The Journal: In Case You Missed It

In today’s Journal

* In Case You Missed It
* Of Interest
* The Numbers

Since I’m posting much less frequently now, I’ve retitled the “Of Interest” section to “In Case You Missed It.” Seems more appropriate.

Not much to talk about right now. Hope you’re all well. I’m posting this primarily to pass along what’s in the section below.

Talk with you again when I can.

In Case You Missed It

See “Let The Critics Out To Play, A Guide For Unruly Writers” at https://prowriterswriting.com/let-the-critics-out-to-play-a-guide-for-unruly-writers.

See “Switching Gears” at https://mystorydoctor.com/david-farlands-writing-tips-switching-gears/. For the record, I personally use (and advocate) a combination of the techniques of Dean Wesley Smith and Dan Wells as outlined in this piece.

See “Requiem for the Printing Press” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/requiem-for-the-printing-press/.

See “Why I’m Leaving Facebook” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/why-im-leaving-facebook/.

See “You Know You’re a Crime Writer If…” at https://leelofland.com/you-know-youre-a-crime-writer-if/.

See “When Writers ‘Talk Reading and Writing'” at https://prowriterswriting.com/when-writers-talk-reading-and-writing.

And thanks to Karen for “Spies can eavesdrop by watching a light bulb’s variations” at https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/spies-can-eavesdrop-by-watching-a-light-bulbs-variations/.

The Numbers

Fiction words yesterday…………………… XXXX
Nonfiction words today…………… 170 (Journal)

Writing of (novel)

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

Total fiction words for the month……… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the year………… 309655
Total nonfiction words for the month… 3530
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 119650
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 429305

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