The Writings of Terrance A. Crow

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 14 Last week, I shared the stunningly obvious lesson that world building reduces word count. In other words, taking time away from writing to design a room or a ship or even a star system means I can’t spend that time on writing. It’s beneficial in the long […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 13 I woke up around 1:30AM this morning to a terrible realization: I’d forgotten my week 13 accountability post! Not forgot to publish it; forgot it entirely! It’s the end of the Winter 2021 anime season, and Monday night, I stayed busy working on episode guides for the […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 12 In last week’s post, I noted that I’m now writing strictly according to the braided plot outline. Over the next several weeks, I want to watch my average weekly word counts. I’m curious if some kind of real beats in the future might be worth the investment. […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 11 In my previous post, I mentioned that I was coming up on a milestone: I was about to exhaust the old beats-ish work I’d done. That also means I was about to embark on writing all new chapters. It also meant I was going to rely completely […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 10 I’m coming up on a milestone, and I hope that it turns out to be a positive thing. I’m about to move beyond the failed approach that had been holding me back for years, which sounds like cause for rejoicing, doesn’t it? But I wonder if there […]