Happy days! I finished another chapter so far this week. That brings the word count up to over 111,000. I printed it out a week or so ago. Killed a ream of paper doing it, but it’s a great feeling to see a tangible result of your efforts. That’s something that our predecessors or those who still use notepads and typewriters had/have over us. As they worked/work, they could/can see […]
It appears that WordPress was having technical difficulties today. That’s okay. I was having emotional difficulties today, but that’s mostly sorted out and I’m ready to rock. More tomorrow.
A colleage at the day job asked me yesterday why we use the term “start from scratch”. I didn’t know, so I threw out some offhand suggestions. But it lingered with me, so today I did a web search. Below is from Phrases.org.uk: Start From Scratch Meaning Begin (again) from the beginning, embark on something without any preparation or advantage. Origin ‘Start from scratch’ is an expression which has altered […]
In case anyone has been wondering… I’ve been absent from here the last couple of days because 1) I’m working on a new set of scenes in the book, which takes precedence over the blog; and 2) last week kicked my butt and I’m spending every minute I can spare outside of the writing to sleep. Pitiful, I know. But it’s my reality. On a positive note, I’m getting very […]
Wisdom is where you seek it… …but you won’t find it here tonight. The week did me in. Hopefully a good night’s sleep will improve things immeasurably. Happy writing.
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