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Friday was a good day, despite a late start. I got two chapters done for 5,052 words and I am pleased with them. I did some quick outlining of the next seven chapters or so, to make sure they fit together and I’m liking how that sequence will run. By Monday it should be done, […]

Thursdays in November have been a disaster for writing, but today I got 40% more words down than I did last Thursday. Granted, this means I did 2,550 words, which is about half of what I wanted, but I did get to the studio and we recorded a bunch of shows. We also figured out […]

Wednesday worked out pretty well given that when I woke up I didn’t have a clue as to what I needed to do chapter-wise today. I’d lost track of the rotation, so I had to shift my thinking and start in with a character I really didn’t have anything I needed to write about at […]

It might seem, given that title, that I spent the day building characters. Nope. I wish I had. It would have gotten me a bit further on the book. As it was, I really got no where. I mentioned yesterday that I had a second set of meetings today for the Game Manufacturers Association. The […]

UGH. Today was one of those days. Tuscon was fun on Sunday and I stayed a bit later than I expected, talking to friends. On the drive back up to Phoenix I got to listen to a Sun’s game (exciting 1 point win in the last 35 seconds) and stopped at a huge wine/beer/liquor store […]

Over on Facebook, Carol Mchugh asked me to explain my reference to analyzing writing. She notes, quite correctly, that teaching folks to do analysis is not an easy thing. It’s also vital if you’re going to be able to turn out consistently good work. The reason I analyze what I do and what other writers […]

The convention was a lot of fun today. Very good panels, talking about publishing and writing. I always find it very interesting to listen to other writers talk about the craft. We all have our different approaches, but there are fundamental similarities to what we do: We write. We finish what we write. We do […]