Progress
Over the last couple of weeks, I have begun a new process for writing. In the past, I had trained myself to sit and work for multiple hours a writing stint in order to produce hyper cohesive work without reviewing what I previously had written. However, since I work forty hours a week for a company, I have had to invest in a new process. That process is waking up at 5:15 in the morning so I can get an hour of writing in before I go to work (sometimes an hour and a half depending how quick I finish my obligations so I arrive at work looking like a respectable human being). So, my morning is the following: cook second breakfast (the food I eat when I arrive to work), eat an apple, make a cup of coffee, drink cup of coffee and watch sunrise (if the sun is rising at that time, which its no longer doing), shower, gel hair, write, get dressed, drive to work.
After work, I work for 2-4 hours on my manuscript. And that brings us to the important aspect of this post: Progress. I have been using this system for sometime (with regular readings of previous content before each writing session) and that has led to a high level of production on my newest manuscript: Bohr’s Bathos. This piece follows, Death by Comedy (or better known as its working title: Six Stalks, even though I haven’t discussed it much on this site), but it is important to note that Bohr’s Bathos follows Death by Comedy only in my bibliography and not timeline or content. Both are standalone pieces, as I try to do with all my work, and their worlds are fundamentally different.
With each day of writing, I watch it unravel in a good way. The story grows richer, and I realize, I don’t care about publishing. If it happens, so be it, but I am just happy to see my creations come to light. I love writing, and I write for myself, but I wish you could all experience my long form creations. Who knows, one day, it may happen. Until then, I will keep writing and sharing what I can with you. Thank you for following me and believing in me.
Read More5:15, Here I Come
The next five chapters have been outlined (17-21 (if you think that number is wrong, count it on your hand)). That means, I cannot postpone waking up tomorrow morning, and I’ll have to arise from my slumber at 5:15 to begin work on these next chapters. Then, after I go to work, I will continue to work on them before my social obligations. Not to mention, I have to edit/write important environmental factors into previous chapters of the new manuscript due to a recent trip where I saw a piece of artwork that forced me to re-evaluate how I was writing certain things. I know, this post is coming off as ambiguous and lacks necessary variables, but I do that so that the manuscript remains a mystery. Just know artwork did what it is supposed to do and that is to affected the viewer. I am glad; if I ignored the feelings that were inspired by this piece of art, I would be a poor writer as I wouldn’t let the manuscript grow with my own experiences… even if it is a pain to go back and retrofit already written chapters. What are you to do when you believe in the Kantian creation of an aesthetical piece of work.
Read MoreSafe Mode – Hyper Specific Work
Ever run your computer in safe mode? Safe Mode is wondrous, it cuts out all the other processes that run on your computer and leaves only the core functionalities. I am running in Safe Mode. What does that mean? It means, I don’t care about anything frivolous in my writing career. I only care about writing, editing, and outlining fiction. Why have I chosen this striped down version of existence? Simple, I work full-time for a fortune fifty company and need to prioritize creating more than informing my audience. That’s why these posts stopped.
Some people would argue I should post no matter the conditions. I disagree; I believe that posts should only come with substance. I just figured I would inform everyone that there are short stories out with magazines, I am working on Bohr’s Bathos, and prepping essays for the first time (non-fiction). With all of that happening, it is important to note that I took a 5 week lull.
Why the lull? Simple, except I won’t explain that here as it can impact my future. Nothing illegal or improper, just an opinion and I have decided to keep to myself. Expect more here shortly, and hopefully someone will pick up my drunken wizard story… it is fantastic.
Read MoreAttack on the Server
My server is currently experience a DOS or DDOS attack (roughly a day now). Luckily, I have some things in place to keep these from affecting the service. However, some of the attempts are getting through and it is leading to some performance degradation. It has slowed since I began blacklisting IP addresses. Please, use anti-virus software, otherwise you could be assisting malicious people.
Read MoreWhat’s Up, and Bohr’s Bathos
Today, I wanted to introduce everyone to the working title of my newest manuscript: Bohr’s Bathos. Bohr’s Bathos, is possibly the hardest writing I have done till this date. The story is rich, fully outlined, and varied. There are a lot of events that must happen and getting to each of these events in the structure I have chosen is difficult. Normally, if I sit for a day, I can write roughly 10,000 – 20,000 words (depending on how many detailed outlines have been prepared prior to me sitting down). The max amount of words I have written in a day for Bohr’s Bathos is 6500. With each chapter, I have to go and add further notes. Due to this constant expansion of information, my writing space is full of giant pieces of paper with vital information, and I am beginning to feel like a crazy person whenever I sit down to write. Nonetheless, it is time for another session. At the writing of this post, the manuscript is sitting at 18,701 words. Hopefully, I can beat my previous ceiling.
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