Sue Coletta

The Daily Journal, Sunday, March 10

In today’s Journal ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Back on schedule, at least for now. Rolled out at 2 a.m. after sacking out last night at 6. But in addition to doing what’s necessary to put out this Journal every day, I also fooled around for awhile and didn’t get to the novel until 4:30. Frankly, I’m having a little trouble writing this one too. (ATTN: WHINE ALERT!) Between the positive life roll and the Blackwell Ops books being in the back of my mind as I write, it’s slow going. (grin) I also think my … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, March 4

In today’s Journal ▪ Update on Pro Writers Writing ▪ An experiment ▪ Daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers The contributors to Pro Writers Writing have begun scheduling their posts. We’ll kick the site off “live” on Monday, March 18. I hope all of you will subscribe. More than likely, I’ll reference some of those posts in my Journal in the “Of Interest” section. But I won’t reference all of them. If you subscribe, you will definitely find some things that work for you but that I might have skipped over. UPDATE: Terry Odell (http://terryodell.com), whose posts I … Read more

The Daily Journal, Saturday, February 16

In today’s Journal ▪ My guest post ▪ Update on Pro Writers Writing ▪ The daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers My guest post on crime writer Sue Coletta’s blog posted this morning. If you get time, stop by and take a look. And if you’re moved to do so, please leave a comment. It’ll help with her blog. The URL is in “Of Interest.” *** The Pro Writers Writing site continues to come along. I’m still dithering with Robert’s original logo design, primarily trying to make the overall header short enough that the “meat” below it doesn’t … Read more

The Daily Journal, Wednesday, February 13

In today’s Journal ▪ Draft2Digital ▪ Behind the scenes: an announcement ▪ Crime Writer Sue Coletta ▪ The daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers Draft2Digital, the ebook distributor where you can also create print books, has a new refer-a-friend royalty program. At least it’s new to me. Basically, if someone opens a new account at Draft2Digital and uses my link — https://www.draft2digital.com/referHS — I earn 10% of D2D’s royalty share (not yours) for the next two years. As you know, I’ve been recommending D2D as a distributor for the past couple of years. So if you haven’t joined … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, February 11

In today’s Journal ▪ For fun ▪ The challenge. ▪ The daily diary ▪ Of Interest ▪ The numbers For fun (and with my friend Dan Baldwin in mind), see the excerpt from “A Love Story Between Business Managers, Written by a Business Manager” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/a-love-story-between-business-managers-written-by-a-business-manager/. Oh dear god, folks, please don’t write like this. *** The Challenge I’m currently on Day 9 of the third novel of my writing challenge (to write 10 novels in 150 consecutive days). When the first novel ended, I had three days in the bank. I quickly wasted two of those days, which left … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, January 28

Hey Folks, Some amazing stuff in “Of Interest” today, and maybe a topic on a new writing exercise you can try. But first to the novel. I rolled out a little late this morning, and I’m anxious to get to it. (grin) Though I did take a brief side-trip to share an excerpt from it on Facebook this morning. Topic A New Excercise to Try A few years ago, when I first became convinced one of the most important components of a story is the opening, I designed an exercise for myself. I wasn’t in the middle of a novel … Read more

The Daily Journal, Friday, January 25

Hey Folks, Well, I’m in the hunt for another laptop. I like the 14″ size and I like HPs. I’ll use the new one up at the house. I’ve noticed more and more I’m not liking the one I have up there and doing most everything on this one, which is supposed to be my writing ‘puter. That can be a little distracting, to say the least. Calling the writing early today to do other things. Talk with you again tomorrow. Of Interest See “What is Adipocere?” at https://www.suecoletta.com/what-is-adipocere-or-corpse-wax/. Via Linda Maye Adams, see (video) “10 Scientifically Impossible Places That … Read more

The Daily Journal, Monday, January 14

Hey Folks, In today’s “Of Interest” DWS talks about trusting your character(s). As usual, he’s spot-on, and with a very timely post. And there’s an absolute must-read from The Kill Zone blog. Enjoy. Topic: Averting a Conscious-Mind Attack Yesterday, in addition to what I wrote and reported here, I also took a wrong turn in the story and wrote 560 words that I didn’t report. How did I know it was a wrong turn? Because the writing began to trudge along. I’d write a sentence, then stop. Then I’d think “Just write the next sentence,” and I did. And then … Read more

The Journal, Monday, January 7

Hey Folks, A fairly short Journal entry today. I’m sure you’re relieved after the past few days. (grin) Wow, what a day. A dear friend asked yesterday for a copy of a short story I wrote a couple of years ago titled “Ila and the Piñon Tree.” She wanted to review it for me. So I sent it to her. This morning, she emailed to say some of the text was missing. She was right. What made it even worse is that this edition also contained the Spanish translation by the editor of EstePaís magazine. After about a 20-minute search … Read more

The Journal, Sunday, December 9

Hey Folks, YAY! (grin) Reading “Of Interest” items can be SO valuable in SO many ways! In reading The Passive Guy’s recent post about troubles with his website, I stumbled across a post that mentions a new WordPress plugin called “Classic Editor,” which apparently enables WordPress users to go back to posting without those ugly, time-consuming “blocks” (Gutenberg). I also found “Disable Gutenberg.” I installed that one. Then I clicked Add a New Post and voila! my old posting screen was restored in full. I can’t say enough what wonderful news this is. If you like “blocks” for some things … Read more