Hey Folks,
Welcome to new subscriber Dianne. Glad you’re aboard. I hope you get something of value out of the journal.
The Journal apparently is a well-kept secret. That makes the subscribers a kind of elite group. Each of you is one of only 56 folks who currently enjoy these private glimpses and “Of Interest” tidbits. (grin)
I’m very glad you’re out there. And it isn’t all one-sided. Thanks to subscriber Céline who this very morning gave me some invaluable advice re naming conventions in France, where my WIP is set.
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I received an email from another friend noting new “rules for provisional balls” in golf. For those interested, here’s the link: http://www.golfwrx.com/525564/rules-explainer-will-there-really-be-no-more-provisional-balls-in-2019/.
My response? Well, first, a disclaimer. I don’t play golf, so…
“Wow. Much ado about nothing, eh? If they played with low-impact grenades, wouldn’t that be interesting? Pull the pin, tee off, the ball soars, and… wham!”
Of course, that would probably create a headache for the groundskeeper.
Irreverent? Probably. Shrug. I dunno (or IDK for the younger set). Maybe not. I’ve noticed golfers generally have a good sense of humor. But then, they would have to, wouldn’t they? (I know. Irreverence again.)
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A Couple of Notes About Today’s “Of Interest”…
I listed “Heil Safari” because the critiquer, Debbie Burke, offers some GREAT general advice for writers. Basically, “get inside the character’s skin” and “use all five senses.” Read it. You’ll see what I mean.
And I re-listed Kris Rusch’s “Free Fiction Monday: Dix” because I thought it might have gotten lost in the flurry of items yesterday. At just under 20,000 words, this is a novella. And Kristine Kathryn Rusch, to my mind, is America’s premier storyteller. Enjoy.
Also, in a newsletter from Kris, “The first novel in my Smokey Dalton series published under the name Kris Nelscott is free in ebook.” Click https://books2read.com/u/bzPAVG and pick your favorite vendor. I’m sure this is a limited-time offer.
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I’m glad i decided to write fiction every day. In addition to creating a streak and adding to my productivity, it creates an excellent diversion from life things.
I’ll post this a little early today, probably well before noon as I have to spend the afternoon in Tucson undergoing a medical test. And dang it, wouldn’t you know I forgot to study. I’m slso fasting All. Day. Long. today so if this seems a little more whacked out than usual, we’ll blame the fasting. (grin)
The test is no real biggie, but frankly I’d rather have my fingernails pulled out, slowly, with a pair of pliers. Especially if the deed to a beach house in Ecuador was waiting at the other end of the whole nail-pulling episode. (grin)
Alas, the only hope I have of owning a beach house anywhere is to keep telling stories. So…
I started cycling and writing at 6:30 and by 8 I’d added almost exactly 1500 words. A short break to see my wife off, then back to the novel.
We’re supposed to leave here at noon or a little sooner, so by 11 I was getting a little paranoid about maybe forgetting to post this.
So I ended the day with around 2400 words.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “Pulp Speed Challenge Update” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/pulp-speed-challenge-update/.
See “Heil Safari – First Page Critique” at https://killzoneblog.com/2018/09/heil-safari-first-page-critique.html.
See Lee Lofland’s “How to Properly Identify the Red, Wet Substance Called Blood” at https://www.leelofland.com/how-to-properly-identify-the-red-wet-substance-called-blood/.
See “Free Fiction Monday: Dix” at https://kriswrites.com/2018/09/17/free-fiction-monday-dix/.
For the replay (downloadable) of a webinar on getting reviews for your work, see “Mark Dawson’s 101” at https://selfpublishing.lpages.co/webinar-replay-spf-101-l4/.
Fiction Words: 2465
Nonfiction Words: 560 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 3025
Writing of Nick 3 (novel, tentative title)
Day 1…… 3422 words. Total words to date…… 3422
Day 2…… 2664 words. Total words to date…… 6086
Day 3…… 3190 words. Total words to date…… 9276
Day 4…… 1090 words. Total words to date…… 10366
Day 5…… 1466 words. Total words to date…… 11832
Day 6…… 2859 words. Total words to date…… 14691
Day 7…… 3362 words. Total words to date…… 18053
Day 8…… 2465 words. Total words to date…… 20518
Total fiction words for the month……… 20818
Total fiction words for the year………… 335549
Total nonfiction words for the month… 11200
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 129016
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 464315
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 7
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 2
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 11
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 33
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 6
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………………… 193
Days of writing fiction every day………………………… 4