In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* Information
* Yesterday turned out
* The Numbers
Quotes of the Day
“You need to remember this. The cat sat on the mat,” said David. “That’s not a story. But the cat sat on a dog’s mat. Now that’s a story.” Kate Weinberg quoting David Cornwell (AKA John LeCarre)
“The writing is a great palliative…” David Cornwell (AKA John LeCarre)
Information
I don’t think I’ve mentioned this “Colliding Worlds” Kickstarter here before, so I’ll mention it now. Seems like a great deal to me if you enjoy reading science fiction. See “A Sixth Volume in Colliding Worlds” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/a-sixth-volume-in-colliding-worlds/.
And if you have a self-hosted WordPress website (not WordPress.com, but the self-hosted WordPress.org), see “2020 WordPress Threat Report” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/2020-wordpress-threat-report/. Be sure to read PG’s take.
Also see “True Crime Thursday – COVID 19 Scams” at https://killzoneblog.com/2021/01/true-crime-thursday-covid-19-scams.html.
If you’d like to see a bit on book covers that neither PG nor I have seen discussed elsewhere, see “Learning About Book Covers: A Touch of Grey” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/learning-about-book-covers-a-touch-of-grey/.
For various reasons, yesterday turned out to be a nonwriting day. Back at it today.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “Life in Federal Prison for Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman” at https://leelofland.com/life-in-federal-prison-for-lori-loughlin-and-felicity-huffman/.
See “Three Authors’ Associations Address Status of Audible.com Talks” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/three-authors-associations-address-status-of-audible-com-talks/. Again, read PG’s take.
See “John Le Carré Offered a Piece of Advice to a Struggling Novelist. She’ll Never Forget It.” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/john-le-carre-offered-a-piece-of-advice-to-a-struggling-novelist-shell-never-forget-it/.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 240 words
Writing of The Journey Home: Part 6 (novel)
Day 1…… 1628 words. Total words to date…… 1628
Day 2…… 2011 words. Total words to date…… 3639
Day 3…… 4722 words. Total words to date…… 8361
Day 4…… 3766 words. Total words to date…… 12127
Total fiction words for January……… 75230
Total fiction words for the year………… 75230
Total nonfiction words for January… 21400
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 21400
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 96630
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 1
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 1
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 55
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 215
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
True story from Kansas: Scott was a gun owner and cat hater. The cat pooped on his bed pillow–one time.
Truth be told: the cat probably wasn’t fond of Scott either.
Personally, I like most cats. But a man does have his limits.
I love my little girl. I would make it my life’s work to visit severe and recurring punishment on anyone who harmed her. As for “Scott,” may his home be filled to overflowing with the rodents and the attendant leavings the cat would have cleared at no extra charge. (It would have been so much easier to wash the pillow case and take the cat to the vet for a checkup.)