In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Correction
* TJ Blackwell: The Origin Story
* A New Short Story
* Reminder
* PayHip Etc.
* Yesterday
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* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“Write hard and clear about what hurts.” Ernest Hemingway
Correction
In Numbers, with the completion of the novel yesterday, I now have 6 novels on the year, so I’m on track to reach my annual goal of 24 novels by December 31.
TJ Blackwell: The Origin Story is also my 88th overall novel since October 19, 2014.
TJ Blackwell: The Origin Story
available now until Friday, April 12, for only $3.00. To view the cover and description, Click Here.
If you would like to read it, click the Add to Cart button on the book page. Be sure to put “BO-22” in the instructions to merchant field in the shopping cart when you order, and let me know which eformat you’d like.
A New Short Story
“Ice Scream” went live yesterday on my Stanbrough Writes Substack. Go! Read! It’s free!
But be advised, this is nothing short of a true horror story. A friend said it should carry a “warning for women as it stomps on our basic fears.” So be forewarned.
Bonus tip: This short story is also the opening for the novel Jonah Peach. Read the Description.
You can get it anywhere ebooks are sold for $5.99, or you can get it from STP for only $5.
I love writing the psychology of my characters. It’s slow writing and much cycling, but it really pulls readers into the scene and the character.
Reminder
Youi guys in the Bradbury Challenge be sure to get your story info in before the Journal goes live on Monday morning (so vaguesly, by Sunday at midnight).
PayHip Etc.
My buddy Vin Zandri reports that “setting up payhip is almost too easy.” And Vin has far more IP than I do, at least in novels. Of course, he’s also about 20 years younger than I am. So more energy, and all that. (grin)
I’ll set up my PayHip account today, then run a test with a fiction and a nonfiction.
I’m also looking at both BookFunnel (prices start at $20 per year) and Story Origin (prices start at Free). It’s gonna be another rough day, mentally. I easily get overwhelmed comparing things like this. Anyway, if I learn anything I think might be useful, I’ll do another “Marketing” post soon.
Yesterday
I spent the whole day (well, after the sun came up) carrying light to medium to heavy stuff out of the middle bay here at chez Stanbrough and putting it into a trailer. Reminds me of why I’m glad my primary job is writing fiction. (grin)
The trailer is my neighbor’s, and whoever owned it before him turned the ramp into a gate, so I also got a lot of unwanted practice at stepping up and stepping down.
My bride, who enjoys doing guy stuff, helped. At the end of the day we were both covered with fine dust and rat shtuff. Very romantic. (grin)
I’ll talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
Wise Words: Quotes to Help the Writer
The origins of the Easter Bunny
The Numbers
The Journal……………………………… 530
Writing of
Day 1…… XXXX words. To date…… XXXXX
Fiction for March…………………….…. 61200
Fiction for 2024…………………………. 225792
Fiction since October 1………………… 528848
Nonfiction for March…………………… 28170
Nonfiction for 2024……………………… 127360
2024 consumable words……………… 353152
2024 Novels to Date……………………… 6
2024 Novellas to Date…………………… 0
2024 Short Stories to Date……………… 1
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………… 88
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)…………… 9
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)…… 239
Short story collections………………… 31
Disclaimer: I am a prolific professional fiction writer. On this blog I teach Writing Into the Dark and adherence to Heinlein’s Rules. Unreasoning fear and the myths of writing will slow your progress as a writer or stop you cold. I will never teach the myths on this blog.
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