I’m still struggling to write words, but I’ve composed a book review. I’ll polish it and submit Monday or Tuesday. Human Rights in the Global Information Society isn’t light reading, but it is enlightening. Unless you have a strong interest in maintaining something like this in your personal library, consider … Continue reading →
Writers write. How often do we forget that? Or let a day or two slip by without doing any writing-related work. I had what I’d call a bad writing year last year. I don’t intend for this year to be a bad writing year, but you wouldn’t know it from … Continue reading →
It’s a small thing, but I committed a small scene to pixels this morning for Threads & Ties. First time since October… A word here. A word there. Before you know it, there’s the whole darn novel.
Continue reading →Yeah. Writing. I haven’t said much about it lately, but I have been working through the One-Pass Revision of 30 Days to Regularity. I finished the pass this morning. Next step is the type in, which will consist largely of splitting the various parts of this “book” into separate files … Continue reading →
PBW talks about what a writer owes her readers — if anything. Steve wonders what should be included or left out of adult fiction — and asks how to tell. I’ve been working around the house, reading around the blogosphere, and wondering what on earth I might have to say … Continue reading →
The year is drawing to a close. I haven’t decided upon firm goals for 2007 yet, but, as part of the process, I believe a review of 2006’s goals and how they shaped up is appropriate. Goals are in regular text. Goal status is in italics. Personal Successfully transition to … Continue reading →
The following post may blow your boredom filters. I share it for one reason — well, two. First, and the primary reason I share it: It shows an organic process at work. It’s the grungiest and grimiest sausage factory I’ve been into in a long while, but it was surprisingly … Continue reading →
There we are. I even brought the beast to a “satisfying” close. The official count seems to have come back as 50,000, so I’m not certain what to true count is — Word says, 50,010, and I’m sticking with it.
Continue reading →There is is. 910 words to go and 2,448 knocked out tonight. I’m saving those last 910 specially for my local group tomorrow night at Panera. Thanks to everyone for your support. And, uh, nice pom poms.
Continue reading →Not bad. 2407 of “on the sly” words, and I haven’t logged any tonight yet. I think I’ll be able to get a few. (I didn’t have the Palm with me to check earlier when I posted.)
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