• Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing

    Day Four: Novel Challenge

    Day Four: Novel Challenge This novel challenge is shaping up to be very, very different from the one I did that is in the book How to Write a Novel in Seven Days. No surprise, I know. I got out of the house and made it to the writer’s meeting at 2 p.m. up at WMG offices. Stayed and talked until around 4:30 p.m., then went to my office to work on workshop stuff. Worked there until after 7 p.m. before heading to get groceries and cook dinner. Meeting and work 5 hours. Right after dinner around 9 p.m. I got in here, did some e-mail, and then managed 900…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  Writing in Public

    Day Three: Novel Challenge

    Day Three: Novel Challenge I started off running some errands, then got to WMG Publishing around 2 p.m. Then off to do more errands, then back to work on workshop stuff. Then at 7 p.m. after one more work-related errand, I headed home to take a nap and cook dinner. 5 hours of work. I did some e-mail after dinner and then Kris and I went out for a walk. I got back after getting my 10,000 steps around 11 p.m. and got in here writing. 1 hour plus of exercise. That late of a start won’t work past tomorrow on this. Yikes. I managed in two short sessions to…