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1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Eight

It’s December 6th, 2015. Week forty eightof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!

Days 333 through 339 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.

Stats for Days 333 to 339:

Day 333 – 1509 words
Day 334 – 1819 words
Day 335 – 1736 words
Day 336 – 1690 words
Day 337 – 1684 words
Day 338 – 1629 words
Day 339 – 1593 words

Total count for the year thus far is 431,670words. Average daily word count is1,273words.WIPSavage Duty is at 80,525word...

1K a Day Motivational – “But Others Are Better”

It’s Thursday! Grab your boots and cowboy hat, it’s time to rustle up some motivation for your writerly goals!

I’ve talked about the Impostor Syndrome before. I’ve talked about many things, but I don’t think I’ve ever really touched on the particular jealous notion that is “But I’ll never be as good as *person I idolize*”.

So today, it’s time to talk about that very subject. There are always going to be people in your creative field or fields that you aspire to be like, or to be as good as. P...

1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Seven

It’s November 29th, 2015. Week forty seven of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!

Days 326 through 332 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.

Stats for Days 326 to 332:

Day 326 – 1827 words
Day 327 – 1756 words
Day 328 – 1525 words
Day 329 – 1694 words
Day 330 – 1588 words
Day 331 – 1566 words
Day 332 – 1541 words

Total count for the year thus far is 420,010words. Average daily word count is1,265words.WIPSavage Duty is at 68,865wo...

1K a Day Motivational – “It Inspires Me” November

It’s the last Thursday of November and that means I get to write a review and pass it off as a Motivational blog post!

I have been reading the Robot Trilogy by Isaac Asimov this month, and it’s been a lot of fun to visit science fiction that influenced so damned much in its genre and just about everywhere else. The Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, and The Robots of Dawn are books I had actually not read yet because I’m a terrible genre reader despite writing science fiction a fair amount.

These...

Are You There, Cthulhu?

It’s Tuesday, and I have a little Lovecraftian story for you today! Equal parts allegory, Lovecraft, and wholesale theft of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

If you don’t know what Lovecraftian means, just know that Cthulhu is a godlike being that may drive you insane.

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Are You There, Cthulhu?

by Rick Cook Jr.

Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret. I’ve never prayed before but the guy on TV said you were always listening.

I got into a fight today with the man who thinks he’s my fathe...

1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Six

It’s November 22nd, 2015. Week forty sixof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!

Days 319 through 325 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.

Stats for Days 319 to 325:

Day 319 – 1317 words
Day 320 – 1754 words
Day 321 – 1803 words
Day 322 – 1545 words
Day 323 – 1699 words
Day 324 – 1754 words
Day 325 – 1564 words

Total count for the year thus far is 408,513words. Average daily word count is1,257words.WIPSavage Duty is at 57,368words...

1K a Day Motivational – “But It’s THE Holidays”

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for me to moralize and humblebrag! Or talk about the shit that gets in the way of writing, and how I manage to get it done anyway. Or not. It happens.

I’ve already talked about holidays away from work and how they can interfere with your routine, but as we’re approaching the Mecha-Godzilla of the end of the year’s holiday season, I thought I’d revisit the topic with a greater emphasis on carving out that time to write while still having time to carve that...

The Shape of Family – Finale

Hey hey, Internet! It’s Tuesday, and better than that, it’s the climax of this ridiculous shapeshifter story. Part Seventeen coming at you!

Part Sixteen – Confrontation

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The Shape of Family Finale – Part Seventeen – Meld

by Rick Cook Jr

Claire stared at the creature known as the bandersnatch. It shifted to a dragon eerily similar to Sadie’s form. He rushed her as the fire ignited the pitch in the roof, and with a deafening crunch the wall collapsed behind her as they fell into daylight....

1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Five

It’s November 15th, 2015. Week forty five of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update.

Days 312 through 318 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.

Stats for Days 312 to 318:

Day 312 – 1392 words
Day 313 – 1218 words
Day 314 – 1178 words
Day 315 – 1288 words
Day 316 – 1131 words
Day 317 – 1018 words
Day 318 – 1104 words

Total count for the year thus far is 397,077words. Average daily word count is1,248words.WIPSavage Duty is at 46,519wor...

1K a Day Motivational – “Why Bother?”

it’s Thursday and I’m here to kick you all in the butts!

Why would I do such a thing?

Because you are in need of not just motivation today, but something more.

You might find yourself on occasion asking yourself the age old question “Why should I even bother?” when it comes to your creative hobby. Because I’m an author I focus these pep talks on writing, but it can really transfer to anything you do that has a creative edge to it, or even a competitive edge.

You might think you’ll never be go...