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.
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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.

Of Interest

See Dan Baldwin’s “Flying by the Seat of Your Surprise” at http://prowriterswriting.com/flying-by-the-seat-of-your-surprise/. He even gives us a rare look at a work in progress.

See “An Amazing Research Resource [About] First Responders” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/07/an-amazing-research-resource-for-first-responders.html.

See “BookBub for Authors: Everything You Need to Know” at https://blog.reedsy.com/bookbub-for-authors/. This post contains several other helpful links as well.

On this day of all days, see “Nike Nixes ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/nike-nixes-betsy-ross-flag-sneaker/. Be sure to read the Passive Guy’s take. It is excellent.

Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 190 (Journal)
Total words for the day: 190

Writing of Marco’s Way (novel)

Day 1…… 2159 words. Total words to date…… 2159
Day 2…… 1014 words. Total words to date…… 3173
Day 3…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX

Total fiction words for the month……… 3173
Total fiction words for the year………… 354511
Total nonfiction words for the month… 3990
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 188190
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 542701

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