Monthly Archives: September 2024

I wrote another 2,868 words, before going to bed, at somewhere around 2:22 am, for a daily total of 6,453 words (within a single, waking, cycle). It was my best writing day in months. But, it required, a lot. Though, … Continue reading →

Eight minutes to midnight, another 800 words, after a bit of a break. How many words today? 3,585. It is a good number. It feels good to have written this. I want to write some more, finish another scene, but, … Continue reading →

This sits at 2700 words for today, The chapter, “The Coffin”, is an example of a poem that seems to fit, it is the interlude between seeing the Draugr (not so named in the story at this point, but it … Continue reading →

No video game, but a moment forthcoming. A nice hike, this morning, to much sun for my wife. Grueling, but good memories afterward, at a table covered with Korean BBQ, side dishes and Bee Bo Bim Bop (Sp?). then, she … Continue reading →

The writing below occurred after a nice bit of Journaling, which happened right after my last post. It was preceded by a few hundred words to cap off the previous chapter. I put it here to show something just below … Continue reading →

To do list: Then for the actual writing “To – do” Something a friend of mine said to me, awhile back “So glad you’ve gotten away from those self imposed daily, word counts. So toxic.” Well, they aren’t really. And, … Continue reading →

What is it? A question again, of where these stories come from, and, how they come. I have wanted, for months, to return to the Mammoth Hunters. Have seen the images, have walked in that village, have talked with the … Continue reading →

I am to sit down and write, now. A man I like to listen to, though I have not yet read (or listened to), any of his works, Brandon Sanderson, once spoke in a lecture about doing some of his … Continue reading →

I made a breakthrough without realizing it, until just now. I am still learning how all this works, and, at the moment, I’m trying to process what it means for the storyline. Unknowingly, I put my character at a crossroad, … Continue reading →

I have written three chapters today, so far, though, one of them is very small. Very short, and yet, it impacts the story very, very, deeply. None of these chapters went in the direction I anticipated, and yet, they are … Continue reading →