In today’s Journal
* Very Short, Cozy Post
* Happy Birthday
* Of Interest
Very Short, Cozy Post
We’re making a trip to Sierra Vista a little later this morning. This post is short so I can get to the novel more quickly.
Today’s “Of Interest” is all about (well, mostly about) cozy mysteries. But don’t let that put you off if you aren’t a writer of cozy mysteries. Almost any discussion of a particular genre includes gems and tidbits that apply, if not across the board of fiction, at least to other genres.
Also, more than one fiction writer has expanded his or her storytelling range into other genres after reading about them. Many more writers have included in their work techniques found in other genres once they’ve become aware of those techniques.
Finally, there’s at least one more post on cozies at https://thepassivevoice.com.
Happy 247th birthday to the United States Marine Corps. Sometime today I’ll have a bit of cake.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “5 Unbreakable Rules Of Cozy Mysteries (And How To Bend Them)” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/5-unbreakable-rules-of-cozy-mysteries-and-how-to-bend-them/.
See “What Makes a Cozy Just That?” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/what-makes-a-cozy-just-that/.
See “How Cosy Can You Get?” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/how-cosy-can-you-get/.
See “5 interesting facts about the Marine Corps birthday” at https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/5-interesting-facts-about-the-marine-corps-birthday/.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 190 words
Writing of The Stirchians (novel, tentative title)
Day 11… 2337 words. Total words to date…… 30836
Day 12… 2115 words. Total words to date…… 32951
Day 13… 2242 words. Total words to date…… 35193
Day 14… 1325 words. Total words to date…… 36518
Day 15… 1006 words. Total words to date…… 37524
Day 16… 2532 words. Total words to date…… 40056
Day 17… 2759 words. Total words to date…… 42815
Day 18… 1740 words. Total words to date…… 44555
Total fiction words for November……… 11604
Total fiction words for the year………… 173129
Total nonfiction words for November… 6540
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 182170
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 355299
Calendar Year 2022 Novels to Date…………………… 2
Calendar Year 2022 Novellas to Date……………… 0
Calendar Year 2022 Short Stories to Date… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 68
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 217
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
Disclaimer: Because It Makes Sense, I preach trusting your characters to tell the story that they, not you, are living. Duh. This practice greatly increases your productivity and provides a rapid ascension along the learning curve of Craft because you get a great deal more practice at actually writing. This is not opinion. It is all numbers and facts.