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The Daily Journal, Friday, July 19

In today’s Journal * Ridiculous Quote of the Day * Update * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Ridiculous Quote of the Day Via the Kill Zone blog, “Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand.” – George Orwell LOL. Poor guy. Did nobody ever tell him writing is an elective process? He should’ve found something fun to do. (grin) Update First, today’s “Of Interest” is a … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, July 17

In today’s Journal * Quote of the Day * Update * Topic: Be Very Careful… * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quote of the Day “If I write a novel in 15 or 20 days, how does that directly affect the guy who is on his fifth rewite seven years into one novel? “Writing is no different than any other religion. To those who spend all their time trying to convince ‘fast’ writers we’re doing it wrong: We understand that you’re going to heaven and we aren’t ’cause you’re doing it ‘right’ and we aren’t. “The ting … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, July 12

In today’s Journal * Quotes of the Day * The second quote of the day * Update: My publisher and I * European ebook aggregators * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Quotes of the Day “PG says there is nothing like a collection of first-world complaints to make you realize that life in modern America is a totally hellish experience. Lovecraftian to the max.” The Passive Guy “Left to myself, I’d be like you. I have a horror story and a gritty urban general fiction in me right now. BUT. I spent 15 years trying to be … Read more

The Daily Journal, Thursday, July 4

In today’s Journal * A brief note * Daily diary * Of Interest * The numbers Once again, happy Independence Day in the US. Maybe no fiction writing today at all. Today is important for other reasons, so for today my fiction writing takes a lower priority. If I do write anything today, I’ll report those numbers in tomorrow’s Jounal. *** Rolled out at 3. Worked on “Of Interest” and then screwed around awhile with spider solitaire. I just wasn’t in the mood to play today, with anticipation of whatever else the day will hold. Talk with you again tomorrow. … 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, May 9

In today’s Journal ▪ Kristine Kathryn Rusch (again) ▪ Kristine Kathryn Rusch (yet again) ▪ Topic: Yesterday, I Shared ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Too important to be buried in “Of Interest.” If you read nothing else today, read “Business Musings: Patreon, Copyright, And Personal Choice” at https://kriswrites.com/2019/05/08/business-musings-patreon-copyright-and-personal-choice/. *** Kris’ Kickstarter has already funded and is well on its way to the first stretch goal (see Dean’s post in “Of Interest”). Frankly, I hesitated yesterday. I was going to fund it at the $50 level because I wanted the notes (in paper, so I could easily … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, April 26

In today’s Journal ▪ Quotes of the day ▪ PWW ▪ Most of the novels ▪ Topic: Balance ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Quotes of the Day: “The critical voice is about fear, and the creative voice is about joy.” Kristine Kathryn Rusch “[F]igure out how to keep your critical voice busy with important tasks that are not writing-related.” Kristine Kathryn Rusch *** For a moment, just before 9 a.m., I thought PWW didn’t go out via MailChimp as it should have this morning. Then at 9:02 it appeared in my in-box. I forgot I’d reset … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, April 21

In today’s Journal ▪ A guy once said to me ▪ Today is Sunday, and Easter ▪ Topic: Sometimes I Hate the Truth of Numbers ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers A guy once said to me, “You shouldn’t work on Sunday. Even God took Sunday off.” To which I replied, “Ah, but I am not a god.” *** From the Department of Stuff You Already Know, today is Sunday, and Easter, and a short day for me. Sometime today, I’ll help my wife set up a small office for a surprise party kind of thing for … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, April 20

In today’s Journal ▪ Quote of the day ▪ Topic: On the Value of Pre-Orders ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Quote of the Day: “We shall soon be in a world in which a man may be howled down for saying that two and two make four, in which people will persecute the heresy of calling a triangle a three-sided figure, and hang a man for maddening a mob with the news that grass is green.” G. K. Chesterton *** Topic: On the Value of Pre-Orders Well, apparently I’m still having trouble with Heinlein’s Rule 4 … Read more

The Daily Journal, Sunday, April 7

In today’s Journal ▪ I regret to report ▪ Day 3 of my days off ▪ Topic: Who a Story Is About ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers I regret to report a massive sadness. This morning, my wife told me she saw on Facebook that my dear friend and mentor Jim Glaser passed away last night. Jim and I occasionally talked about both music and writing. I will miss his insights, and him, a great deal. For those of you who knew his music or the harmonies of Tompall and the Glaser Brothers (Tompall, Chuck and … Read more