Today went well. 1,618 words for the day (which was a nice chunk over my objective)… and 35,505 for the book, so well past the first third… But much better than that, they went funnily, and passionately, and a bunch of pieces from the first two books and bits of this one came together in… Continue reading A meal, a band, and a song about a guy who rescued a girl long ago and far away…
Category: The Ohio Novels
Alien technology… blinks. Fun writing day, 1250 words.
You’re writing along, and the story is going just the way you planned, and then out of nowhere (in your plans) guys appear in your main character’s basement with spiffy, shiny gadgets with buttons and sliders and knobs… And the gadgets have their own legs, so that they can walk around, and eyes… and the… Continue reading Alien technology… blinks. Fun writing day, 1250 words.
My MC’s world is about to get stranger… and that’s saying a lot. 1433 words today, 32,637 words total, and a meaty scene
I’ve been up and writing since well before seven AM, and today I left myself in a great position to pick up tomorrow right where I left off. Today’s piece of the story unfolded nicely for me, the coming danger and adventure are closing in, and my MC is finally going to meet someone who’s… Continue reading My MC’s world is about to get stranger… and that’s saying a lot. 1433 words today, 32,637 words total, and a meaty scene
A fine and fruitful Monday: 1400 words, 31,204 total on Book 3, and the “neighbors”…
An already weird world took a turn for the weirder this morning as my MC went for a dangerous run, and carried cookies over to the neighbors’ house as a pretense to being invited in. I love those days when you go over the word count in flying time, and those days when the work… Continue reading A fine and fruitful Monday: 1400 words, 31,204 total on Book 3, and the “neighbors”…
Almost to 30,000 words (one third), and got a scene I love
While my day has been a bit rocky overall, I came out of my work on Ohio Novel #3 with my character making a tough decision that is going to have major repercussions — mostly good, but some bad — and I got a couple dollops of funny stuff into the story. Word count… Continue reading Almost to 30,000 words (one third), and got a scene I love
Day’s chaos not as disruptive as I had feared — 888 words, and a new kind of evil monster
I didn’t get the full three hours — I still have a stack of stuff I have to get done. But I did get one good scene, a decent chunk of words, and a new creature to throw at my good guys that makes my skin crawl. Keeping this short, because I’d love to finish… Continue reading Day’s chaos not as disruptive as I had feared — 888 words, and a new kind of evil monster
Snow… FFS! But 1259 words that I love, and 27,647 words total… and your picture of the building map I drew yesterday.
It snowed at around three in the morning, and it’s sputtering again now. Fortunately, while the snow has been sticking, the temperature has never dropped below freezing, so we shouldn’t lose blooming flowers, or tender crops, or my spectacular personal back-yard display of dandelions and violets. (And absolutely no sarcasm here — dandelions and wild… Continue reading Snow… FFS! But 1259 words that I love, and 27,647 words total… and your picture of the building map I drew yesterday.
Restarting Fiction Progress Updates
To say that I’ve been absolutely shitty about keeping up with the blog would be too kind by half. I’ve been in Ohio now for a year and three months, more or less, and have written six posts since getting here. One of them was about my fiction progress. There have been some things that… Continue reading Restarting Fiction Progress Updates
