Rick Cook Jr.'s Blog, page 16
May 20, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “It’s Not Dark Enough”
Nineteenthin 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. Or just rant about writing.
Last week I yammered on about the emotional turmoil that can come from writing about dark things happening to characters in your writing, and ways to avoid letting that emotional darkne...
May 17, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Nineteen
It’s May 17th, 2015. Week nineteenof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 130 through 136 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 130 to 136:
Day 130 – 1052 words
Day 131 – 1211 words
Day 132 – 1339 words
Day 133 – 1768 words
Day 134 – 1183 words
Day 135 – 1063 words
Day 136 – 1155 words
Total count for the year thus far is 179,566words. Average daily word count is1,320words.Gridfall is at154,163words. Based on m...
May 13, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “It’s Just Too Dark”
Eighteenthin 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.
Sometimes, and I mean fairly often, I find myself writing something that has a lot of darkness in it. This is the metaphorical darkness. You know, the good kind. Bad things happen in dark places, but sometimes the...
May 10, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Eighteen
It’s May 10th, 2015. Week eighteenof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 123 through 129 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 123 to 129:
Day 123 – 1617 words
Day 124 – 1268 words
Day 125 – 1165 words
Day 126 – 1011 words
Day 127 – 1070 words
Day 128 – 1002 words
Day 129 – 1014 words
Total count for the year thus far is 170,795words. Average daily word count is1,323words.Gridfall is at148,894words. Based on m...
May 6, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – Discipline Versus Inspiration
Seventeenthin 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. Or just rant, as I’m going to do today.
I do a lot of talking in these Motivationals that’s negative. Perhaps that’s a good focus, since most people I talk to about writing who are in the early stages of learning...
May 3, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Seventeen
It’s May 3rd, 2015. Week seventeenof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 116 through 122 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 116 to 122:
Day 116 – 1161 words
Day 117 – 1503 words
Day 118 – 1306 words
Day 119 – 1044 words
Day 120 – 1178 words
Day 121 – 1042 words
Day 122 – 1084 words
Total count for the year thus far is 162,648words. Average daily word count is1,333words, back down again!Gridfall is at144,639...
April 29, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “It Inspires Me” April Edition
Sixteenthin 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.
It’s the last week of Aprilso it’s time for the next Inspiration post!
Give this crazy train a watch. I’ll wait.
So now then. Are you confused? Because you fucking should be. That movie,A Girl Walks Home Alone At N...
April 26, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Sixteen
It’s April 26th, 2015. Week sixteenof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 109 through 114 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 109 to 115:
Day 109 – 1090 words
Day 110 – 1197 words
Day 111 – 2374 words
Day 112 – 2056 words
Day 113 – 1036 words
Day 114 – 1307 words
Day 115 – 1336 words
Total count for the year thus far is 154,330words. Average daily word count is1,342words, still trending upwards because of a...
April 22, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “But I’m Moving”
Fifteenthin 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.
This week’s post isn’t so much about me as it is about the people around me. As Spring has sprung, as it is known to do, it is also the time for everyone and their dogs to go traipsing all over the world, moving fr...
April 18, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Fifteen
It’s April 18th, 2015. Week fifteenof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction.
It’s time for another update!
Days 102 through 108 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 102 to 108:
Day 102 – 1396 words
Day 103 – 1243 words
Day 104 – 1075 words
Day 105 – 1445 words
Day 106 – 1440 words
Day 107 – 3540 words
Day 108 – 1177 words
Total count for the year thus far is 143,934words. Average daily word count is1,332words, up from previous weeks by a little b...
