I lost days of time to various appointments this week. None of them were bad. No emergencies. Just things came up that stole entire days from what I could normally accomplish. I knew going into the week that it would happen. The days had been on my agenda for a while. Some of them wereContinue reading “Even When Busy…”
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Fuzzy-Brained Writing
Saw the doctor yesterday. Told him I’d been foggy for a good week. He checked my blood pressure, and… the meds are doing too well. I’ve got low blood pressure now! So, why am I mentioning that here on a writing blog? Look, you can’t write when you can’t think. Well, I suppose some peopleContinue reading “Fuzzy-Brained Writing”
The Lost Chisel
My eye is twitching. My laptop broke. Shattered. All that remained of it was a dark outline on my desk. Okay, it wasn’t that bad. The hinge broke, making the entire thing pretty much useless. I took it into the shop. They said two weeks to get the part in. No problem; I was goingContinue reading “The Lost Chisel”
Muscles Atrophy
Do you want to write faster? Write more. Writing is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger you’ll be. You’ll be able to write faster for longer. You know the problem with muscles, though? They atrophy, too. I mentioned a few weeks back that my daughter slaughtered a series I’d already outlined. That’sContinue reading “Muscles Atrophy”
Scrapping a Whole Book Series
This time it’s my daughter’s fault. I had the whole six-book series mapped out. It needed work, but the bones were solid. No problem. I had the full concept, ready to go. And then my older daughter wanted to go to the mall to look for ideas for cosplay. No problem. I took her. AndContinue reading “Scrapping a Whole Book Series”
Jonathon Mast: Author 