Writer, Dabbler In Things
Oh, hi. I didn’t see you there. What am I up to, you ask? Nothing much, really. Still trying to get settled into the temporary apartment, still supporting and buying for/prepping meals for my wife and daughter as they’re still in full-time class mode for another month… oh, yeah, and breaking the 100,000 word count … Read more
For all the nail-biting and concern about the idea of how I’d ever possibly get to 80,000 words in my first solid crack at writing a novel–what with all the celebrating reaching the half-way point, and the wondering if I should just throw in the towel on it, etc.–I passed that mark while working on … Read more
I continue to work on my novel when time allows, my own dumb distractions can get effectively put aside (I’m a writer, so will put my ability to procrastinate up against anyone else’s), and I’m not working so late into the night that I’m literally falling asleep as I type. Yes, that’s happened. And it’s … Read more
I’m continuing to toil away at what will be my first novel, but have once again run into the “What exactly am I doing here?” stage. Meaning, in this particular version of the question, what the book will end up being. And more pressing right now, what it even is at the moment. Here’s the … Read more
I realized ages ago that I come up with the bulk of my creative ideas while working on other material. Not as much sitting and staring out the window (though that happens) and not as much while reading or seeing or hearing something (though that happens more), but far and away, the bulk of my … Read more
I’m happy to announce that on my current, most dedicated attempt to write a novel, I’ve now passed the half-way point of what is seemingly considered a safe word count for new authors. There’s still plenty to do yet, of course. This is an adventure/action/horror (/sci-fi?) tale and the protagonist hasn’t even gotten to the … Read more
Yesterday I broke the 31,000 word mark on my novel WIP. It’s not a ton, of course. It’s not even at the half-way point of the 80,000 words that conventional wisdom says is the “safe” range for an unestablished writer’s first novel. But as I recently mentioned, I’m into new territory with how long this … Read more
I wrote just over 2500 words today. And that’s as of this writing, so there’s a chance (albeit slim) that I’ll be adding more, depending on how the rest of the afternoon and evening play out with the family. But hey, a new high. I’ll take that any day of the week. For the last … Read more
… by which I mean that progress is a good thing as well as that I’m making good progress. In this particular case, on the planned novel. I had another 2000+ word day, perhaps even a new personal high at around 2200 words, which felt both unexpected and pretty good, given the usual slow down … Read more
I’m not a big believer in capital-s Signs. By which I’m not speaking of Shyamalan’s okay 2002 offering, but rather signs from, if you will, the… well… universe. We all know those people. The ones who feel as though one thing or another was clearly trying to tell them something. “The baby threw up on … Read more