I logged into KDP a few days ago and found the links to the new series manager. Today, I noticed there is big link to it on the main Bookshelf page. I’m glad to see this. I once had a problem with one of my series books not showing up as part of my series,Continue reading “KDP has a new series manager”
Author Archives: Lynn
About the lack of daily posts for the 180 day plan
I’m still tracking the number of days passed and remaining of my 180 day plan. I don’t know that I’ve had a worse start to a plan. I don’t know that I haven’t, so I’m not going to give too much of my thinking time to figuring it out. The daily posts have fallen byContinue reading “About the lack of daily posts for the 180 day plan”
Day 11 in review (180 day plan)
Last night, I made a (loose) schedule for today. I followed the first block of time. After that, I mostly just kept going back to the story and tinkering, six minutes at a time. I started at the beginning of my story yesterday and started working through it. I was still on that today, andContinue reading “Day 11 in review (180 day plan)”
Day in review posts for the 180 day plan
Okay, no looking backward. I wrote out a whole post for yesterday (Day 11 in review), explaining some of what’s been going on that has severely interfered with my 180 day plan this first week and a half, but then I realized it was all in the past. I want to leave it in theContinue reading “Day in review posts for the 180 day plan”
Day 9 in review (180 day plan)
I ended day 9 with 219 words. That isn’t anywhere near where I need to be. However, I did go back through the story I’m trying to finish and made some adjustments and fixed some things and that is where I spent most of my writing time today. I’m very happy with the story rightContinue reading “Day 9 in review (180 day plan)”
Day 7 in review (180 day plan)
Today, my word count came in at 220 words. It wasn’t what I wanted when I started this morning, but it’s what I’ve ended up with. I did read a previous story in this series today for the sake of continuity, and I worked my way back through the beginning of the story I’m tryingContinue reading “Day 7 in review (180 day plan)”
Day 3 in review (180 day plan)
It’s been a slow start on this 180 day plan, but today I finally made some progress. The short story I want to finish got a few new words. I got the opening right, finally, after coming back to it multiple times over the last few weeks trying to figure out what my hind-brain wasContinue reading “Day 3 in review (180 day plan)”
Day 2 in review (180 day plan)
This is going to be short because I’ve been sick most of the day. Tomorrow will have to be my first attempt for 7,000 words (and sorely needed at this point). I don’t think it’s the mold (yesterday’s problem) but who knows. All I do know is that I’ve only started to feel like doingContinue reading “Day 2 in review (180 day plan)”
Day 1 in review (180 day plan)
A stumble right out of the gate. Found some mold that had to be taken care of right away, because mold is one of those things that does not get better if you ignore it and will grow wildly fast if left alone. The humidity here has been insane this year. It’s been wet allContinue reading “Day 1 in review (180 day plan)”
Restarting
Sometimes things stop us from writing. This year has been a strange one and there has been more than one thing getting in my head and interfering with my desire and ability to create. It’s hard to believe we’re on the downward slope of 2020. My word count for the year has been the lowestContinue reading “Restarting”
Next goal is 7,000 words in a day
Back in 2018, I finally reached my goal to write 6,000 words in a day. I beat that word count in 2019, but I still didn’t break out of the 6,000 word range. I’m hoping to reach 7,000 in 2020, even if it’s just one time, so this is my post marking that goal. :)
Don’t miss it
Wow. I read back through my last two posts and I sound depressed (to myself, I have no idea what I sound like to other people). :D I haven’t posted in a while, because I just haven’t wanted to. I haven’t been writing either. Just needed a break, maybe? Whatever it was, I think it’sContinue reading “Don’t miss it”
Finally hit my limit on the news
I blocked the news sites I visit from my phone’s web browser (the built in apps for news have always been disabled so no worries there) and blocked the writer forum I visit because most of the active threads there are about the news at the moment. I’ve also blocked all those same sites fromContinue reading “Finally hit my limit on the news”
The distractions are piling up
Yesterday I planned to sit at the computer for three hours and write but I didn’t make it there. I’m still fighting the distractions that are all around me right now. Today, my new washing machine is set to finally be delivered. I ordered it on February 4. The delays on that have been crazy.Continue reading “The distractions are piling up”
Distractions and the creative muse
With so much going on in the world right now, I’m finding it hard to concentrate on writing fictional stories. I tend to fixate on issues and only action makes it better. There isn’t any action I can take right now for the vast majority of issues going on in the world around me, otherContinue reading “Distractions and the creative muse”
Authors and hissy fits redux
Wow. That blew up quick. Yesterday, one of the first days in a long while that I didn’t check my email until late in the day because my daughter is home from college on spring break, I got a response to a comment I left on another blog. Admittedly, it was a pointed comment thatContinue reading “Authors and hissy fits redux”
My annual Daylight Saving Time sucks post
The forced change of the clock this morning is just one reminder that laws linger long past their need in our bloated government bureaucracies. I just want the government to pick a time and stick to it. Standard time or saving time either one will work for me. Just stop making us deal with thisContinue reading “My annual Daylight Saving Time sucks post”
Authors and hissy fits
There are times in your life when you have to make choices. Today I made a choice to scratch a few sites off my reading list. When authors start having hissy fits in public and trying to knock down other authors because of differing viewpoints on how to write, that’s my cue to move on.Continue reading “Authors and hissy fits”
February 2020 progress
February was not much of a writing month, to be sure. I spent a lot of time avoiding my book, because I knew something was wrong and didn’t want to deal with it. The last week of the month, I finally gave in and started reading it, about five to six chapters a day, andContinue reading “February 2020 progress”
Bad advice
There’s a lot of bad advice out there about writing. The antidote to bad advice is the truth. No one can teach you how to write a story. They can tell you the elements that separate a strong story from a weak one, but they cannot tell you how to get that story out ofContinue reading “Bad advice”