The Journal: An Exciting Time and Short Story Done

In today’s Journal

* An exciting time
* Topic:
* Today
* Of Interest
* The Numbers

The next few weeks will be an exciting time for me.

To start it off, I have to write a short story today to meet this week’s goal. (grin) Yep, I put it off again. I think I did that (subconsciously) because it makes meeting my goal more of a challenge. No idea at the moment what I’ll write about.

And as I mentioned here recently, I suspect toward the end of February or early March, the current weekly blog post at my author site (HarveyStanbrough.com) will transition to a less-frequently posted blog (newsletter) for readers.

To that end, I’ll look for a “banner” plugin to put up over there. The banner will request new subscribers in exchange for a free ebook or ebooks.

I’m also planning to compile an omnibus collection that will include the first novel in each of my series, or at least one book in each genre in which I write. That’s probably what I will offer new subscribers.

And of course I’ll need to write a few new blog posts for over there and decide the frequency for posting. I’m thinking twice each month: once to address my characters or storylines (without giving away too much) and once to announce new releases.

Through all of this, the Journal will remain a site for writers. But I’ll add a banner here too to attract new subscribers, and I’ll offer a free nonfiction book (or books) on writing. When that happens, any current subscribers who also want the book can email me for a free copy.

So as you can see, I have my fun cut out for me for the next few weeks. Stay tuned!

I wrote a short story, and the epigraph for it comes from one of my novels, Confessions of a Professional Psychopath, which I wrote way back in early 2015. Kind’a tickled me to write a short story about the younger brother of old Charles Claymore “Charlie” Task. (grin)

I’ll spend the rest of the day with my wife as we absorb the loss of our friend and yesterday’s funeral. That and possibly working on the stuff outlined in the first few paragraphs above.

Talk with you again soon.

Of Interest

See “Fun Kickstarter Workshops” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/fun-kickstarter-workshops/.

See “The Inspiration of Boredom” at https://killzoneblog.com/2020/01/the-inspiration-of-boredom.html.

See PG’s take on “This Startup Wants to Help Indie Booksellers Take on Amazon” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/this-startup-wants-to-help-indie-booksellers-take-on-amazon/.

See “Interview on The Prolific Writer Podcast” at https://prowriterswriting.com/interview-on-the-prolific-writer-podcast/.

See “Guest Post: Ten and a Half Commandments of Writing” at https://the-digital-reader.com/2020/01/27/guest-post-ten-and-a-half-commandments-of-writing/.

The Numbers

Fiction words today…………………… 2706
Nonfiction words today…………… 430 (Journal)

Writing of “Shriveled Fruit” (short story)

Day 1…… 2706 words. Total words to date…… 2706 (done)

Writing of Algae Prime (SF novel?)

Day 1…… 2421 words. Total words to date…… 2421
Day 2…… 3312 words. Total words to date…… 5733
Day 3…… 2205 words. Total words to date…… 7938
Day 4…… 0578 words. Total words to date…… 8516
Day 5…… 1440 words. Total words to date…… 9956
Day 6…… 2243 words. Total words to date…… 12199
Day 7…… 1832 words. Total words to date…… 14031

Total fiction words for the month……… 2706
Total fiction words for the year………… 68250
Total nonfiction words for the month… 430
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 31690
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 99940

Calendar Year 2020 Novels to Date…………………… 2
Calendar Year 2020 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2020 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 47
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 199
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31