Yes indeed. My energy has shifted. My resolve to write and record the word count every day was born on January 1, 2018 and died the week of September 17, 2018. Not a bad run… but I was at the point where the process was exhausting me more than energizing […]
A year ago today, two cheeky characters were transplanted from an unfinished tale and set off on a mission to start a restaurant in a small town. Then there were ghosts. About 150,000 words later, with three episodes published on Amazon, I’m in the homestretch of finishing off the first […]
The first quarter of 2018 is done! Let’s tally up some achievements. I wrote every single day since January 1. Total words: 65,741 (most of it in the Hunting Midnight series) Day with most words: Saturday, Jan 28 with 2,975 Day with least words: Saturday, Feb 17, with 10 Average […]
It feels like I’ve accomplished a lot, and much less than I wanted at the same time. Even though the Daily Blog Project fizzled in late November (after a streak of over 100 days!), it is amazing to have them all, even if the only reader is myself. They highlight […]
In August, over 31 days, I wrote new 22,240 words. I also: wrote three critiques, participated in three online writing communities, edited a lot of my own stuff, commissioned cover art, sent work out to beta readers, set up Mailchimp for eventual email lists, wrote 31 blog posts, and began […]
I’m going to try to write a journal entry about becoming a self-published writer: every day for a year. My starting stats aren’t zero when it comes to writing, but close enough to zero when it comes to making money with it. In the past year and a half, I’ve […]
