The Journal, Friday, 12/4

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

The Journal, Wednesday, 12/3

Hi Folks, Well, again, overnight I had a thought regarding the publishing website. So another early morning of poking about . But only during my waking up period, so some good done and no harm. Still a little more to do on this latest innovation but time to write now. The Day Got up late right at 4 this morning. Again it was too cold to let the babies out. But I did. I left the … Read more

The Journal, Tuesday, 12/2

Hi Folks, Hey, if you want to see some excellent but very emotional writing, visit Sarandipity Travels. Sara is a beloved friend who is walking a difficult path. She is one of the best photographers I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing, and she is an absolutely excellent writer. The Day Again I rolled out right at 3 this morning. Again it was too cold (27, now down to 24) to let the babies out. They … Read more

The Journal, Monday, 12/1

Hi Folks, Well, first day of the month. I was hoping for a really good day to start the month. It was good enough I guess, but various minor problems and one “incident” sucked up a lot of my time today. Well, and a little other writing. The novel is still going great, very smoothly moving from scene to scene. That makes it even more annoying when I can’t give it the time I want to … Read more

The Journal, Monday, 11/30

Hi Folks, Last day of the month. I’m hoping for a really good day to close this one out and give me some momentum going into the last month of the year. But it’ll be what it’ll be, and I’m not overly worried about it. The novel’s moving along smoothly and that’s all that matters. I’m also going to work walking back into my schedule. I always get lax when the weather turns colder, and I … Read more

The Journal, Sunday, 11/29

Hi Folks, Well, four good days in a row thus far. Before today. Missed my daily goal of 4,000 words per day on all four days, so not excellent, but good. With over 3,000 words per day on those days, that’s failing to success. Maybe I’ll tip 4,000 today. I’ve found that several times in the (now) five days I’ve been writing this novel I’ve had to remind myself that it isn’t important. It can be … Read more

The Journal, Saturday, 11/28

Hi Folks, Not really much going on today, as you’ll see below. I almost let my head back into this one for a little while. You know the drill. Feeling like I needed to “figure out” something or other. Ugh. Anyway, it turned out it was two of my characters (from different parts/times in the story) vying for my attention. (More on this below.) Once I remembered there was nothing for me to “figure out,” that … Read more

The Journal, Friday, 11/27

Hi Folks, Okay, so for various reasons I didn’t get to the novel until almost 10 this morning. Ugh. Still, I don’t usually hit the sack until around 7 or 8, so I should be able to carve 4 or 5 hours of writing time out of that 9 or 10 remaining hours. (grin) The Day Rolled out right at 3. Reading DWS’ blog and the comments. Pretty good topics for the past several days, but … Read more

The Journal, Thursday (Thanksgiving), 11/26

Hi Folks, Thanksgiving. Who knew? Still, a pretty standard day around here except for football and great cooking smells emanating through the house as I write. For the second day in a row after I set a new daily goal of 4,000 words, I’m gonna miss it. This one, though, I’ll kind’a forgive myself. Very difficult to concentrate on anything while part of my brain is thinking of the feast to come later. The Day Rolled … Read more

The Journal, Wednesday, 11/25

Well, I’m back. Finally. And I won’t leave again unless it’s feet first. I promise. Listen, if you’d rather not receive this, please don’t just unsubscribe. Please email me at HarveyStanbrough@gmail.com and I’ll remove your name from this list myself. It makes a difference over at MailChimp. Thanks. When I wrote here last, I was writing fiction pretty much every day, in addition to writing this (daily) blog as well as my main Pro Writers blog, … Read more