In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
[Incredibly Stupid] Quote of the Day
“I would say that over 75% of literary journals do not pay their writers. I have no problem with that, but it is nice to be paid occasionally.” Emily Harstone
If anyone out there knows a good IP attorney or plumber or mechanic who is so accepting of not being paid for practicing his profession, please let me know.
On fear of failure… As a student of human behavior it sometimes amazes me how unreasoningly fearful people can be of things that hold no consequences. Failure, after all, is only proof that you tried. Being willing to fail puts a writer ahead of 99% of would-be writers out there.
I’m posting this today mostly because of the items in “Of Interest” and in case you missed them.
Talk with you again when I can.
Of Interest
See “45 Literary Journals that Pay” at https://www.authorspublish.com/45-literary-journals-that-pay/.
See “Workshop Sale… Again…” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/workshop-sale-again/.
See “‘I don’t like Jack Reacher that much’: Lee Child and fellow crime writers on their creations” at https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/i-don-t-like-jack-reacher-that-much-lee-child-and-fellow-crime-writers-on-their-creations-1.4291390. Some interesting stuff here about series characters.
The Numbers
Fiction words yesterday…………………… XXXX
Nonfiction words today…………… 190 (Journal)
Writing of (novel)
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the month……… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the year………… 309655
Total nonfiction words for the month… 190
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 122430
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 432085
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