What\’s Patreon? It\’s a service designed to help people patronize artists, writers, and musicians that they like. For a small fee (the user gets to decide how much they want to spend), the patron gets certain benefits or rewards back, and the artists get a steady income from people who enjoy their work. Why Patreon? …
As predicted, I did NOT hit my 6k target for today, making today the first day I didn\’t reach the goal for words. But that\’s OK – I had a 2400 word cushion already built up, which allowed me to take this afternoon and evening and spend a bunch of time seeing friends I hadn\’t …
21-Day Writing Challenge: Day 9 – Finding Balance Read More »
Ten days into NaNoWriMo, and the darned episode is still not done. I think this one is going to be great. The next – well. I\’ve already got some pretty cool plans for the next couple of episodes. Yes, cliffhangers. Yes, fun times. Or not so fun, for the protagonists, but… That\’s how these stories …
Kickstarter! I\’m officially launching my first Kickstarter on April 27th. It will run for 30 days, and if it\’s funded, it\’ll kick off a fiction writing adventure for me and every reader who\’s signed on with the project! Ride Along Writing Amtrak offered writers a free ride back in March – a \”Writer\’s Residence\”, a …
All three of our kids have their own laptops. Not great or fancy laptops, mind; but they have something they can work and play on. I think it\’s important for them to become computer literate at a young age, so we\’ve prioritized their having regular access. One of the girls uses my old laptop as …
Another work day. One more of those before the weekend, where hopefully I can get a little ahead on word-count. If you\’ve been reading this for a bit, you\’re probably familiar with my schedule already. Up at 6am. At work by 7am. Today was a messy work day… I didn\’t get out until 5pm, and …
Another work day. Out the door by 6:30am, and back home around 5pm. Long doggone day. 😉 Spent an hour alternating catching up on some emails with working on Starship edits. Then I made dinner for the family. After dinner, it was back to work for a little while; then a break at 9pm to …
Well, today was another work day… And was too tired upon getting home to do much of anything. Answered some emails, hung out with wife and kids, even tried taking a nap and then waking up again. Not a lot of luck. The 6am wake-up time is brutal for me, as I\’m more of a …
Writing in Public, Too: Day 10 – Productivity for Writers Read More »
Edited form of Starship 5 is back off to the editor. So release will be very, very soon. The podcast I mentioned in the last blog post rocked, so if you\’re any kind of writer, check it out. Seriously worthwhile. Was looking at computer stuff today. OK, here\’s the scoop on my computer scenario. I have …
Little bit of a change of pace today. I went out early and got grocery shopping done. While I was shopping, I was listening to a podcast: the guys from the Self Publishing Podcast were interviewing Dean Wesley Smith and Kris Rusch. I\’m only about halfway through the \’cast, but it has been AWESOME so …
