word count – Jonathon Mast: Author

It’s Done

At the end 2020, I set a goal to write two novels in 2021. As of yesterday, I’m halfway there. Now, to be clear, I finished the rough draft. That means I have at least one revision before getting it to my developmental editor/ wife, and then at least one revision after that based onContinue reading “It’s Done”

A Writer Without Words

Between vertigo and breaking a molar in half, I’ve hit a few roadblocks in working on yon novel. It’s interesting, though, when pain helps and when it hinders. See, I suffer from depression. It paralyzes me when it hits. I can’t get out of bed. I can’t deal with people. Any kind of social interactionContinue reading “A Writer Without Words”

Going on a Sprint

Sometimes you just need more words. About five nights a week I’m able to set aside about an hour to write on average. And an hour of concentrated writing often nets me between 1000 and 1500 words. That’s not a terrible number of words, really. But if I’m really trying to write, if I’m tryingContinue reading “Going on a Sprint”

MOAR WRITING!

When I was in grade school, I wanted to be a writer. That desire has never left me. And I’ve succeeded. I’m a writer! What makes a person a writer? Writers write. That’s it. If I’m writing, I’ve succeeded as far as becoming a writer. Now, becoming a full-time writer, where my writing supports meContinue reading “MOAR WRITING!”