Well, here I am checking in for the last time as this Round of Words in 80 Days is ending. I had some progress and then at the end quit doing ROW80 work entirely and instead worked on my summer … Continue reading
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The second Round of Words in 80 Days starts today. My goal, once again, will be to spend one hour each weekday on writing or artwork. I’ve continued this during the brief break and overall I find slow and steady … Continue reading
Last week went fine, as I continued to work on my cover art. I seem to have gotten past that sense of eternal disappointment I have with everything I create. So while it was finicky work with lines and nodes, … Continue reading
For a couple of decades I’ve been a member of The Well, a system of forums that’s been around since the ’80s. It’s quieter these days than when I joined in 1993, with lots of folks having spun off to … Continue reading
For the past few years I’ve assessed my writing progress by word counts, both in my beloved spreadsheets and here on the site in the sidebar widgets. This stopped working for me some time ago. I talked about it a … Continue reading
So, as this Round of Words comes to a close, I continue the edit of this manuscript. It needs a lot of rewriting and I struggle with that, but I’m determined to polish it up. I am also preparing some … Continue reading
Well, I didn’t really need any more distractions this week, but my computer crashed last night anyway. Somehow Windows trashed the Master Boot Record when the crash happened, and I had to reinstall my operating system entirely. So today I’m … Continue reading
This week went smoothly, and I wrote 1205 new words, passing my 1000 word goal for the week. So far, so great! Now we head into the challenging part of the year, when there are lots of holidays and Mr. … Continue reading
Hi folks. We just got in from MileHi Con, where we had a wonderful time. I’m too pooped to type much about it now, but tomorrow or Tuesday I’ll have a few things to say. But I wanted to report … Continue reading
The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s … Continue reading