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Day 1,799: New

This whole new schedule is…well, new. It’s still taking me some getting used to.

I will say this: I know I can swing it. It’s just gonna take that time, to rewrite my brain as to when I should be writing. It’s hard to pick up and start that for any length of time between 5 and 9pm. I’m just not used to it.

BUT: I worked out today, I got all my other work done…AND I wrote 2,700 words. I mean…that’s a huge day. Huge. So, it’s working. Little by little, I’ll get there.

Tomorrow is a day “off.” I...

Day 1,798: Maniac

Y’all, Maniac on Netflix is soooo gooooood. Truly. Fan. Tastic. Do yourself a favor: watch it.

Writing. Acting. Humor. Drama. Directing. Visuals. Characters…it’s so weird, and so funny, and so poignant. And they stick the landing, for the most part. And by that I mean that they get the ending *right*. Thank lawdy. I was 100% in. It’s one of the best-written shows I’ve seen in a very, very long time. Bowled over by the writing and the direction, particularly. And the acting.

Watch it.

I tried...

Day 1,797: Panda Mobile

What a DAY.

My entire day was essentially wrapped up in getting Panda Mobile, Liz’s 2000 Honda Civic, ready to sell. And…we sold it! Got a decent price for it.

And I’m exhausted. Dead. Tired. Good lord.

Today is day 16 of 90, I do believe. I got my writing done just now. We’ve been watching Maniac on Netflix, and it’s soooo good. There is a ton of that show that echoes some of the storytelling in my current book, and it’s been very exciting and interesting to see how they’ve handled certain p...

Day 1,796: 225 Words

I did 225 words today. But damn they were good. I’m not even joking. Really good. Not what I’d envisioned for the scene, but so much better. The real-ness.

That kind of…unexpected content (terrible word for it, but that’s all I can think of to mash together what it is, which is action, dialogue, point of view, thought, or feeling) is a major part of my process. I’ve learned I can only outline to a point, because I rarely ever know what a scene is *really* about until I’m actually there at the...

Day 1,795: Anaheim

We went down today to Anaheim to watch the A’s play. We lost. Dammit! Not playing so hot down the stretch here to end the season–at least not scorching hot, anyway–but

Day 1,794:

Day 13 of 90: I wrote today and I played golf with Josh.

434 words of outlining. I finished the book. Story-wise. I got to the end. It’s still rough. I’m not at the ending I want. But, that will come with the rewrites. That will come.

Golf was awesome, as were the Iced Teas and talk afterwards. Filmed the bear in the morning, we watched some Maniac at night…it was a busy, busy day. I’m tired. Feeling a bit…stressed, I guess; I haven’t had all that successful of a week work-wise. These outlini...

Day 1,793: Odd Day

Today was an odd day. I didn’t feel like I earned my “off” day in the middle of the week because I wrote so few words yesterday, but I also had a mine to treat it as such anyway, given that I’m trying to establish a pattern. It ended up kind of in between.

I did some *dope* outlining tonight. So good. Getting to the point where I can’t wait to write these scenes, and maaann…that’s what I’ve been missing. What a change. What a turnaround.

Truly truly, it has to do with making sure that I spend...

Day 1,792: Outlining and Flo

I wrote today, outlining for the rest of the draft I’m on. I also went to see Florence and the Machine with Bear. She was amaaazing. As always.

It’s now 1am. Time to sleep

Day 1,791: Outlining and Flo

I wrote today, outlining for the rest of the draft I’m on. I also went to see Florence and the Machine with Bear. She was amaaazing. As always.

It’s now 1am. Time to sleep

Day 1,791: Back in the Postseason

The A’s are back in the postseason.

I know that probably doesn’t mean squat to about 99% of you…but it means a lot to me. I’ve been an A’s fan since I was ten years old. They haven’t won a World Series since I’ve been a fan, but they have won one since I’ve been alive, in 1989, and that championship was a huge reason I became a baseball fan. I grew up listening to that championship core on the radio.

This young team we have could bring a ring to Oakland. I truly believe it. They’re a team wit...