Current Project: Me (my confidence, my outlook, my purpose)
The week that was . . .
- Started the week off in a bit of a funk. Lacking confidence in my ambitions and lacking conviction in the possibility of actual achievement in my goals.
- Began to wonder if I should simply forgo writing fiction, which over the last few years has truly become hard work, and just take the easy way out and opt for nonfiction since that has been so much easier to do the last few years.
- Exorcised some of those negative demons in a Journal Juice entry and felt a little better after the expulsion of negative emotions.
- Agreed that even though I have serious doubts about my ability to pen a complete novel at this current juncture, I should still continue to work on my fiction, long or short, at any opportunity that I can, but should remove some of the self-applied pressure from myself so that I can still at least enjoy life while I continue to struggle.
Current Project: Operation Remember Me? (digital uploads)
The week that was . . .
- Read through, spit-shined and polished “Call of Duty: A Cop’s Tale” since it has such a timely subject matter given current events regarding police and citizens. This short story was originally published in my LOCAL HEROES anthology back in November 2011, which of course is no longer in print. While still not a great example of my abilities (its origins date back to my earliest days in prose), this latest update of it seems to read better than the print version, at least. So there’s that.
- Began reading through and spit-polishing “All Things Considered”, but with that story being over 5000 words long and needing serious updating to bring certain details into the 21st century (unless I decide to keep its setting in the mid-1990s), it’s going to take more than a quick afternoon sit-down to get it up to par. It’s likely I’ll get the other stories on the project ready before I get this one prepped to go.
The week to come . . .
- Upload “Call of Duty: A Cop’s Tale” to Smashwords this week, but not before . . .
- . . . Putting together a serviceable digital cover for it.
- Read through “The Other Roommate” to see if it is truly finished and decide whether to self-publish it or submit it to fine bizarro publication.
Current Project: Blood-Borne (novel)
- No comment.
Current Project: Neglect the Alarm (band)
The week that was . . .
- Band practice was great this week. We got the official fourth song done with the beginnings of what will be #6 in the works. There’s a first ever group photo below. It’s an action shot, DGAF punk rock style.
The week to come . . .
- Looks like there may be another short break.
- Continue to work on riffs and lyrics.
- Kick around logo ideas for our “non-logo”.
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