In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Early wrap up
* Still looking
* Daily diary
* Of Interest
* The numbers
Quote of the Day
“Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object.” Albert Camus (via The Passive Voice)
As a guy who puts the truth in its proper perspective (lies) for a living, I really like this quote. Of course, I substituted “Fiction” for “Falsehood.” (grin)
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Yesterday I created a cover and promo doc and distributed the Sam Loredo novella, now titled Change of Plans, to D2D, Amazon, Smashwords, and BundleRabbit. I also sent it to my donors and first readers, the latter as a gift for their hard work.
Then I applied the changes I agreed with from one first reader to the novel, In the Cantina at Noon. I already had the cover for it. Tomorrow I’ll prepare the promo doc and put it up for pre-order. It will release on July 1.
I started at around 3 a.m. and wrapped a little over 13 hours later at 4:20 p.m. Ugh. I hate working! (grin)
Later tomorrow I’ll look into putting together several issues of my personal magazine. I’ve pretty much decided that’s going to be a monthly sampler. Each issue will contain a novel or novella, a few short stories, some poems and maybe some articles.
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Still looking for a few more readers to serve as first readers for my novels. If you’re interested, email me at harveystanbrough@gmail.com.
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Rolled out at 4 this morning. Late start, but I’ve found that only speeds up my morning routine, all the stuff I do before I start writing (or working). So I guess it all evens out.
I almost forgot I have a doctor appointment today at 2. Just routine. Still, I should be able to get a lot done before that.
I wrote a promo doc for In the Cantina at Noon, then uploaded the whole thing to D2D, Amazon and Smashwords for release on July 1.
My plan (sort of) was to begin compiling the first edition of my magazine/sampler. But around 9:30 I started reading through the the Critical Mind book. So I guess I’ll do that first and get it out there.
Turns out I’m adding quite a bit to it. I added over 600 words to the Introduction alone.
I’ll file this now so you have it and I’ll talk with you again tomorrow.
Of Interest
See “Getting Ready…” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/getting-ready/.
See “Free Fiction Monday: Spaceships in the Desert” at https://kriswrites.com/2019/06/24/free-fiction-monday-spaceships-in-the-desert-2/.
See “33 Romance Publishers Open to Direct Submissions” at https://www.authorspublish.com/33-romance-publishers-open-to-direct-submissions/.
See “A Search for Validation?” at http://prowriterswriting.com/a-search-for-validation/.
See “DIY Massage for Writers” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/06/diy-massage-for-writers.html.
Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 1630 (460, Journal; 1170, Critical Voice book)
Total words for the day: 1630
Writing of ()
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the month……… 45233
Total fiction words for the year………… 351338
Total nonfiction words for the month… 24230
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 179790
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 531128
Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date…………………… 7
Calendar Year 2019 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date… 1
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 44
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 194
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31