In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* From Barnes & Noble Press
* Reader Kudos
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quotes of the Day
“Lack of courage sabotages more people than lack of ability. Don’t beat yourself before you start.” Farnam Street blog
“I was successful in getting published that first time because I broke the rules and created something no one else was doing.” Reavis Wortham
“If you’re an author and not familiar with Writer Beware, you probably should be.” The Passive Guy
From Barnes & Noble Press, in case you’re interested
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In the meantime, based on the theorum that two negatives form a positive, is a “virtual webinar” actually an “in-person event”? (grin) Or aren’t all webinars virtual?
Reader Kudos
A first-time Wes Crowley reader emailed me: “I’m getting addicted to Wes. The first chapter [of Rise of a Warrior] was scary. Your writing is mesmerizing.”
I’ll file that one under Stuff Writers Love to Hear.
Another reader wrote “Your hands are laughing. Did you not realize you have teflon skin? That is how you move so smoothly from one world to another, literally.”
Poetically said, but I wasn’t sure where to file that one, but Wes glanced sideways at me, a grin on his face. “I’m pretty sure that means you don’t give a damn.” Then he laughed.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “Free Lecture: Everyday Activities to Improve Your Writing Process” at https://authorspublish.com/free-author-lecture-everyday-activities-to-improve-your-writing-process-with-john-bemis-signup/.
See “Inspired Every Morning” at https://killzoneblog.com/2021/07/inspired-every-morning.html.
See “I Did It My Way” at https://killzoneblog.com/2021/07/i-did-it-my-way.html. Break the rules, but learn them first so you can break them intelligently.
See “Bad Contract Alert: Bytedance’s Fictum Reading/Writing” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/bad-contract-alert-bytedances-fictum-reading-writing/.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 360 words
Writing of WCGN 4: William J. Pinchot (tentative title, novel)
Day 1…… 1965 words. Total words to date…… 1965
Day 2…… 2624 words. Total words to date…… 4589
Day 3…… 1824 words. Total words to date…… 6413
Day 4…… 3160 words. Total words to date…… 9573
Day 5…… 3504 words. Total words to date…… 13077
Day 6…… 4704 words. Total words to date…… 17781
Total fiction words for July……… 64689
Total fiction words for the year………… 593368
Total nonfiction words for July… 16120
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 141910
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 735278
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 12
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 65
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.