In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* A give-away
* StreetLib
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“In Heinlein’s Rules, Product Focused writers have trouble with Rules #1, #2, and #3. Process focused writers have a horrid time with Rules #4 and #5.” Dean Wesley Smith, in his reply to my comment. Another of those gems I talk about.
In honor of Dean’s previous two excellent posts, I’ve decided to do another give-away.
For a limited time, you can get Quiet the Critical Voice (and Write Fiction) and Writing the Character Driven Story free. To get either or both, email me at harveystanbrough@gmail.com. Please be sure to tell me your preferred eformat: Kindle, Nook/Apple, or PDF.
And yes, Creating Realistic Characters and the first book in The Wes Crowley Series (The Rise of a Warrior) are both still available free as well. ‘Cause why not?
A short time ago, I mentioned the aggregator and distributor StreetLib. As you have time, I suggest you stop by the StreetLib blog and browse some of the topics there. You can find it at https://blog.streetlib.com/. If you scroll to the bottom of that page, you can subscribe to their newsletter.
One note: As an aggregator/distributor, StreetLib is a little different than D2D or Smashwords. Instead of taking a percentage of your royalty per sale, StreetLib asks for payment up front. Not a bad way to go if you have a lot of sales. They also have a free option you can try.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “28 Sci-fi and Fantasy Fiction Markets That Pay” at https://authorspublish.com/28-sci-fi-and-fantasy-fiction-markets-that-pay/.
See “Authors to earn royalties on secondhand books for first time” at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/01/authors-to-earn-royalties-on-secondhand-books-for-first-time. Thanks to Bill S for the tip.
See “The Woman who walked around the world” at http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210527-the-woman-who-walked-around-the-world.
See “First Page Critique: What Is The Key To Rebecca?” at https://killzoneblog.com/2021/06/first-page-critique-whatis-the-key-to-rebecca.html.
See “Only Two Days Left” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/only-two-days-left/.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 310 words
Writing of Wes Crowley, Texas Ranger (novel)
Words brought forward………………………………………… 31,122
Day 1…… 0773 words. Total words to date…… 31895
Day 2…… 2162 words. Total words to date…… 34057
Day 3…… 2642 words. Total words to date…… 36699
Day 4…… 3021 words. Total words to date…… 39720
Day 5…… 2716 words. Total words to date…… 42436
Total fiction words for May……… 80494
Total fiction words for the year………… 454489
Total nonfiction words for June… 310
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 106540
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 561029
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 9
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 62
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.