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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...

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Day 19: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Out for an early run today--the heat wave making it too hot to run later, even up here on the mountain--and the pieces of "Jump it Time" floated around my mind, tempting me. So, back...

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Day 18: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Back to "Jump in Time," but this thing has taken on a life of it's own and is over 5,000 words with a ways to go. Lots more research and a much more complicated story that the other...

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Day 17: Short Story Marathon

by Robert J. McCarter on in story-marathon, writing
Summary Back to staring at the blank page this morning. I've done it many, many times now but it's always intimidating--and I think that's okay. The trick is to just find something, anything and...

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