Nonwriting Day

The Journal, Sunday, 3/19

Hey Folks, Probably this will be another non-writing day. We’ll see. Yep, nonwriting day. Topic: Dean’s Lectures Okay, first, you can see all of Dean’s lectures (with complete descriptions) at http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/lecture-series/. On the surface, lectures are more attractive because they cost less. Of course, you get a great deal more bang for your buck (in most cases) from the online workshops. So bearing that in mind, here are the lectures I recommend. If I don’t list … Read more

The Journal, Saturday, 3/18

Hey Folks, My youngest son came in last night about 6 p.m. to stay for a few days. Writing takes a back seat. I’ll get to it when I do. * * * Well, I’m putting off the Dean’s Lectures topic for one more day. I’ll post it here tomorrow. For today, a continuation of yesterday’s topic, in which I did a comparison of the three major distributors of ebooks. In that one, mostly I was … Read more

The Journal, Friday, 3/17

Hey Folks, This morning, after spending about ten minutes with email and Facebook, I dived right into Smashwords. Time for some admin work and hard choices. That led to the topic below. I’ll be back tomorrow with another set of recommendations re DWS’ lectures (as opposed to his workshops). Topic: Why I’m No Longer Using Smashwords for My Novels and Short Stories This is kind of a personal author earnings report. I’ll still use Smashwords for … Read more

The Journal, Wednesday, 3/15

Hey Folks, Get a free ebook containing five mystery stories from Dean Wesley Smith at http://dl.bookfunnel.com/316tz5t3km. Then go to his website and sign up for his newsletter (right sidebar). It’s supposed to be a freebie for signing up. (grin) But I doubt he’d mind me sharing this link. Well, I’d like to start a new novel today. We’ll see. I’ll ease my way into it, though. Partly because at the moment I have no clue what … Read more

The Journal, Saturday, 3/4

Hey Folks, Wow. I almost forgot to even post a Journal entry today. When I know I’m going to be busy later in the day, I usually post early rather than late. So hardly anything here today. I did some reading. I’m enjoying this reading down-time a great deal, but I’ll be back up and running soon. If I’m not writing fiction by tomorrow, I will be by Monday. My back taught me a new lesson … Read more

The Journal, Friday, 3/3

Hey Folks, Getting a slow start on March, but that’s all right. I’m enjoying my reading. Today I have a full day. If a story idea hits and the mood to write strikes, I’ll start something. If not, I’ll continue reading. Tomorrow (Saturday) will almost certainly be a reading day. I’d like to attend the self-publishing expo in Tucson, but other non-writing things take priority. My grandson goes to work at 10 tomorrow and works until … Read more

The Journal, Thursday, 3/2

Hey Folks, I almost started this with “Not much here today,” but I happened on a topic so…. Still reading today. No writing, though I was kind of jonesing to write earlier this morning. That’s okay. The feeling will just be stronger tomorrow. I spent most of the day reading several of the Nick Carter crime/detective/mystery pulp novels of Frederic van Rensselaer Dey. It’s obvious the guy was paid by the word (hence, a lot of … Read more

The Journal, Wednesday, 3/1

Hey Folks, Well, I promised myself yesterday I was going to take the day off to read some pulp fiction today. So that’s what I’m going to do. I’m even posting this way early so I’m not tempted. (grin) I have several PF novels in the genre that most interests me and a few in my second choice. So today will be a day filled with reading. I don’t read all the time, at least not … Read more

The Journal, Monday, 2/27

Hey Folks, More than likely this will be a nonwriting day. Trying to stay true to my word and just stay away from the novel today. It isn’t as easy as it sounds. But I think I can do it. It’s really weird though, taking a day to just do nothing. I’ve been spending some quality time with my Toyota 4-Runner (finally located a back window glass), chasing down an errant package online, etc. Anyway, I … Read more

The Journal, Sunday, 2/5

Hey Folks, I received my first reader’s notes on The Claim this morning. This time, too, I asked him to read it at least twice, once for pleasure and once critically, not only for typos etc. but for content. I just had a feeling about this one. He did his job in the same excellent fashion as always, pointing out typos and so on. I agreed with most of those and repaired them within a few … Read more