Welcome to Day 18 of Crashcourse! After a few days of being sidelined by my inner critic, I finally got back to writing. Also, I continue to ask questions about my future. Namely, am I just an author? Or am I meant to tell other kinds of stories as well? Am I An Author? Yesterday, I…
Welcome to Days 14-17 of Crashcourse! So, I wrote at a good rate over the last four days, but I didn’t rack up a ton of hours. Why, you ask? Well, I spent a lot of time trying to design a magic school curriculum. Which was a waste, as it turns out. Curious? Then read on…
Welcome to Day 13 of Crashcourse! Crashcourse slows down again, but never fear. We’re still going plenty fast and I’ve got a few ideas on how to speed things up even more! Slowing Down a Bit It’s kind of interesting that this blog series has discussed editing at such great length so early into Crashcourse….
Welcome to Day 12 of Crashcourse! Another day down and I’m still not up to a full workload. Even worse, my critical voice is chomping at the bit to do some editing. But things are looking up, nonetheless! I’m Starting to Sound like a Broken Record Here, But … First things first. I logged 2,717…
Welcome to Day 11 of Crashcourse! Crashcourse is starting to pick up steam. I’ve got a real good feeling about this. So, let’s get to it! My Word Count Explodes I wrote for just one hour today. Why so little? To tell you the truth, I just couldn’t bring myself to do more. That’s been a…
Welcome to Days 8, 9, & 10 of Crashcourse! A few days ago, I wrote about how work on Crashcourse had slowed to an excruciating crawl thanks to major amounts of self-editing. So, how’d I do over the weekend? Did I manage to speed things up? Let’s find out! A Path Forward, Perhaps I guess I’m…
Welcome to Day 7 of Crashcourse! Crashcourse continues onward, slow and steady. Okay, reallllllyyyyyy slowly. Cripes, my self-editing is out of control. It’s time to break this habit once and for all. Crashcourse Slows Down Today, I wrote 456 words in about two and a half hours. That’s pretty abysmal. Worst of all, the story…
Welcome to Day 6 of Crashcourse! Are valedictorians failures? In a word, no. But research indicates they rarely, if ever, change the world. Dropouts, on the other hand, sometimes do change the world by becoming great artists and innovators. Why is that? Could it have something to do with school itself? Crashcourse Forges Ahead First…