In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Today
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“I got tired of wading through discussions that had nothing to do with helping authors make a living with their words and everything to do with Proper Group Think and Virtue Signaling the appropriate amount of Woke.” C.D. Watson on why s/he left RWA
No topic today, and very little else, but a good “Of Interest” section. And I had a pretty good fiction writing day.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “But It’s Important!” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/but-its-important/.
This is a must-read if you self-publish. A ton of information here: See PG’s take on “Amazon Demands Authors Do the Impossible – Control the Prices of Print Books Sold by Third-Party Sellers” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/amazon-demands-authors-do-the-impossible-control-the-prices-of-print-books-sold-by-third-party-sellers/.
Re “Where Does RWA Go From Here?” see C.D. Watson’s comment at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/where-does-rwa-go-from-here/#comment-450965. (You can read the article above the comment if you want.)
See “The Book Designer: Thoughts on Turning 10” at https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2020/01/thoughts-on-turning-10/.
See “BookBub…It’s Not Just for Pricey Ads Anymore” at https://annerallen.com/2020/01/bookbub-reviews-alternative-to-goodreads/.
See ” Self-Publishing Trends For 2020 And The Next Decade…” (podcast) at https://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-trends/.
See the comments on “Getting Serious About Your Writing Career” at https://killzoneblog.com/2020/01/getting-serious-about-your-writing-career.html#comments for a variety of styles of how writers do things.
See “Redefining For a New Year” at https://prowriterswriting.com/redefining-for-a-new-year/.
The Numbers
Fiction words today…………………… 3663
Nonfiction words today…………… 220 (Journal)
Writing of The Cazadores Lounge and Lonely Place (novel)
Day 11… 3663 words. Total words to date…… 28768
Writing of “” (short story)
Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX
Total fiction words for the month……… 31916
Total fiction words for the year………… 31916
Total nonfiction words for the month… 13220
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 13220
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 45138
Calendar Year 2020 Novels to Date…………………… X
Calendar Year 2020 Novellas to Date……………… X
Calendar Year 2020 Short Stories to Date… 1
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 45
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 198
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31