Once Again, I Was Reminded
Supported By Portulaca
Once again, this past week, I was reminded that the best way for me to write is to set the bar very low and see what happens. On Friday, smoke from fires in Arizona were making me very headachy. That, combined with having to make numerous phone calls and other distractions, meant that by the time I was able to settle into writing, I thought I was too tired to get anything done.
Nonetheless, I kept a promise made to myself long ago to try to write at least twelve sentences every work day. Within an hour and a half, I had written an astonishing ten pages on SK4.
How I came up with twelve sentences as my personal “low bar,” was something I evolved back when I had had a fulltime job as a college English professor. Something Roger Zelazny said about his own work habits got me thinking and… Well, I’ve wandered on about this before, so rather than repeating myself, I’ll just suggest you look here.
I don’t typically write ten pages a day, so I was completely astonished. I was also reminded that being upset with myself because I don’t think I can make a “good day’s work” is the best way to keep myself from getting anything done at all.
On that note, after a public service announcement, I’ll be off to write some more.
It’s been a while since I reminded you and, knowing that many people don’t read these posts every week, I’d like to note that Wolf’s Soul, the eighth book in the Firekeeper Saga, is now available. Wolf’s Soul winds up the story begun in last July’s Wolf Search. I’ve been getting e-mails and messages from readers, as they finish reading the book. I appreciate the overwhelming enthusiasm readers are showing for the direction in which Firekeeper and Blind Seer (with me as scribe) took their story.
If you are so inclined, we’d all appreciate spoiler-free reader reviews on the bookseller’s website of your choice. Word of mouth is the best publicity a book can ask for. In these days of isolation, word-of-electron is even more important.
Now… Off to write!
