The Journal: Almost Missed Today

In today’s Journal

* Quote of the Day
* Talkwalker vs. Google Alerts
* The Blood on the Cobbles Bundle
* Yesterday and Today
* Of Interest
* The Numbers

Quote of the Day

“What destroys your voice is rewriting. If you want to completely destroy your own creative voice, just keep doing three or four drafts.” Dean Wesley Smith

Yesterday, I mentioned that I use Talkwalker Alerts. A few folks emailed to ask whether I use Google Alerts too.

Yes, I do. And a similar alert (about the Blood on the Cobbles bundle) popped up on Google Alerts two hours after the alert from Talkwalker. Plus, whereas Talkwalker caught two mentions of my name, Google Alerts caught only one.

As long as I’m talking about it again, the BLOOD ON THE COBBLES bundle includes work from several really good writers, including Rob Jeschonik, Russ Crossley and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. My novel Body Language is included. Fifteen tales of mystery and mayhem for $7.99. To check it out, click https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088LTNB2H/.

Yesterday, I went through another of Dean’s workshops, one that happens to be very timely for me right now, the Futures: Refresh and Renew workshop. This is not a craft workshop. It’s good for me because I have a lot of IP and I’ve been at this (seriously) for six years now. Your results might vary.

I almost missed posting to the Journal today. Just happened to glance up at the clock and caught it at 6:30. If I do miss soon for a day or two, no worries. Just gettin’ through some stuff.

Talk with you again soon.

Of Interest

See “Card Sharp Silver… Day 19” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/card-sharp-silver-day-19/. Not really about the book. More about a new office in Vegas.

See PG’s take on “Coronavirus Lockdowns Trigger Rapid Drop in Retail Sales” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/coronavirus-lockdowns-trigger-rapid-drop-in-retail-sales/.

See “How to Write a Series: 5 Fundamentals Tips…” at https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-write-a-series/. Some good, some to ignore.

See “How to Publish on Google Play Books in 2020” at https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-publish-a-book-on-google-play/.

The Numbers

Fiction words yesterday…………………… XXXX
Nonfiction words today…………… 330 (Journal)

Writing of (novel)

Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX

Total fiction words for the month……… 30061
Total fiction words for the year………… 309655
Total nonfiction words for the month… 9050
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 112160
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 421815

Calendar Year 2020 Novels to Date…………………… 5
Calendar Year 2020 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2020 Short Stories to Date… 12
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 50
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 208
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31