first session, I got right at 1000 words. About a third of that was to finish correcting the problem held over from yesterday. So the novel’s tracking right along again now. Then up to the house for a break and to write this stuff. *** One of my short story collections is part of a … Read more

The Journal, Monday, March 12

Hey Folks, Headed out to the Hovel again. Started by cycling back through the stuff I wrote yesterday, then moved into new stuff. All in all, around 800 new words in the first session. Up to the house to eat breakfast and get some laundry started. I put an announcement on Facebook, too, that StoneThread Publishing’s been busy of late. In addition to the latest Stern Talbot P.I. book, we also just published A WonderFull Life, a memoir. It’s by my wife. The Amazon link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDFXJ4Q. The universal link is https://www.books2read.com/u/3nOarR. Just in case. Of course, your best bet … Read more

The Journal, Thursday, March 8

Hey Folks, No writing today. In fact, over yesterday and today, when my wife is home after work, I’m reading my latest novel to her aloud. Amazing some of the little things I’m finding and correcting as I go. For goodness’ sake, READ YOUR WORK ALOUD. I’m also formatting and proofing my wife’s recently finsihed memoir of her childhood, titled A WonderFull Life. Great fun, and well into our 33rd year of wedded bliss, I’m learning things I didn’t know. (grin) *** I chatted via email with my friend Robert Sadler earlier today, and the matter of Heinlein’s Rules came … Read more

The Journal, Saturday, March 3

Hey Folks, It’s almost noon, and so far, surprisingly, I’ve had a pretty good writing day. That’s the result of getting up very late (almost 6), some visiting, a couple of outside chores and a couple of good sessions of writing. So that’s not too bad, considering. Now off for lunch, then maybe more writing afterward. The novel’s really flowing, though at just over 24,000 words I still have no clue where it’s going. But the character are sure having a good time getting there. (grin) If I happen to write anymore today, I’ll report the numbers tomorrow. See you … Read more

The Journal, Friday, March 2

Hey Folks, Wow. The last few mornings, I’ve been rolling outta the rack right at 2 a.m. no matter what time I went to bed. Those of you who’ve been around awhile will remember my usual time is between 3 and 4. My son and his family are coming in tomorrow. So with a weekend of visiting, I’m hoping to get a lot done early tomorrow morning. It typically takes me an hour or so of slapping myself around with the Internet to wake up. Then I head out to the Hovel for my first session on my WIP. While … Read more

The Journal, Tuesday, February 27

Hey Folks, Guess it’s a good thing I got off my fanny yesterday with only three days left in the month (two now). (grin) It’s good to be writing again, playing with my little imaginary friends. I have other things I have to get done today, but I plan to write as well. *** Well, I ended up doing those other things instead of writing. I did write a little, but not enough to count. And I remembered that my previous novel, Keeper of the Promise, was not yet published. Sigh. I actually forgot about it. So I searched images, … Read more

The Journal, Monday, February 26

Hey Folks, In “Of Interest” today is an interesting article titled “Micro-Progress Your Novel.” Despite the high-falutin’ title, the article is all about eating an elephant one bite at a time. Instead of trying to “write a novel” (which the author of the post calls a “daunting prospect”), the idea is to set a series of smaller goals, like writing for a particular length of time (or number of words) per day or writing a scene. Or, I suppose, simply writing the next sentence. Sound familiar? Yeah, it sounds familiar to me too. But now that the process has a … Read more

The Journal, Sunday, February 25

Hey Folks, Well, I basically took a day off yesterday. There really was nothing to report, and not even anything to shove into the “Of Interest” section. Today’s a little different, but only a little, at least thus far. Good stuff in “Of Interest.” I’m a little mired, but in a kind of good way. I have at least two fresh novels I could be writing — one SF and one probably Mystery — but a new genre in which I want to write keeps sticking in my mind. Only thing is, I’m not quite ready yet to write in … Read more

The Journal, Tuesday, February 20

Hey Folks, After an intentional day off yesterday, I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things today. I started the day by finishing the copyedit of Mona’s memoir. She hasn’t come up with a title yet. When she does, and when it’s published, I’ll announce it here. Today I’ll write a bit of fiction. By the end of the day, I should know whether I’m in the mood to continue with The Age Exchange or move on to something else and save The Age Exchange for later. I won’t just toss it out completely. *** As one item in … Read more

The Journal, Monday, February 19

Hey Folks, There’s a lot of good stuff in “Of Interest” today, and this is a long post. Steel yourself. Well, my buddy and I got back a day early from camping. Actually, as rain clouds closed in, we climbed a hill, took a look at the horizon in all directions, and decided the better part of valor at the moment was retreat. (grin) So we hobbled back down to the campsite, packed up and hauled a… Um, I mean, departed the area. Sure enough, all the way back heavy rainclouds followed the Gila, west to east, off to our … Read more