In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* A new writer resource
* I haven’t written
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quotes of the Day
“I truly believe subscribing to MasterClass and getting a wide exposure to A-List resources can do a lot for you as a writer.” Garry Rodgers
A lady named Carol Briggs emailed me yesterday with a breath of fresh air.
Carol is a self-described youth services librarian and educator. In her email, she asked, on behalf of a young student named Anna, whether I’d be willing to add Theater Seat Services to my Writer Resources page on my website.
You can find the link by first clicking https://harveystanbrough.com/writer-resources/ and then clicking on the Helpful Organizations link. (It’s also on a couple of other pages.)
If you ever want to recommend a writer resource, please do so.
Probably like many of you, I haven’t written for a couple of days. Frankly, I’m glad the presidential election is almost over for four more years. By the time this goes out, it might well be completely over.
I will escape into my novel today and tomorrow.
My youngest son and his girl will visit this weekend, but I plan to write early on those days. I hope I can finish this one soon so I can jump into the next one.
My next novel will be something completely different for me. I already have the main players in mind, though not any sort of plot, of course. Frankly, I can hardly wait to write it so I can find out what happens.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “What MasterClass Can Do For A Writer” at https://killzoneblog.com/2020/11/what-masterclass-can-do-for-a-writer.html. You don’t want to miss this. I didn’t see the URL for MasterClass in the article. That URL is https://www.masterclass.com/.
See “Dead Children’s Playground” at https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dead-children-s-playground-2. Story ideas abound.
See “How to Write the Beginning of a Book” at https://mystorydoctor.com/how-to-start-a-novel/.
See “A Sensible and Compassionate Anti-COVID Strategy” at https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/author/jaybhattacharya/. A wealth of information on CovID, disease in general, and society for writers.
See “My Cynical View of Titles and Covers” at https://killzoneblog.com/2020/11/my-cynical-view-of-titles-and-covers.html.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 350 words
Writing of The Ark (novel)
Day 10… 4361 words. Total words to date…… 31495
Total fiction words for November……… 7826
Total fiction words for the year………… 371104
Total nonfiction words for November… 2080
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 167920
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 539024
Calendar Year 2020 Novels to Date…………………… 5
Calendar Year 2020 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2020 Short Stories to Date… 13
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 50
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 214
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31