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Day 24: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Last night after I posted yesterday's entry, my wife was in kitchen late, cranking the Eagles and cooking. Not wanting to be at my desk anymore, I grabbed my laptop and sipped red wine while...

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Day 23: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Up in front of the computer just before 6 a.m. again, no idea what to write. My brain came up with an interesting sentence written from the perspective of an android that has just been powered...

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Day 22: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Did a short session early, but cut it off to go run before the heat hit and the work day started. That sure helped; got my body moving and my emotions perked up too. The pace of this challenge...

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Day 21: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Busy work day so harder to get the hours in today. Early, lunch, and late. Did another "Death by" story in the world of Shuffled Off. This one is "Death by Cookie" and is about 4,000 words....

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Day 20: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Had a tough time getting going this morning with writing. While I like "Jump in Time" a lot, it took a lot of energy and I didn't get enough rest over the weekend. This is a pacing issue. I'm...

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