Yeah…today wasn’t that great. I revised through about 2k words in Desert Stars, but none of it was new material, and I only worked on it for maybe 3 cumulative hours. I’m working full time now, but even so, I can do better than this. My self-imposed deadline for Desert Stars is July 9th. That… Continue reading I need a productivity boost
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New title and writing update
Just a quick update before I go to bed. After much deliberation, I decided to go with Desert Stars as a title. Thanks, Megan, for suggesting it. It’s a little short, and doesn’t exactly wow me, but I’ll try it out and see if I grow into it. The most important thing anyway is what… Continue reading New title and writing update
Spinning out
Just a quick post before I go to bed…and I really should, because it’s freaking late. I feel like I’ve been getting more and more busy, yet less and less productive. It’s @%$! frustrating. In the last two weeks, I’ve had numerous job applications and interviews (though not as many interviews as I’d like), tons… Continue reading Spinning out
Momentum slowly building
I wrote about 2.2k words today in ITND–not a bad amount, but I feel as if it could have been much more. I think I spent more time thinking about the novel than I did actually writing it, which is either 1) a sign that I’m procrastinating too much, or 2) a sign that I’m… Continue reading Momentum slowly building
Writing update, getting ready for LTUE, & Katniss must DIE
So I’m back at work at WAFH, making slow but steady progress. At this point, I’m throwing out about half of what’s on the page and redrafting stuff to fill in the gaps, but that’s only going to increase. It’s not particularly hard, but it does take a lot out of me. I’m finding that… Continue reading Writing update, getting ready for LTUE, & Katniss must DIE
Paradigm shifts and finding balance
Yesterday, I was going to write a post about how pathetic this past week was: I only wrote about 1.5k per day (while unemployed), and spent most of my time on the internet reading blogs. However, after reading some more of Dean Wesley Smith’s blog series, Kililng the Sacred Cows of Publishing, I have to… Continue reading Paradigm shifts and finding balance
Deceptively productive day and other updates
Man, I revised through about 4k words today…and wrote a 1.5k outline for Edenfall to boot. Not bad, considering how much time I spent putzing around reading publishing blogs and job hunting on craigslist. Things are going well with WAFH; after a slight dropoff at the end of last week, I’m rebuilding momentum rather quickly. … Continue reading Deceptively productive day and other updates
Looking for alpha readers and planning the next project
Worlds Away from Home 2.1 is going along well. I had a hard time switching from Bringing Stella Home back to this other project, but I’ve got some good momentum going and assuming no major interruptions, should be able to do about 3k words a day for the rest of the week. Then again, if… Continue reading Looking for alpha readers and planning the next project
Encouraging realizations
So today I realized something about my writing process that encouraged me quite a bit. With every project so far that I’ve finished, revised, and polished (or will soon be polishing), I went through a depressing period where the draft absolutely sucked and I questioned whether I was just wasting my time with the whole… Continue reading Encouraging realizations
Out of it
Man, I feel like I’ve been so out of it recently. I’ve been getting up around 9 am or 10 am every day, going to bed every night around 2 am or 3 am, and running around so much that I hardly seem to have time to write. Life is good, and between plasma and… Continue reading Out of it