In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* While I wasn’t paying attention
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“When you’re all alone out there, on the end of the typewriter, with each new story a new appraisal by the world of whether you can still get it up or not, arrogance and self-esteem and deep breathing are all you have. It often looks like egomania. I assure you it’s the bold coverup of the absolutely terrified.” Harlan Ellison
When I wasn’t paying attention, Neil Gaiman decided to post a few blog posts. I encourage you to read them if you’re a Gaiman fan, or if you’re human.
See “A Quick Useful Blog about the Sandman Audio Project” at http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2020/05/a-quick-useful-blog-about-sandman-audio.html.
Then see “Where I am, what I’m doing, how I’m doing and how I got here” at http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2020/05/where-i-am-what-im-doing-how-im-doing.html.
And finally, see “An extremely apologetic post” at http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2020/05/an-extremely-apologetic-post.html.
Now, no doubt, he’ll disappear for awhile, though probably not as long as JA Konrath disappears without so much as a “See you around.” God I’ll be glad when this month is over.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “A Possible New Workshop Idea” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/a-possible-new-workshop-idea/. I did not comment, given my own most recent nonfiction book, Quiet the Critical Voice (and Write Fiction).
See “Writing About Writing” at https://prowriterswriting.com/writing-about-writing.
See PG’s take on “Can There Be Book Deals Without Meals?” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/can-there-be-book-deals-without-meals/.
See PG’s take on “What now for authors?” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/what-now-for-authors/.
See “Join Me for Sunday Business Sermons (Free)” at https://www.janefriedman.com/join-me-for-sunday-business-sermons-free/. Today is Sunday.
The Numbers
Fiction words yesterday…………………… XXXX
Nonfiction words today…………… 250 (Journal)
Writing of (novel)
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the month……… 30061
Total fiction words for the year………… 309655
Total nonfiction words for the month… 11790
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 114900
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 424555
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