Accountability Post

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 38 Now that the novel is moving from midpoint to pinch 2, I’ve discovered something that I probably knew at one time. It’s something that makes perfect sense in retrospect, and it should probably become standard practice for me. At least, I think it should become standard practice […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 37 Key performance indicators are great, but they have two prerequisites. First, you have to chose the right thing to measure. Before December 2020, I had tried to use number of chapters whose beats I’d written as a measurement. Unfortunately, that did not reflect any true progress, because […]

Introduction to the Accountability Post 2021 Week 36 I stepped up preparations for Book 1: 61 Cygni this week. The developmental edit is still starting in a few weeks, and I’m still wondering if I should push the manuscript through one more draft. I’m inclined against doing that, because I think I want to wait […]

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 […]