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July 22, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “Socks”
Are you ready for the most overwrought and silly metaphor you’ve probably ever read? Cause I am totally out of ideas for this weekly updateso I’m just going way off the rails and we’ll see what happens!
It’s Week Twenty Eight? I think. _ I don’t know, let’s pretend I’m right even if I’m not. That’s how elections are won, isn’t it? Good.
So socks. Socks go on your feet, and sometimes your hands when you’ve had a weird day. They come in many varieties, short, medium, long, knee-length. They are...
July 19, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Twenty Eight
It’s July 19th, 2015. Week twenty eightof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 193 through 199 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 193 to 199:
Day 193 – 1230 words
Day 194 – 1023 words
Day 195 – 1151 words
Day 196 – 1215 words
Day 197 – 1020 words
Day 198 – 1091 words
Day 199 – 1078 words
Total count for the year thus far is 255,934words. Average daily word count is1,286words. WIPAvalon Circleis at 61,327word...
July 15, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “But I’m Out of Ideas”
Twenty seventh in the 1K a Day Motivational series. I’ve used this weekly column to write about things that get in the way of my writing; things that inspire me or helped me along; troubles and concerns with writing; reviews of things I’ve watched/read/played that inspired me to keep writing. I’m relatively thin on content that applies to me personally of a given week or month, so I’m expanding the Motivational out a bit to hopefully encapsulate a greater range of topics relating to Creation...
July 12, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Twenty Seven
It’s July 12th, 2015. Week twenty seven of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 186 through 192 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 186 to 192:
Day 186 – 1064 words
Day 187 – 1868 words
Day 188 – 1004 words
Day 189 – 1084 words
Day 190 – 1019 words
Day 191 – 1030 words
Day 192 – 1014 words
Total count for the year thus far is 248,126words. Average daily word count is1,292words. WIPAvalon Circleis at 54,297wor...
July 8, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “But I’m Not Sleeping”
Twenty sixthin the 1K a Day Motivational Series, in which I talk about something that happened in the previous week that could have or did prevent me from writing a minimum of 1,000 words on a given day, or possibly talk about something that provided support to get me through the day.
Sleep. What a bother, am I right?
This past week I have been getting four to six hours of sleep a night, which is obviously not enough. It’s not for lack of trying most nights. I’m just finding myself busy and...
July 6, 2015
Weeping Thief
Writing Prompt from Chuck Wendig! This time it was called Six Random Titles. Came in around 1,600 words, over the limit of 1,000, but I’m okay with that. For best reading, turn on some instrumental scary music from Youtube, turn down the lights, and listen carefully for the call of the Weeping Thief.
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Weeping Thiefby Rick Cook Jr
The Weeping Thief is outside my inn door and I don’t know what to do.
How she knows me as a wanted man, a robber of banks, is unimportant. She is here. The Wee...
July 5, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Twenty Six
It’s July 5th, 2015. Week twenty six of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 179 through 185 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 179 to 185:
Day 179 – 1222 words
Day 180 – 1090 words
Day 181 – 1189 words
Day 182 – 1319 words
Day 183 – 1118 words
Day 184 – 1026 words
Day 185 – 1356 words
Total count for the year thus far is 240,043words. Average daily word count is1,297words. WIPAvalon Circleis at 47,075words....
July 1, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – Life Inspires
Twenty fifthin the 1K a Day Motivational Series, in which I talk about something that happened in the previous week that could have or did prevent me from writing a minimum of 1,000 words on a given day, or possibly talk about something that provided support to get me through the day.
Today I want to comment upon the life experiences that you accrue, and how those life experiences find their way into your writing. I wrote a story last night called “Little Sister” that is not about anything th...
June 30, 2015
Little Sister
Well, how about this? Something a little unexpected from the blog’s usual schedule, some of that tasty fiction writing I’ve been harping about all year long.
Another flash fiction challenge from over yonder on Chuck Wendig’s blog, the Random Song Title Challenge, in which we get a random song from some kind of playlist somewhere, and run with that song title as the title of a story.
I did the random thing, and Shuffled through my collection of 20,000 MP3s for a few minutes until I hit Jewel’s...
June 28, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Twenty Five
It’s June 28th, 2015. Week twenty five of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 172 through 178 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 172 to 178:
Day 172 – 1142 words
Day 173 – 1035 words
Day 174 – 1040 words
Day 175 – 1198 words
Day 176 – 1358 words
Day 177 – 1134 words
Day 178 – 1232 words
Total count for the year thus far is 231,723words. Average daily word count is1,301words. Avalon Circleis at 40,783words....
