Hey Folks, Kind of a neat post over at Dean’s place today, about domain-name hoarding. I can relate. I have domain names for all of my personas, some of my pseudonyms and some of my characters, like Wes Crowley. I have domain names for my own name, and also some for business names that I don’t want to risk losing. Go figure. Just yesterday, as an afterthought, I looked up WritingInPublic.com. Of course, it was already … Read more
Hey Folks, Wow. Already had a few writers sign up for the upcoming Writing in Public Challenge. I was pleasantly surprised. Excellent. Once I get the site put together, I’ll send out an email with log-in specifics, etc. If you’re interested, I recommend emailing me fairly soon. There’s still room if anyone else wants to jump in. Remember, how you structure your own challenge will be completely up to you. The only requirement is that you … Read more
Hey Folks, Yesterday I outlined how “writing in public” positively affected my writing. This morning, I had an exciting idea. You already know I’m preparing a website for my next Writing in Public challenge. It should be good to go before July rolls in. Those who are interested in reading stories or novels as they develop will subscribe. Then each post will be emailed to them as it’s posted. I’ve decided to open that challenge to … Read more
Hey Folks, One astute reader noticed I wrote that the files I was waiting for were mailed on June 30. So, um, that would be almost a year ago. They were mailed on May 30. In this situation, it still feels like a year ago. I corrected it. (Thanks, JGV) Topic: End of the Challenge Unfortunately, yesterday was the last day of the challenge. Another friend (Thanks, RS) mentioned privately I could write a couple of … Read more
Hey Folks, First, before I forget, awhile back the editor of a magazine in Mexico asked me to write a short story for her magazine. I did and submitted it. She loved it and asked permission to translate it. Of course, I said yes. If you’re interested, here’s the link to the story in Spanish in the magazine EstePaís: http://www.estepais.com/articulo.php?id=1057&t=ila-y-el-pinonero I’d be happy to send a copy of the English original to anyone who wants it. … Read more
Hey Folks, Not a lot to report today. Topic: Day 7 of the Challenge Well, the challenge is rolling along. I feel like I’m settling into this thing. By that I mean I’m not frantic, “worrying” about coming up with story ideas, etc. The conscious, critical mind repeatedly attacks in various ways. But once I recognize it for what it is and set it aside, I’m able to get back to writing. Today’s story went really … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, just last night I was saying I might as well stay up later and get up at a more normal time. The staying up later part isn’t that difficult, but the other is much easier said than done. That’s all right. Easing into the day today. As I write this it’s almost 9 and I’ve done nothing relative to writing. I did go to the grocery early. I like to get there when … Read more
Hey Folks, Well, through my first weekend and the challenge is still on track. And 1/6th over after today. (grin) Harder than it looks. Then again, I know what it is to dig a ditch, so…. The more I think about it, the more I think I’m going to move this Daily Journal blog back over to another website. My main website feels cluttered, and I haven’t had more than a couple of new signups for … Read more
Hey Folks, Topic: Grounding the Reader Mistakenly thinking I was asking for story ideas (a mistake I invoked by saying a few days ago I was “gathering ideas”), a friend sent me this: “Ralph pulled hard on the paddles fighting the current to pass through the water funneling between boulders. A bullet plowed into the rock directly in front of him as the blast of a high-powered rifle reached him.” When I explained I wasn’t really … Read more
Hey Folks, The challenge is going great so far. With only two days in, I’ve already touched the two extremes. First there was a story of around 3,000 words that flowed out as if anxious to get on the page. It was also a possible novel start. Then a story of over 5,000 words that happened only after a false start on another story (almost 1000 words that I didn’t count). So two days in, one … Read more