Category: Big Courses
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Finished Lesson 8 of the new (name withheld) Fiction Writing Course
Got over 2000 words today. I am pushing hard on this class, and looking forward to: A) Finishing all the lessons… and B) Putting the class on sale I needed to get some distance from the Ohio novels, so I can read back through the books I already have, and take a look at a…
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Lesson 7 on the new writing course done
So I now have seven full Big Course lessons and worksheets built. And my course tester is working through them as I finish each one. I’m not giving any hints on what this course is or when it’s going to be available until I have the whole thing built. I will note, however, that I’m…
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YESTERDAY’s work… finished Lesson 5 of the new Big Writing Course…
Got my fiction first TODAY — had to toss a bit of the most recent scene, came in with new words, and even came out a bit ahead. Came out with a net gain of 148 words. Not what I’d hoped for, but I’m glad to be getting fiction. And the RETHINK part of the…
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Finished Writing Lesson 4 of the new Big Course. 2168 words today
2168 words… and I just realized that I haven’t even stood up since about 6:30 AM, when I got out of the shower and got started. I still have to put together the worksheet tomorrow. But it was a very good day. I love the way lesson four came together.
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Secret Big Class for writers: Lesson 2 and Worksheet 2 are now done.
I’m starting on Secret Big Class (SBC) Lesson THREE now. When I finish Lesson Six (at the earliest), I’m going to invite writers to sign up for the SPLINTERS version. Folks who have taken early versions of my other Big Courses will be familiar with splinters versions. They’re not raw first draft, but they are…
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Secret Big Class: Day 2
Today’s objective was 1000 words on Ohio 4, and both starting and finishing Secret Writing Class Worksheet #1. It always amazes me how much harder it is to build a worksheet than to write the actual lesson it supports. It also amazes me that I forget this fact. I decided to do the worksheet before…
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The Secret Big Course For Writers and DAY ONE: 4769 words
Yeah, I went big today. BIG IN A LOT OF WAYS. Have spent the last few weeks after getting my fiction words secretly outlining this Fiction-Writing Big Course, and building out my lesson blanks for the class. Today I wrote Secret Writing Class Lesson One, and got all the words for it (at least in…
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Tueday: 1080, and a nice bit of twisting things
I’m pleased with today’s words. I got to go deeper on one important series character, and I managed to frustrate my MC with this guy at the same time that I got to know him better. Always fun. Going to work for a while now on the OTHER PROJECT, which is nonfiction, and which shall…
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To quote Meatloaf, “Some days it don’t come easy…”
It is a Monday. I’m trying to be objective by keeping that in mind. Mondays can be a bit tricky sometimes, and this was one of those. So… I got words… They fit, they moved the story forward, they let me build out the obstacle my characters are facing, and I genuinely like what I…
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A truly solid writing day today…
I am grateful for days like this one, when there’s a cool breeze blowing in the back window while I write, where I can heard birds singing and the leaves of maples and oaks rustling. Days like this feed the fiction, because the fictionalized town is a magical version of this town, and the sounds…