Power Hour Today

1121 words. Had a great power hour today! Thanks for everyone who attended. There were TONS of questions. I spent around 30 min at the end answering a bunch of them. I wrote around 1100 words (of fiction) during the livestream, so that was a phenomenal way to get me...

Another Long Day

0 words. Doing prep for my workshop next week so the next few days may be a little painful, but I’m in a good spot with the story and can pick up easily. I’m looking forward to the power hour tomorrow—hope to see you there! PROGRESS SO FAR: Rat City (Chicago Rat...

Long, Long Day

100 words. New book announcement below. Today was unusually long. It started with an international conference call at 5:30 AM, followed by a busy day at work and family stuff after dinner. Combined with being tired after vacation, I just didn’t have much energy today....

Cruising Speed

1168 words. I did 1411 last night and an extra 1133 before bed after my blog post went live. I think I’m at a point where I’m back to normal cruising speed on the novel. 2500 words of fiction followed by 1200ish words is a GOOD SIGN. Today’s count is a little low...

Two Steps Forward, Six Steps Back

1411 words. I discovered an ugly, ugly issue with authorlevelup.com today. Many of you have been asking me for months to install Secure Socket Layer on my website. I know I needed to do it but needed to sit down and do it. Well, I did it, and it broke my site...