Writing Wednesday: Discouragement

Goals: 3 blog posts. Stories cycled to market as soon as markets were available. I have an ePublication to release by Friday, but I should have it ready on time. I made comments (and maybe connections) on the requisite number of blogs, and I wrote 1212 words on Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire #6 … Continue reading →

Famous Friday: What Are You Known For?

I bellyache sometimes about various aspects of society and how tied we seem to be to the need for FAME. Some of it (like school shootings) are totally reprehensible, while others (like SOCIAL media and REALITY TV) are distractions that place emphasis on gaining clicks and views rather than actually ACCOMPLISHING something of VALUE to … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Motivational Metrics

Goals achieved last week: 3 blog posts. Stories cycling back to market on schedule. Decided on the next release to follow “Cellfishness.” I succeeded in making my paltry contribution quota to the blogs of others. Swordsmaster remains at 72,845 words.Made my paltry quota of contributions to other people’s blogs. ZERO WORDS. That’s right – zero. To … Continue reading →

Film Friday: Favorites, Anyone?

We all have our favorites, don’t we? Before you read any further, list your 10 favorite movies. If you need help thinking of them, in this day and age of movies on demand (on disc or streamed whenever you want), yours are probably the ones you’ve watched the most, or perhaps that you own. Just … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Twitter and Trolls

I’m fairly new to Twitter – I started out just using it to promote my blog posts, but as far as looking at what’s out there, I’ve only really paid attention to it for the last half-year. It’s fascinating. The number of things you can learn about what’s happening around the world in those 140-character … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: It Is Time to Stop Procrastinating

I plod along in pursuit of my goals… I’ve added eight markets that I didn’t have in my list before, but I’m having a little trouble making my seven-day max cycle from return to resubmission. I have eleven stories seeking publishers right now, and between the number of publishers that have closed permanently, or are … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: It Worked!

Last week’s goal recap – Blog postings, market rotations and ePublications all on schedule. But the most pivotal for me is 3757 WORDS! That’s what happens when I make a daily commitment of 300 words instead of a weekly one of 3000. Taking little bites instead of trying to swallow the apple whole is a … Continue reading →