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November 10, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Sixteen
It’s Tuesday and there’s a shapeshifter lurking about. You seen her? She’s been known to take the form of a horse, a jellyfish, and a mouse. What form is she taking today?
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The Shape of Family Part Sixteen– Confrontationby Rick Cook Jr
They rode before dawn, headed to their deaths.
Could Sadie hurt the creature once more? He had called her a mutt. Was there a connection between the skinchangers and whatever he was? It appeared so.
But she couldn’t Change. Not right now. Walking was hard...
November 8, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Four
It’s November 8th, 2015. Week forty fourof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 305 through 311 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 305 to 311:
Day 305 – 1033 words
Day 306 – 1049 words
Day 307 – 1129 words
Day 308 – 1156 words
Day 309 – 1151 words
Day 310 – 1063 words
Day 311 – 1273 words
Total count for the year thus far is 388,748words. Average daily word count is1,250words.WIPSavage Duty is at 41,433words...
November 5, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – The Sprint
Thursdaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Hopefully by now you understand that this is the day when I yammer endlessly about things that get in the way of writing, how I overcome them, tips and tricks I use to keep writing, random inspiring thoughts and mini-reviews of things that knocked my socks off.
It’s also November, which means it’s NaNoWriMo! I’m not participating in the 50K words in a single month, but I’m most certainly feeding off the energy that’s present in my writing community while so many others...
November 3, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Fifteen
It’s Tuesday! Captain Claire Claymonte continues leading the charge against the Bandersnatch in today’s entry by… taking a bath? We’re so close to the end, you guys. Can you feel it?
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The Shape of Family Part Fifteen –Bondby Rick Cook Jr
The tension should have drained from Claire as she eased into the tub. Maggie waited on her hand and foot, scrubbing her back, washing her hair, cleaning her wounds. Claire wasn’t sure she loved this woman, but it was a near thing, and every minute that...
November 1, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Three
It’s November 1st, 2015. Week forty threeof writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 298 through 304 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 298 to 304:
Day 298 – 1030 words
Day 299 – 1091 words
Day 300 – 1077 words
Day 301 – 1068 words
Day 302 – 1106 words
Day 303 – 1072 words
Day 304 – 1125 words
Total count for the year thus far is 380,894words. Average daily word count is1,252words.WIPSavage Duty is at33,589words...
October 31, 2015
Listen To My Story (Being Read By a Podcast)
Holy potatoes, you guys. Happy Halloween!
I have a special announcement that has everything to do with today.
Do you know Blurry Photos? They’re a couple dudesthat run my favorite podcast about ghosts, devils, witches, aliens, ancient histories, unsolved mysteries, supernatural chicanery, cryptids, conspiracies, fantastical science.They’re a couple of improv actors from Chicago and they keep the funny rolling while they delve into the weird.
In short, they’re pretty much exactly my kind of po...
October 29, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “It Inspires Me” October Edition
It’s Thursday! And more than that, it’s the last Thursday of the month. It’s time to talk about a thing that I watched, read, played, experienced, listened to, whatever in this month, and which inspired the hell out of me to push my creative energies ever further!
I’ve talked aboutjust about every kind of entertainment at this point, but one that I haven’t tackled yet is music.
I’m pretty much always on the lookout for new jams. The soundtrack of my life is perhaps as eclectic as they come, w...
October 27, 2015
The Shape of Family – Part Fourteen
It’s Tuesday!
Go home, Tuesday, you’re drunk.
No? You’re gonna have your say and damn the consequences? Well, okay, but only if you promise to talk about a certain Captain Claymonte and her Winged Riders today. You will? Way to go, Tuesday!
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The Shape of Family Part Fourteen–Pieces
by Rick Cook Jr
Their injuries were great, but Claire’s need was greater. She helped those most able to patch her soldiers up, kicked at Combs a couple of times to try and wake him. He mumbled but didn’t sti...
October 25, 2015
1K a Day Challenge – Week Forty Two
It’s October 25th, 2015. Week forty two (best week!) of writing 1,000 words per day of fiction. It’s time for another update!
Days 291 through 296 have been successes, with a minimum of 1,000 words per day written.
Stats for Days 291 to 296:
Day 291 – 1101 words
Day 292 – 1276 words
Day 293 – 1373 words
Day 294 – 1100 words
Day 295 – 1189 words
Day 296 – 1266 words
Day 297 – 1086 words
Total count for the year thus far is 373,325words. Average daily word count is1,257words.WIPSavage Duty is a...
October 22, 2015
1K a Day Motivational – “But Nothing”
It became Thursday when I wasn’t looking, and I’m so confused that I will destroy it before I understand it. There is no room for change in my domain. Let it be Wednesday forever.
Or, fine, we can do the next Weekly Motivational.
I’ve talked a lot about a few dozen reasons or excuses that can crop up and prevent a person writing on a given day. I’ve talked about inspiration. I’ve made silly jokes and drawn wild correlations between things that I probably should not have.
So I’m going to go a...
