Every Day Fiction published my story “Shadows Grieving“.
Breath & Shadow published my nonfiction article “Walking with Cerebral Palsy“.
To read the entire Winter 2023 issue of Breath & Shadow, go here.
Just finished another novella. 22,132 words and 100 pages. Very rough draft. Going to be a big cleanup job when I get to that, and probably going to completely rewrite a bunch of scenes. I feel like I’ve been working on this one forever and I’m tired of it.
There are a couple of anthology openings that I want to get something written for. The deadlines are fast approaching, so I’m going to hop to it.
Production is going well today. Listening to music while I work. Windows are open and the wind comes through them.
I plan to stop production at 7 to watch the game. But my dad and I might end up going to Menards instead. I still need to get the trim to finish the tile job I did last year. I also need to replace some blinds in my living room.
I’m considering getting curtains for all the living room windows, Blinds break every couple years. I think curtains would last longer. But I haven’t made up my mind yet. Probably just going to replace the broken blinds for now.
I used to not have much interest in writing nonfiction. The article Breath & Shadow bought back in March was only my second nonfiction sale ever. But since that second sale, I’ve found myself inspired to write more nonfiction articles, and right now I’m working on an article that I’ll try selling to a hotrod magazine.
I’m calling it in earlier today. I’m trying to start getting up early in the morning, instead of being up all night. Haven’t been having much luck with that, but I’m trying.
Novel 6
Words Added: 460
Total Wordcount: 99,707
Total Pagecount: 491
Story 45
Words Added: 448
Total Wordcount: 2,261
Total Pagecount: 11
I did get a few pages into each project yesterday, but I didn’t log it. So, this is covering yesterday’s and today’s writing.
Novel 6
Words Added: 798
Total Wordcount: 99,247
Total Pagecount: 489
Story 45
Words Added: 733
Total Wordcount: 1,813
Total Pagecount: 9
I was up till 7:45 AM last night. The new story is a ghost story and I guess it’s coming out well, because it’s creeping me out as I write it.
I’ve been stopping production to watch the Tigers, and then get back to work as soon as the game is over. My desired minimum is still five pages into the novel and five pages into the story, and there’s a number of other things on the task list that I want done each day before I call it a night.
Depending on how focused I am on a given day, it can indeed take me into the late morning hours. Last night, I was so fucking tired when I completed that last page, I immediately shut my computer down and went straight to bed.
The Tigers and Yankees are on now. It’s still Spring Training. The Tigers’ regular season starts April 8.
Novel 6
Words Added: 953
Total Wordcount: 98,449
Total Pagecount: 485
Story 45
Words Added: 1,080
Total Wordcount: 1,080
Total Pagecount: 6
Just wrapping up for the day, at 5:50 AM.
Novel 6
Words Added: 947
Total Wordcount: 97,496
Total Pagecount: 480
Story 44 – Finished
Words Added: 948
Total Wordcount: 1,946
Total Pagecount: 10