In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* A Day Out and a Short Progress Report
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quotes of the Day
“Tell the Editor and Writer to take a walk and let the Child write whatever it wants.” Clive Matson
“We’re writers. We write. If something gets in the way of the writing, it does not belong in our toolbox.” Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Today we’re going out of town to estate sales, etc. More to spend a day out of our normal environs than for any other reason. A kind of treasure hunt. But there’s a lot in “Of Interest” so I thought I’d post this first.
For any who are wondering, I’m still struggling with the fog that ensued with kicking the cigar habit, but the fog isn’t as thick, and the cravings and withdrawal symptoms are mostly gone. I was surprised to see that it’s only been a little over a month. It feels like at least a year since I’ve written anything.
Anyway, I feel as if I’ve turned a corner and will be able to write fiction again soon. Frankly, I can hardly wait.
Talk with you again later.
Of Interest
See “The Creative Unconscious in Writing” at https://authorspublish.com/the-creative-unconscious-in-writing/. Interesting.
See “13 Things ‘Star Trek’ Gets Right (and Wrong) About Space Tech” at https://www.space.com/33600-star-trek-space-technology-countdown.html. Interesting opinions, but very so-what. Trek is science fantasy. It doesn’t have to stick to facts.
See “The Human Body in Space: 6 Weird Facts” at https://www.space.com/20730-human-body-spaceflight-weird-facts.html.
See “FBI v. Local Police: Are You Guilty of Recycling Clichés” at https://leelofland.com/fbi-v-local-police-are-you-guilty-of-recycling-cliches/.
See “Some Pop-Up Descriptions” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/some-pop-up-descriptions/. This is about red herrings.
See “Research And Learning And Blogging” at https://kriswrites.com/2021/09/08/business-musings-research-and-learning-and-blogging-jumping-the-digital-divide-part-5/.
See “Amazon Dangles a New Perk in Fight for U.S. Workers: Free Bachelor’s Degrees” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/amazon-dangles-a-new-perk-in-fight-for-u-s-workers-free-bachelors-degrees/.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 290 words
Writing of WCGN 5: Tentative Title (novel)
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for August……… XXXX
Total fiction words for the year………… 623282
Total nonfiction words for August… 3400
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 158620
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 781902
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 13
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 66
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 217
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
Disclaimer: In this blog, I provide advice on writing fiction. I advocate a technique called Writing Into the Dark. To be crystal clear, WITD is not “the only way” to write, nor will I ever say it is. However, as I am the only writer who advocates WITD both publicly and regularly, I will continue to do so, among myriad other topics.
Good to see you back.