Hi Folks, Today is the first day of me going back to writing earlier instead of allowing my quiet time to be taken up with other nonsense. I’m allowing myself a half-hour to an hour and a half administrative time. During that time I’ll check and respond to emails, update my Fiction spreadsheet and tend to other administrative matters. I’ll also take care of the kitten and come here to begin the Journal entry for the … Read more
Hi Folks, This was mostly a non-writing day. I wasn’t really planning it to be a day off, but that’s how it turned out. So about 2:30 p.m., I called it. Suffice it to say I really need to start getting two to three hours of writing done while the world is quiet in the early morning hours. Then no matter what happens the rest of the day, at least I got something done. The Day … Read more
Hi Folks, Still under the weather a bit today but definitely on the mend. It feels good knowing by this time tomorrow I ought’a be back to my normal level of unhealthinessicity. (grin) The Day Rolled out a little before 3 this morning. Sometime overnight my subconscious set up an alarm reminding me to get the “boxed set” of the Wes Crowley novels out for that one guy who might want it for Christmas. (grin) So … Read more
Hi Folks, Right up front, let me say if you have a browser you like, one that works for you, then you might want to just skip this post. I’m not putting this up here as a source of argument, but only to help those who might have found themselves in the same situation. There are a lot of browsers out there that are NOT Internet Explorer (or the upcoming Edge) or Google Chrome or Firefox … Read more
Hi Folks, Okay, I had a bit of a rough night last night, but the lag isn’t too bad. So my goal for today is to write two separate short stories. If I can do that, I should shoot straight past my daily publishable-words writing goal. This is my way of jumpstarting myself back into writing after finishing the novel. Helps me avoid the post-writeum depression. I’ve mentioned before that I don’t celebrate finishing a novel. … Read more
Hi Folks, I’m kind’a hoping today will be the last day on this novel. We’ll see. If it isn’t today, it will be tomorrow. You know, barring fire, flood, etc. Unless I’m able to get my laptop out. For one thing, I’d like very much to have it out in time for Christmas shoppers. I also hope to have a boxed set out by then, and at least one of my distributors (D2D) wants items turned … Read more
Hi Folks, Feeling a lot better today. Hit the sack early last night. Fired up to continue my journey through The Scent of Acacias. The Day Rolled out right at 1:30, very early. Spent a couple hours relaxing my way into the day. Sipping coffee (18 ounce mug) and messing around on the computer. I spent about a half-hour putting new words in the novel but my subconscious kept nagging me. Finally I stopped, opened the … Read more
Hi Folks, As you can tell by the date, this post is not part of the regular rotation of posts on writing (and writing-related matters) that come out on the 1st, 11th, and 21st of each month. But it will be important to at least some of you. 1. I’m posting to my Daily Journal again. As the name implies, that Journal comes out pretty much every day. Mostly it is a diary. In it, I … Read more
Hi Folks, I seriously considered taking a day off writing today. I was going to do some reading instead. But my fingers and my mind keep leaning toward my writing computer, so writing it is. Last night I skimmed the 30 pages of introductory material in Working Days, which I’ve now learned is actually the book inside which Steinbeck’s daily journal is allegedly secreted. I hope to find the journal itself sometime later today during a … Read more
Hi Folks, Received a comment via email yesterday. Just in case I confused anyone else, I wanted to share it. Here’s the essence of the question followed by my response. I’ve added a little to the response, but the writer will see it here. If you have a comment, whenever possible please post it in the Comments section below. Q: Harvey, Are you saying that sometimes the subconscious (writing into the dark) misleads us? A: Not … Read more