When I was younger, I was captivated by the movie, Field of Dreams. It was so different from anything I ever saw. The story was real, yet it wasn't; but it didn't feel like a fake view of the world around me, even though it incorporated elements of magic and the supernatural. The core of…
Week Sixteen Check-in!
Hi to any and all that are reading this. I apologize in advance for this being a rather boring post. I had a very productive week, though it had nothing to do with word count. But that is 100% okay... I knew going in to this week that I was going to focus my attention…
5/29/2021 — 2:52pm
Dear Journal, If you don't remember, I encountered a snafu with my Scrivener upgrade. I want to start by saying the changes in the program are amazing--its more user friendly now, and just looks better... but I had a problem with transferring a file from the older version to the newer version. The novel was…
Week Fifteen Check-in!
Hi to any and all who are reading this. Welcome once more to my blog, where I'm currently keeping tabs on my weekly writing goals. My goals have been the same for nearly four months now, being that I want to achieve a word count of 5,000 words each week. I also have a secondary…
Week Fourteen Check-in!
Hi to any and all that are reading this. Thanks again for checking in with me and keeping me accountable. Keeping this word count goal going can be difficult at times. This past week is a good example of this. I'm sorry to say that I fell way short of my goal for this past…
Week Thirteen Check-in!
Hi to any and all who happen to be reading this. I am happy to report that week thirteen finds me back on track with my weekly goals. I was able to hit my 5k word count goal for the week, which is especially good considering last week's debacle that found me coming up short.…
Week Twelve Check-in!
Hi to any and all that are reading this. I want to thank you all for stopping by to check in with me once more, especially this week. If you have read along with me over the weeks, you will have seen many instances of weekly successes... but that will not be the case this…
4/28/2021 — 10:26am
Dear Journal, I had a mild panic attack yesterday, when trying to load one of my manuscripts into the new version of Scrivener. I transferred it over, but the files were lost and recovered... which left them in a pile at the bottom of my binder. The good news was that it all seemed to…
Week Eleven Check-in!
Hi to any and all who happen to be reading this. I'm on the backside of this challenge hill, heading full speed to the finish line on June 21st. And who exactly challenged me?--you're likely not wondering. But the answer is me... I did! And I am going to show myself what's what when that…
Week Ten Check-in!
Hi to any and all who are reading this. Thanks again for checking in with me and continuing to hold my feet to the flames. It's now week ten, which means we've officially passed the halfway point in my word writing challenge. Last week I finished up my first draft of Kingdoms of Clay, leaving…
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