The Journal: Nothing Much

In today’s Journal

* Yesterday
* Today
* Of Interest
* The Numbers

Yesterday I tried to write a little and quickly realized my mind is not yet allowing that. Which is frustrating, but fine. “What cannot be remedied must be endured” (Willie Nelson as the title character in the film, Barbarosa). Or in my case, What one flatly refuses to remedy, one must endure. Whatever.

Nothing much to say today. I’m publishing this edition because of the items in “Of Interest” below. Enjoy.

Even in this time of dense brain fog, I’m learning and improving my craft and reaching for the next plateau. Thanks to Russ J. for a brief but very interesting and thought-provoking conversation on PsOV. I feel an experiment coming on.

Today I’ll begin a copyedit of a short nonfiction book (yup, critical mind works fine during this foggy time). Shouldn’t take more than a few days and by then I hope to be able to get back to my writing.

Talk with you again soon.

Of Interest

See “Take 40% Off | Nolo’s Spring Sale 2020” at https://store.nolo.com/products/. Here’s your chance to land The Copyright Handbook for 40% off.

See “Social Distancing? Heck yeah” at https://prowriterswriting.com/social-distancing-heck-yeah.

See “What Would I Do…” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/what-would-i-do/.

See “About Platforms” at https://killzoneblog.com/2020/05/about-platforms.html.

See “Plagiarism – 2020” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/plagiarism-2020/. Yes, worthless, shameless, thieving humans do exist.

The Numbers

Fiction words yesterday…………………… XXXX
Nonfiction words today…………… 220 (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… 11060
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 114170
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 423825

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