Ira Heinichen's Blog, page 242
June 15, 2019
Day 2,054: One True Thing
Writing comes down to truth.
All of the angst, all of the struggle, all of the drafts and the deleted words…all of that pain comes down to just finding the truth.
At least, that’s how it works for me. It’s not about good writing for me. It doesn’t matter. Good writing is a fucking gimmick. It’s window dressing…whatever that means 
June 14, 2019
Day 2,053: Three AM
It’s 3 in the morning.
Worked. Wrote. Podcasted.
Sleep now.
June 13, 2019
Day 2,052: Wiped
Wiped out tonight, but I did just do my writing session.
And I stopped, right when I felt like I was starting to run aground. I’m sure I’ll pick up again tomorrow. Fuck me, if that wasn’t what I’ve been missing these past couple years of struggling so much: the confidence to just put the work aside and come back to it later.
Grinding through is not always the answer. It’s probably not even usually the answer, at least not when you’re first starting a story out. Grind through when you know whe...
June 12, 2019
Day 2,051: Clutter
My brain feels cluttered tonight for no good reason. Sigh…
I was feeling earlier about how far I’ve come in the past year. How much I’ve learned about myself, about my writing, all of it. It made me want to look back at where I was last year, and so I did.
And instead, I saw, or felt just how much I still continue to struggle
Which is a shame, because I had a truly good writing day today. A wonderful day overall, actually, in that I got a ton of shit done in the face of some pretty legit buil...
June 11, 2019
Day 2,050: Figuring it out
Digging these writing sessions before bed.
They’re small. No pressure. My subconscious has been working on the issues all day.
I’m figuring some stuff out. Finally.
We’ll see what happens when we get to working with my editor/coach, however 
June 10, 2019
Day 2,049: A Different Twist
There’s a twist in my second book that I’ve really struggled with.
I’ve always felt like it was a good twist, a solid reveal in and of itself…but man have I struggled to craft the dominoes that are necessary to justify it. It just hasn’t worked.
Tonight…I may have thought up a new twist. Maybe.
We’ll see. It might work.
Maybe.
It’s late. Have to cut this short…but the Warriors won tonight, even with KD going down with an Achilles injury early on. Still won. Miracle. Honestly don’t think they...
June 9, 2019
Day 2,048: It’s working
This writing habit is working.
Already.
I’m looking forward to it. Jesus Mary and Joseph, I’m looking forward to it.
I can feel my brain rev up towards it. I was just about to write something about “it’s early, and still new, and blah blah negativity blah”…but fuck that. I’m not looking this one in the mouth. It is what it is, and right now, I’m really enjoying it.
I have new ideas. I just outlined a vivid scene that I want to write tomorrow. It feels real. It feels in character. I’m excited....
June 8, 2019
Day 2,047: Ten Minutes…
The writing habit experiment is working so far.
I know I’m only…four days in? But, I like it. Just ten minutes of working on my story. At least. Each day. Right before bed.
It’s late, so I’m signing off, but today was a good day. Therapy was that fire. Productive AND restful afternoon. And went to game night over at Ashley Tisdale’s house with Bear, which was genuinely super fun.
Now…pups and sleeps.
Night!
June 7, 2019
Day 2,046: Warriors in 7?
Warriors win in 7?
They’re in a 3-1 hole. They’ve done it before, though not in the Finals…and not with such a clear talent deficit on the bench.
Personally, I think they’re done. As soon as Klay came up hurt in game 3, I knew it was over. Sigh.
They’re still one of the best teams ever assembled…but they’re not going to be THE best team. Not unless they find some miracle way to win. And I don’t think that’s going to happen.
If I’m wrong–and I’ll happily be wrong–you can call me out as being a...
June 6, 2019
Day 2,045: Torn
I love how Coco leans up against me.
She wants me close. I protect her. She knows if she touches me, she’s safe.
Coops needs to be near me, but he doesn’t need to touch me. Coco needs the physical contact.
It’s very endearing.
I’m beating myself up right now. Sigh. Nothing too bad, but it is what’s running through my head right now.
I had an interaction today with someone I work with (nobody at Netflix…other work stuff) that I knew going into the interaction wasn’t going to do anything positi...
