Hey Folks,
A lot in “Of Interest” today. Be sure to check it out.
Not a lot going on at the Stanbrough camp today. Mostly I’m just writing, cycling, and writing some more.
The babies are all behaving themselves, so today is mostly about the writing process.
I rolled out a little early this morning, mostly so I’ll be tired early this evening so I’ll get up early (to write) tomorrow.
I have a medical test in Tucson tomorrow, a prelude to getting my pacemaker swapped out, so tomorrow afternoon will be gone. Hence I have to get any writing done for tomorrow in the morning. Which isn’t really all that different.
Today is another keep-coming-back day. I moved to the outside writing desk early. By 5:30 I had 1300 words.
By 8:30, I had another 1000 words. I paused then to create a reverse outline, list of character names, etc.
I wrote another 1000 words or so, then (still during the late morning) jumped online to do a few minutes’ research on French surnames and first names.
I finished up at a little after 1. The story is racing along nicely, but I’m a little tired so I’ll call it a day.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
For any fantasy writers out there, see “First Page Critique: Heir of Death” at https://killzoneblog.com/2018/09/first-page-critique-heir-of-death.html.
See “Jerome and Crying Kids: Drugs, Not Money, are the Root of All Evil” at https://www.leelofland.com/jerome-and-crying-kids-drugs-not-money-are-the-root-of-all-evil/. A lot of good info here. If you like to “write what you know,” this should increase what you know. (grin)
See “Twelve Hours Left on the Subscription Drive” at
https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/twelve-hours-left-on-the-subscription-drive/. By the time this posts at 5, it will be too late, but maybe some RSS subscribers will want to jump in.
If you’re a female and a writer, see “Share the Love – #Writers” at https://www.suecoletta.com/share-the-love-writers/. Of course, there is no “International Men’s Day” or “Share the Beer – #Male Writers” or anything like that. But I don’t really mind. (Frankly, I don’t want an International Men’s Day, though the Share the Beer thing has some merit.) And yes, from a sense of solidarity (or curiosity) I read the OP. And yes, I did notice when Sue Coletta “shared the love” she mentioned the works of some male writers too. Not me, of course. But I’m not bitter.
See “Free Fiction Monday: Dix” at https://kriswrites.com/2018/09/17/free-fiction-monday-dix/.
Fiction Words: 3362
Nonfiction Words: 370 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 3732
Writing of Nick 3 (novel, tentative title)
Day 1…… 3422 words. Total words to date…… 3422
Day 2…… 2664 words. Total words to date…… 6086
Day 3…… 3190 words. Total words to date…… 9276
Day 4…… 1090 words. Total words to date…… 10366
Day 5…… 1466 words. Total words to date…… 11832
Day 6…… 2859 words. Total words to date…… 14691
Day 7…… 3362 words. Total words to date…… 18053
Total fiction words for the month……… 18353
Total fiction words for the year………… 333084
Total nonfiction words for the month… 10640
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 128456
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 461290
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 7
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 2
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 11
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 33
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 6
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………………… 193