The Journal, Monday, September 9

In today’s Journal

* Quote of the Day
* From Kristine Kathryn Rusch
* Daily diary
* The numbers

Quote of the Day

“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged… I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out.” Erica Jong

So how many times do you have to hear it? From how many “names”? Get over the fear, realize there are no bad consequences for writing and finishing a story or novel, and Just Do It.
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From Kristine Kathryn Rusch:

“If you’ve been thinking of trying our online writer’s workshops and lectures, now’s your chance. We have hit (at this typing) 4 stretch goals [in a Kickstarter drive], which means that for as little as $5, you can get an online writing lecture (your choice) or an online classic writing workshop (your choice). The lecture has a $50 value and the workshop has a $150 value. [There will be] more if we hit the fifth stretch goal which, as I type this Sunday afternoon, we’re on the way to doing. So head on over and see if anything strikes your fancy.”
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I had planned to write fiction today, but I ended up doing a bunch of business stuff, primarily transferring some things over from Harvey Stanbrough to StoneThread Publishing. I’m beginning to see clear skies at the horizon though, way out beyond the business clouds. Amazing how much I’ve learned. Enough maybe to settle in a bit and stop being so frantic about it.

And I’ve decided, wisely, I think, to put my pending membership in TeamRubicon on the back burner until I get my IP, business and estate concerns in order and get back to writing fiction. So much to do, so little time.

Just in case you might need it, see “Monday: A Fresh Start” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/monday-a-fresh-start/. Great way to look at it.

I mentioned this a few days ago, but it bears repeating. If you haven’t read it yet, I strongly recommend you purchase and read M.L. Buchman’s Estate Planning for Authors. You can find ebook and print copies at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JKPCLD and probably at B&N, Kobo and other retailers.

Talk with you again before too long.

Writing of Blackwell Ops 7: Glynn Marco (novel)

Day 8…… 1253 words. Total words to date…… 15916

Fiction words today…………………… 0
Nonfiction words today…………… 370

Total fiction words for the month……… 0
Total fiction words for the year………… 374653
Total nonfiction words for the month… 3740
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 250450
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 625103

Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date…………………… 7
Calendar Year 2019 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date… 2
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 43
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 195
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31