Tag Archives: fiction writing
Lessons I Learned From Writing a Novel in 30 Days
I did it! I finished my novel in 30 days. I set out to write a complete novel by my 35th birthday, June 19th, 2012. And I completed. I slew the dragon. Now I get to share what I’ve learned with you. It was a very eye-opening, arduous, and fun adventure. I learned so much […]
Quickie: 36,000 Words Down, 1 Week to Go
I’m sure you needed your quick fix of Daniel today, and I needed to report my progress on my novel. Hence, this “quickie.” About three weeks ago, I set out to write a novel in 30 days, before my 35th birthday on June 19th. Right now I’m sitting at 36,686 words out of a target […]
RoboGirl: It’s Hard Not To Fall In Love A Girl Who Can Kick The Terminator’s Ass
Today I start my 30 days to finish my RoboGirl novel. It’s a cyberpunk action love story. You can find the original short story it is based off of on Amazon, here. It’s about 25 pages, so just short of being a novelette. It’s been updated and expanded with a peek into where the novel […]
The Continued Adventures of Boba Fett and the Importance of Never Giving Up On Your Dreams
When I was maybe 14 or 15, my brother and I began to write a novel about the continued adventures of the bounty hunter Boba Fett. I had grown up loving Star Wars (in fact, I was born less than a month after the first Star Wars movie came out.) I can’t remember who had […]
Seinfeld’s “X”-Method Really Works…
Almost didn’t write today, but then looked at my long list of X’s for each day that I wrote. Can’t break the chain! I read in Steal Like An Artist that Jerry Seinfeld writes a joke a day, and puts a big black “X” on his yearly calendar for each day that he successfully writes […]
Be Yourself.
So today I read War of Art for a little while. I’m about halfway through. After reading it, I realized I had been avoiding writing new material in my novel for a while. I got excited about just doing it. So I started writing. I wrote about six pages. It felt good. I like what […]
Be Interdisciplinary. Like DaVinci. And Bruce Lee.
Something that’s been on my mind lately is the seemingly ever-growing list of disciplines I’ve already been pursuing and which I have recently started or re-started pursuing. Here’s a non-inclusive list: Currently Actively Pursuing: Writing Fiction (Novels) Writing Non-Fiction Screenwriting Directing Film (Fiction and Non-Fiction) Acting Editing Blogging Video Blogging Pursuing, but taking a very […]
