Month: August 2021

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 35 In a little under a month and a half, Book 1: 61 Cygni goes in for a developmental edit. I found the editor on Reedsy, and I’m excited to see what he thinks of the manuscript. I have to make a decision soon: Do I rewrite the […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 34 This week reminded me why it’s good to write as often as possible. Namely, because real life can intrude at any moment! Fortunately, most of real life’s assault caused no permanent damage, and some of it was actually positive! But in my case, since I want to […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 33 This week reminded me of what I like about writing. It also reminded me of something I don’t like about writing. Among the many things I like about writing is world-building. In particular, I’ve always loved designing the hardware in my stories. At first, in the late […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 32 I learned something important this week. Namely, that the my reactions and mental states when I last wrote novels (about 30 years ago!), and my reactions and mental states now, aren’t the same. You might suspect that I just said something stupendously obvious, and you’re probably right. […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 31 The brick wall’s back. I managed to stay ahead of it for seven solid months. I finished the first draft of Book One: 61 Cygni and got a chunk of Book Two: Epsilon Eridani written. To be honest, I knew I couldn’t evade it forever. My life’s […]