Hey Folks,
Not a lot to report today, but at least I’m writing fiction again. After such a long layoff, it feels great.
Awhile back I started my 9th Pulp detective novel. I’ll probably push through from here and finish it first, then either back to something else or forward to something new.
My “novel goal” at the moment is to have two more novels finished by the end of July. That should be fairly easy to do. I’ve started three in the past few months that I allowed to lapse for one reason or another.
Had a lot of life things going on today, so a light writing day. But a light writing day is better than a goosegg. (grin)
I’ll have a really good topic for you in the next day or two. Stay tuned.
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See you soon.
Of Interest
See Sue Coletta’s “One Word Separates Us From Psychopaths: Writer” at https://www.suecoletta.com/one-word-separates-us-from-psychopaths-writer/.
See Sue Coletta’s “Crime Writing: Scene Structure and MRUs in Action” at https://www.suecoletta.com/crime-writing-scene-structure-and-mrus/. There are links in this one to other posts I also recommend.
See “Do you have a muse?” at https://killzoneblog.com/2018/06/do-you-have-a-muse.html.
See “Nifty Stuff In the Bookstore” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/nifty-stuff-in-the-bookstore/. (It’s more than you think.)
Fiction Words: 1874
Nonfiction Words: 360 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 2234
Writing of Stern Talbot, PI: The Case of the Burned-Out Building
Day 1…… 1926 words. Total words to date…… 1926
Day 2…… 2884 words. Total words to date…… 4810
Day 3…… 1874 words. Total words to date…… 6684
Total fiction words for the month……… 19733
Total fiction words for the year………… 226697
Total nonfiction words for the month… 13020
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 76530
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 302957
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 5
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 1
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 11
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 31
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 5
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………………… 193