In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Short Writing Day and a revelation
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“People want stories. That never changes. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of getting pulled into a fictive dream.” James Scott Bell
Short writing day yesterday though it was also an exciting day for me.
After writing several short stories and 15 novels in concert with Wes Crowley, he finally told me what happened to him before he met Mac and consequently joined the Rangers. Turns out that’s when his one rule for life was seeded and took root. Very cool.
A daughter stopped by on Friday on her way to visit cousins near Phoenix, and then my son from Flagstaff and his girl came down too, late on Friday night. So yesterday we spent the day with them. Very enjoyable.
I’ll be back in the saddle following Wes this morning. (Not an easy thing, balancing a 13″ HP on the pommel of a galloping horse.)
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “More on the Current State of Publishing” at https://killzoneblog.com/2021/07/more-on-the-current-state-of-publishing.html.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 180 words
Writing of WCGN3: The New Mexico Territory (novel)
Day 1…… 1191 words. Total words to date…… 1191
Day 2…… 1206 words. Total words to date…… 2397
Day 3…… 3876 words. Total words to date…… 6273
Day 4…… 2559 words. Total words to date…… 8832
Day 5…… 1561 words. Total words to date…… 10393
Total fiction words for July……… 29135
Total fiction words for the year………… 557814
Total nonfiction words for July… 7270
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 133060
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 690874
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 11
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 64
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.