June 13, 2017

Welcome to Day 24 of Crashcourse! Did you ever stop reading fiction? If so, when did you stop? Why? And when did you start reading again? When Did You Stop Reading? First things first. I added 1,648 words in four hours of creative editing yesterday. It was an uneventful day and when I was finished,…

June 12, 2017

Welcome to Days 21, 22, & 23 of Crashcourse! Despite a sizable hiccup, Crashcourse is at full-steam right now. What kind of hiccup, you ask? The kind that comes with an error message. Save Your Work! I spent the last three days in creative editing mode, yet still managed to add 3,830 words in eight…

June 9, 2017

Welcome to Day 20 of Crashcourse! Creative editing continues on Crashcourse and I’m starting to see this story develop into something real and unique. It’s amazing to see art come to life. Characters Forming all Around Me Creative editing continued today and I’m forced to admit it’s way more involved than I’d first expected. With that said, I…

June 8, 2017

Welcome to Day 19 of Crashcourse! I did something I didn’t want to do today, namely editing. But this was a bit different than acquiescing to an inner critic. This was creative editing. Creative Editing Begins I added 1,366 words to Crashcourse today in 1:26. That doesn’t really sum up the day though as you’ll soon…

June 7, 2017

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…

June 6, 2017

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…

June 2, 2017

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….

June 1, 2017

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…