In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* Nothing much today
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quotes of the Day
“The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.” George Bernard Shaw
Nothing much today in the Journal. I’m kind’a concentrating on getting the novel done and out. So nothing bad going on, just writing. If I’m not here for the next day or two, that’s why.
Well, the novel’s writing a little slower again and I’m a little nervous about it because the end is nowhere in sight. I guess that’s all right.
With five days left in the month I’m almost certain to hit my goal, so it’s all good. After that I won’t have to worry about it until I come up with another short-term goal.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “Fossil Discoveries Challenge Ideas About Earth’s Start” at https://www.quantamagazine.org/fossil-discoveries-challenge-ideas-about-earths-start-20180122/. Story ideas?
See “And Old Projection Brought Forward For Fun…” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/and-old-projection-brought-forward-for-fun/. Not as good as I thought it would be, but I’d already posted it, so ….
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 180 words
Writing of The Journey Home: Part 9 (novel)
Day 1…… 2019 words. Total words to date…… 2019
Day 2…… 3650 words. Total words to date…… 5669
Day 3…… 3760 words. Total words to date…… 9429
Day 4…… 2834 words. Total words to date…… 12263
Day 5…… 2959 words. Total words to date…… 15222
Day 6…… 3394 words. Total words to date…… 18616
Day 7…… 2727 words. Total words to date…… 21343
Day 8…… 3436 words. Total words to date…… 24779
Day 9…… 4043 words. Total words to date…… 28822
Day 10… 2558 words. Total words to date…… 31380
Total fiction words for March……… 68368
Total fiction words for the year………… 267376
Total nonfiction words for March… 18660
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 64690
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 332066
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 5
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 59
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 217
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
Disclaimer: In this blog, I provide advice on writing fiction. I advocate a technique called Writing Into the Dark. To be crystal clear, WITD is not “the only way” to write, nor will I ever say it is. However, as I am the only writer who advocates WITD both publicly and regularly, I will continue to do so, among myriad other topics.