Piano man is a classic song. It works on a lot of levels, with the right hooks, it’s not over-produced, and the first time you hear it you could swear it sounds familiar. As a piece of writing, it creates
What I’m doing in 2014
My plan for 2014 includes: Writing 300,000 words of new fiction Continue my streak of over 365 days of new writing Editing over 400,000 words of fiction Publishing the Kagent trilogy Submitting short stories to some sci-fi publications Can I
Year of Writing: 2013
Did I meet my goals? The numbers are in, the auditors have confirmed them, and the stats have been crunched. I gave myself goals that seemed achievable but tough, based on my NaNoWriMo experience in 2012. Let’s go to the
Writober: a month of highs and lows
October was supposed to be a month of putting edits in the novel to be published soon. But it started with a two-week paid vacation for me courtesy of Sen. Ted Cruz and his merry band in the House. So
Furlough schedule: not quite the life of a full-time writer
As I mentioned, my day job has become kind of defunct. Since October 2nd, I’ve been working at home on my other job, which is to say, this one, writing. Rather than goof around, I set up a schedule for
Averaging 900 words a day after 7 months
I’ve been tracking my daily word count on freshly written, original fiction wordage this year. July was particularly challenging because I went on a ten-day, Pacific Northwest vacation which included many days where I was not near a computer until night, when
How to write 1,100 words a day for 90 days (part-time)
Don’t miss a day, that’s how. I can bang out 1,100 words an hour at maximum speed. On my two long bus commutes to/fro work, 1,100 is doable. Often times it’s not being able to type fast, it’s knowing what
Words every day: January and February
I began tracking how many words I write each day. Not so much to write more but to see what I normally produce. And since I haven’t missed a day, there is built-in pressure not break the chain, which means
I wrote 35,500 words in one month
This year I have been tracking how many words I write each day. Partly it’s a motivational thing in the don’t-miss-a-day theme. Partly it’s just to see how much I can write for planning purposes. In January I wrote: over
My writing plan for 2013
Hello. I hope your holiday stretch was festive, fun and safe. My writing plan for 2013 is: Self-publish the first Kagent novel. I think I have a handle on producing professionally-edited print and e-book novels for less money than what