I think today, I found my way into the groove. Like the needle on a record. Groovy, man. True, what I wrote today only amounts to a bit over my daily 1,000 word goal. But I felt it today. I felt the story get under my skin, and I know that over the next few […]
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When asked if he gets writer’s block, Kevin Smith responded No, I get Writer’s Laze. This, he explained, is basically when he’d rather be watching TV than writing. Well, I’ve got the Laze. In the past three days, I have added less than 1,000 words to the novel, as you can see above on my
So, I had a rejection today from a new magazine called Noctem Aeternus They said it was well received, but not a sale. Though I’m pretty sure it was a form reject. Check out the site. The mag is a free PDF, so it’s worth checking out. Plus, they pay 10 cents a word, so
With great thanks to Andrea, I now have a cool word tracker. Don’t see it? Then you must need glasses. It comes with a mood-indicator as well as word-count. I rather like it (as does Steve). So, if you’ve been following, I have added a little over 1,00 words since yesterday. Not too bad, but
***(Updated 8/14/2010)*** Word Count Trackers I’ve noticed, using google analytics, that a large number of people have found my site searching “Word Count Tracker.” I know a lot of writers like to keep track of word counts for National Novel Writing Month in November (NaNoWriMo) too. I decided I should come back to this old
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I’ve been writing. Not as much as I’d like, but I am writing. I recently stalled out in the 6th chapter, considering a change in POV. I started this novel in the first person. A daunting task, to say the least. It’s not my most comfortable POV (I like 3rd person limited), but I had