Pro Writers Writing

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, April 17

In today’s Journal ▪ A great day ▪ There’s a great writing-book bundle ▪ Thoughts on Realizations and Legacies ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers I had a great day yesterday in Sierra Vista. I bought some new jeans that are actually blue, don’t have frayed cuffs and aren’t falling off me. (grin) I also bought a few items to outfit my 4Runner for upcoming camping trips, got a haircut, and bought some other stuff. Topped it off with a visit to my favorite burger joint. It was a necessary trip, but if I’d tried to write … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, April 16

In today’s Journal ▪ We’re a strange lot ▪ Topic: Mentoring (or Not), A Cautionary Tale ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers We’re a strange lot, we humans. I left work and turned on the television yesterday, then flipped through news channels (all of the “biggies” as well as a few lesser-knowns) for coverage of the Notre Dame tragedy. There was good coverage for about an hour, complete with all the drama of disbelieving news anchors, trembling in their chairs as they guided on-scene witnesses through first-hand accounts of what was happening at the moment. Then news … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, April 13

In today’s Journal ▪ Not a lot ▪ Topic: Take Your Time ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest (a LOT of links) ▪ The numbers Not a lot around the internet this morning, so probably a realtively short post today. I did take a few minutes to improve the copyright notice. It appears at the bottom of every page. Stop by http://prowriterswriting.com and take a look. Topic: Take Your Time (Revisited) As I was discussing with one of my mentoring writers a day or two ago, sometimes it’s necessary to take your time while writing. Yes, I write around 900 … Read more

The Daily Journal, Tuesday, April 9

In today’s Journal ▪ Today I’ll start ▪ Topic: The New World of Publishing ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest (a LOT of links) ▪ The numbers Today I’ll start that new novel. I’ve had four days away from fiction writing, and frankly, I’m jonesing for it. Or as my wife put it, “Honey, you’re getting grouchy.” (grin) I thought I’d start writing again yesterday, but I wasn’t ready. Instead I spent a lot of quiet time with Jim Glaser and thought about the recent visit with my old friend and did some other things to slowly move myself back … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, April 5

In today’s Journal ▪ Day One of my days off ▪ Topic: Writing Action Scenes ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Well, today will be Day One of my days off. I’ll still visit with you each morning, but I plan not to begin a new fiction project until the visit with my friend is over. My first four years in the USMC were akin to many other people’s college time. It was a time during which I mostly grew up, had parties, learned a ton of new stuff, and made lifelong friends. The guy who’s coming … Read more

The Daily Journal, Thursday, March 21

In today’s Journal ▪ More on tutoring ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Yesterday I announced that I’m willing to tutor a few writers. I wanted to give you guys the first shot before I announce it over on the big blog since I can only take on a few writers. But it was a confusing announcement at best. So I’ll clarify. This is to benefit you, so your writing will be the focus. I’ll provide instructions, examples ad nauseam, and exercises as necessary. We can work on one or more areas of your actual writing: punctuation, … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, March 20

In today’s Journal ▪ I’m still offering ▪ I’m also considering ▪ I’ve listed the first few ▪ The famous novelist suffering ▪ Topic: On the Need for Authenticity… ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest (a boatload of links) ▪ The numbers I’m still offering a free first-page critique, say up to 500 words or so. Send what you have as a .doc, .docx or .rtf attachment via email to harveystanbrough@gmail.com. *** I’m also considering serving as a personal writing tutor for up to three writers/students. We’ll work our way through Your manuscript, focusing on Your writing problems or weaknesses … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, February 15

In today’s Journal ▪ Update on Pro Writers Writing ▪ Topic: On Being “In the Zone” ▪ The daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Update on Pro Writers Writing Last night I got started setting up the website for Pro Writers Writing. There isn’t much to see yet, beyond Robert Sadler’s excellent design for the logo that stretches across the top. I anticipate launching the new site in mid-March or a little later. As I mentioned a couple of days ago, Pro Writers Writing will be a blog similar to the Kill Zone blog. However, whereas TKZ authors … Read more