RedDustMan

Creator Journals 5/21/25

It’s hard writing and also having a job. Usually, after I get done work at three, I sit down at Starbucks, order a hot chocolate (way too late in the day for me to have coffee) and try to write for thirty minutes or so. Most of the time I’m too tired to write moreContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/21/25”

Creator Journals 5/20/25

Somehow it’s already the 20th of May and I’m only three chapters into Beach Knight. Oh well, since I started imprisoning myself in the back room I’ve been more productive. Hey guys, writing books is hard. Sometimes I stare at my outline and think, “Something more interesting should happen in this chapter” and when IContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/20/25”

Creator Journals 5/19/25

Today I sequestered myself like the cardinals in Conclave and wrote for an hour. I got a good bit done, but maybe less than I had hoped. Either way, I think this is a good strategy. I’m nearly done chapter 3 of 10 and I think I just need to accept that my book isContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/19/25”

Creator Journals 5/18/25

It’s a Sunday and my wife is playing Devil May Cry 2 again. She says it might be her favorite. What have I done?Since it’s Sunday the only writing I’m doing is on this blog. I’m excited to start my One Hour Challenge on Monday. I think whatever happens, I’ll learn a lot. I’ve alsoContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/18/25”

Creator Journals 5/17/25

I had a new idea, “What if I locked in for an entire hour every day instead of focusing on word count?” In my head, it’s a very attractive idea. It would be like going to the gym regularly, but for writing. See, while I’m decent at writing frequently, staying focused for a sustained amountContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/17/25”

Creator Journals 5/16/25

I don’t feel like I’m writing fast enough. The Beach Knight outline has ten chapters and I’m still working on chapter three. Not really sure how I’m going to have it done by the start of July and still have it meet all of my quality goals. Headaches are getting worse lately. Yesterday I spentContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/16/25”

Creator Journals 5/15/25

Don’t think I’m done with the nonbinary orc. I’m not. Since it’s a plot point that Port Starfish is mostly human, with a smattering of dwarves, elves and halflings here and there, an orc kind of stands out. Most of our protagonists are nonhuman creatures that face some amount of social alienation due to thatContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/15/25”

Creator Journals 5/14/25

I need some chocolate cake and a stomach that can digest chocolate cake (I’m unfortunately cursed: lactose intolerance!) My day job took a turn for the worse today. While I’d rather not talk openly about what my day job is, just know that when it goes bad it goes very bad. I’ve done some preliminaryContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/14/25”

Creator Journals 5/13/25

Last night I spent the whole sleep cycle dreaming that the infamous Jason Voorhees was trying to kill me. That was pretty weird. I’m not really afraid of that dude like at all. I love the Friday the 13th movies because they’re cheesy fun. For whatever reason, he was far more threatening in my dream,Continue reading “Creator Journals 5/13/25”

Creator Journals 5/12/25

Yesterday I went birdwatching. This is not something I regularly do. It’s something I pretty much never do. I was invited to join others who were doing it. All the same, I started to notice how much can be gained from spending time in slow observation. I’ve been creating fictionalized facsimiles of nature by writingContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/12/25”