RedDustMan

Creator Journals 5/26/25

Happy Memorial Day! Summer has unofficially started, so my wife and I watched Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 masterpiece, Summer Wars. I had never seen it before and it was really good! I want to watch as many “Summer” themed movies as possible, since I’m trying to inject my new project with those vibes. The nature ofContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/26/25”

Creator Journals 5/25/25

There aren’t many thoughts in my head today. I’m thinking about a new story (which I won’t start writing yet! I swear! I already have way too many projects!) Since I’ve been able to keep a daily blog going, I thought it might be fun to create a daily web serial. I have this characterContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/25/25”

Creator Journals 5/24/25

Yesterday I got kind of depressed and started to feel like none of this really mattered. Then, I got an idea for a new scene in Beach Knight and immediately I was healed. Sometimes inspiration is medicine to me, or food even. Mind and body are closer than people think. That which is good forContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/24/25”

Creator Journals 5/23/25

I think I’ve finally got the email form sorted out. It might not be pretty, but it’s a start! Now I need to come up with things to put in emails! I’ve been told that all writers need to have an email list, so here I am.Sorry if the technical details are not all thatContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/23/25”

Creator Journals 5/22/25

I spent a part of the afternoon struggling with MailChimp and MailerLite. I know that it’s important to have an email list, but I am not at all tech savvy. Every time I post the HTML block in the post I click on preview and it looks fine, then I hit update and it looksContinue reading “Creator Journals 5/22/25”

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”