I am so close to finishing Tribal! I did the math (or rather, I let the website calculator do it for me for accuracy’s sake). If I do at least 600 words a day, every day – I can have the second draft of this novel done by the end of November. Which is good because I have not gotten very far in the outline. I want to have all of December to write the outline nd get it done, because January 1^st, I am dropping everything to work on Tyro’s novel, with an eye on getting it done in three to six months. That’s me being very optimistic.

Six hundred words is about an hour’s worth of quick work – maybe a little bit more if the stars aren’t in alignment. I think for Tyro’s novel, I might have to stretch it to 1700 – which means I’ll get it done in March if I really apply myself. Which is 850 during my lunch break, and another 850 after work. The time after work is going to be the hard part. I do have other things to do when I get home: laundry, dishes, lunches and spending time with the wife. I can cut one of these things. Lunch isn’t an important meal, is it? No – I don’t think it is. There! A few extra minutes gained!

I briefly considered handwriting this, then a realized I wanted to be productive. Maybe I’ll hand write one that’s not a major project. Perhaps Pleasure to Burn or one of the other ones I’ve got in my head. I watch a vlog about a very cozy looking writer who wrote a couple of chapters by long hand and seemed to like it. I’ve got all these pens and inks, I should do something substantial with them.

Other than all of this – nothing new is happening. I am buying more pens because I certainly don’t have a problem. Nope. Not me. Who’s got forty-five fountain pens, no money and two thumbs? Not me – I don’t have forty-five but thank you for the challenge. I won’t let you down.

On a personal note, my wife and I have just celebrated our 31^st wedding anniversary. She still won’t get matching tattoos, but I am willing to overlook that slight. Our marriage is made of sterner stuff.

I think that is going to be all for now. I need to get the rest of the daily word count finished and help out in the kitchen. Ta-ta for now!

I am not going to get a thing done today…

I’m sorry for missing last week, but those Thursdays sneak up on me.

Is that a Thursday?

I was also playing Baldur’s Gate Three when I should have been writing, obviously. Well, since there is no game tonight – moved to Mondays – I can finally get back on track for blogging at a regular day and time like clockwork.

Well, crap…

I’m getting ready to write another ice cream scene in Tribal, and this is going to be a doozy, so I really want to get it down the first time. I’m over halfway through the draft, so it’s looking like I’m going to have it done before the self-imposed deadline of December 31^st. I hope so because I am so far behind on my outline for Unbound. If I can get it done even a little bit before the end of the yar, I can spend the remaining time flinishing up the outline, because January 1^st – come hell or high water – I am going to get it started and finish it in six months. It’s going to be hard, but I have ot do it. This idea has been laying dormant for way too long of a time, and I think I have a shot of getting it traditionally published.

I also just finished up watching the movie Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. It’s a funny movie that pokes fu at Weird Al and rock movies in general. The jokes are there, but you’ve got to be a bit of a Weird Al fan or a movie buff to get some of them. I recommend it if you want something silly and pretty much by the numbers.

Not much else going on. I’m trying to get a group together in my area to play some Pathfinder 2.0, and that’s coming along as expected. Badly. It’s not a niche game, it’s just that it’s overshadowed by the larger dragon in the room. I might have to go to startplaying.games and put down some money. Not the best option, but the only one I have right now. If you’re in the Clarksville, IN area and want to get in on this game – drop me a line. I am way more interested in live games than I am playing through a VTT.

That’s really all for now – just me and my boring life trying to outhustle the crackheads. Hope your life Is far more interesting than mine, and I’ll see you in the next one.