Monthly Archive:: January 2021
This morning, I made it through the end of my last example and got the whole next sub-section written. Fortunately, for the most recent subsection, I was able to refer back to the previous examples, so I did not need …
This process of playing the scenes in my head and making notes about them feels tedious and slow – not because the scenes themselves are tedious, but because I am terrified that I am not doing it “right” and am …
I have limited time each day to work on my books and anything else that comes up before work, and I need to make better use of it. Today, I should have been focused on the final example I want …
I’m continuing my work on visualizing the scenes, one by one, though it is a constant struggle to make sure that I am making them interesting enough from the reader perspective and something that they would want to read. Today, …
I finally finished the STEM research example for the chapter I was working on, and I have seriously regretting my idea to include examples in the first place – particularly examples that are so far outside of my personal understanding! …
What I’m trying to do now is to play through each scene in my head and visualize how they will go. So far, it’s slow going and I hope this is a skill that improves with practice. I don’t have …
The example section that was going so well the other day ground to a screeching halt today as I tried to tackle the STEM research example. I fear I do not have enough expertise in that field to come up …
I finished the last of the maps that I had intended to draw today, so now, I’m on to my last step before the actual writing. This is from 2k to 10k, but after the maps, and memorizing character details, …
Today is scheduled to be a non-fiction day, but it’s mid-morning and I haven’t gotten started yet. Last night, we had a family issue that required some long conversation, and I didn’t get to bed until after midnight. Under those …
Today, I gave shape to my capital city with a map of the city and castle. It’s pretty rudimentary, but good enough for my purposes. I had been facing some resistance over this map drawing phase, since I’ve never done …