In today’s Journal
▪ Sometimes I just have to
▪ Topic: No, I Think I Won’t
▪ Daily diary
▪ Of Interest
▪ The numbers
Sometimes I just have to go out of my way to prove myself a citizen of Moronville,
▪ which as you might know is a small town in the center of Moronshire Township,
▪ at the center of MoronsArUs County
▪ in the state of Moronopoly
▪ in the United Sort of Square Areas of Imbecilia
▪ in the Middle Hemisphere
▪ of Planet Urth,
the Denizens of which believe themselves terribly influential despite the fact that if their silly little planet were suddenly to explode and blink out of existence, not only would their nearest galactic neighbor not care, they wouldn’t even notice. Seriously.
And no, the first sentence above is not a run-on sentence despite its length and despite the fact that I almost counted the words to prove my point, which plainly illustrates why I reside in Moronville and am a citizen of Imbecilia in the first place.
But I digress.
As I wrote above, sometimes it seems I just have to go out of my way to prove all that.
Such was the case yesterday when I mismatched the topic in the “In today’s Journal” preview with the actual topic in the actual body of my actual Journal post.
Then again, if you skipped reading the topic in the post because you were misled by the topic in the preview, you might want to apply for citizenship in my town. The house next door is empty, and frankly I could use the company.
Disclaimer: This writing is in no way associated with my dissertation on Tug Snails, which exists nowhere other than in a few shells and trails in the warped plane of my memory because I was too stoopid to write it down. However, a few of my grandsons enjoyed it a great deal, as evidenced by the furtive glances they cast out of the corner of their eyes and the fact that their off-foot was constantly inching toward the door even as I spoke.
Disclaimer 2: If you are “offended” at any of the above, please check your sense of humor. If it isn’t off-kilter by at least 15°, Don’t Apply For Citizenship. You’re far too good for our little community of slant-brains.
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Topic: No, I Think I Won’t
write a topic today. You can see the mood I’m in, and I’m sure at this point you’ve had more than enough.
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Rolled out at 10:45 p.m.
Yeah, you read that right. As I began writing all this, it was still officially yesterday. It actually became today about 8 minutes ago.
I’m a little under the weather, so I sacked out after a baseball game at around 7:15. But sinuses, etc. wouldn’t let me sleep, so I got up around 10:45. So I figured I might as well come to “work.” (grin) And you can see above what terrible drudgery my “work” is.
As my subconscious two year old obviously wants to strip off all his clothes and run splashing through mud puddles, I’ll turn to the WIP now.
Over the next hour or so, I cycled and started a new scene for a total of just over 340 words. Then I headed to the house for a break and (as it turned out) a nap.
Back to the Hovel at 5:30.
Wow. I sat down in the Hovel, read over the tiny bit I wrote earlier, and got the distinct feeling the novel is finished. I am amazed. I knew I was close to the end, but not that close. (grin)
I wrote a little more, but soon it felt like I was writing past the ending, trying to force another scene onto the story.
Because of the night I’ve had, I’ll wait and look at it again tomorrow morning just to be sure, but for the moment, it’s done.
If I still feel it’s done after I look at it tomorrow, I might give my first readers a break and read this one aloud. I haven’t done that in awhile. If so, I’ll send the finished version to my donors and first readers when I put it up for pre-order.
Talk with you again tomorrow.
Of Interest
Some good comments on “Some Real Basics” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/some-real-basics/#comments.
See “Thinking of a New Pop-Up” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/thinking-of-a-new-pop-up/. Please read this. There’s a great bonus toward the bottom.
See “Five Reasons To Write Short” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/04/five-reasons-to-write-short.html.
See Michaele Lockhart’s “The Joy of ‘Letting'” at http://prowriterswriting.com/the-joy-of-letting/. Good stuff.
Fiction Words: 344
Nonfiction Words: 760 (Journal)
Total words for the day: 1104
Writing of Blackwell Ops 6: Charlie Task (novel)
Day 10… 3212 words. Total words to date…… 25902
Day 11… 2123 words. Total words to date…… 28026
Day 12… 1964 words. Total words to date…… 29990
Day 13… 1026 words. Total words to date…… 31016
Day 14… 2252 words. Total words to date…… 33268
Day 15… 0344 words. Total words to date…… 33612 (done)
Total fiction words for the month……… 43669
Total fiction words for the year………… 261470
Total nonfiction words for the month… 31610
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 108680
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 370150
Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date…………………… 5
Calendar Year 2019 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date… X
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 42
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 7
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 193
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31