I’m calling “Uncle!” on Day 3. Better today than yesterday, I clicked out 1473 new words today. Got the kids set up in the dorm, and they’ve discovered those squeaky clean, fun new roommates are not quite what they thought they’d be, but they have found a way to carve … Continue reading →
That’s a grand total of 722 words for today. Not one of my more productive writing days. I did get one-third of the tests marked. I still have some reading to do before I can really go to bed. I hope it won’t take too long. Maybe tomorrow will be … Continue reading →
Right on track. Nikki and Jeff just graduated from high school. Everything is going great. Ah, the innocence of youth. Everything should still be good through tomorrow. Then things will probably be getting ugly. Scenes are turning out to be about half as long as I planned. That means, if … Continue reading →
It’s late, but I wanted to get some kind of start before heading off to bed. I finished the initial read-through on my exams sometime after midnight and jotted the beginning of the opening scene for NaNo. Now I need to get some sleep. At least I’ve started.
Continue reading →I converted my 8 page synopsis for Threads and Ties into a rudimentary outline. For the first time, I’ve delineated chapters in a book before writing it. I was pleasantly surprised how well that seemed to fall into place. For starters, the book has 14 chapters and 50 scenes. I … Continue reading →
For a rational, professional view on the The NBA Dress Code, please read Mark Cuban’s comments on the dress code itself and on blog readers’ comments on the dress code. Mark Cuban is the no-so-politically correct Dallas Mavericks owner. He blogs regularly about a variety of subjects, and I find … Continue reading →
I found what may be a better way to track my completed reading. I’ve created a page for it. Eventually, I may create sub-pages for prior years, but for now, to see what I’ve read this year, click on the reading list link under pages. Tracking it in Links was … Continue reading →
The Spurs just completed their pre-season schedule with a record of 2-7. From my disadvantaged point of only being able to see scores and read other writers’ views, I’m not able to carry on an educated discussion. I will base my observations on a general impression that Coach Popovich doesn’t … Continue reading →
Today did not begin well. My watch alarm sounded at 0530 as it does every day. I shut it off. As I do every day. At 0615 I peered at the clock thinking, I need to get up. I don’t do this every day. I’m late, I should be heading … Continue reading →
Lee Goldberg writes about Lewis Perdue‘s new book, The Perfect Killer, and the reader extras he includes–a page-specific online index. I don’t know about you, but I do stuff like this as I’m writing the book anyway. I know Holly Lisle makes a lot of extras available on her site. … Continue reading →