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Day 9: Short Story Marathon
by Robert J. McCarter on
in
story-marathon,
writing
Summary Busy day and away from my computer for most of it. First meetings and then a summer picnic with the company I work for. Up early, the early sunrise waking me up earlier than normal which is...
Day 8: Short Story Marathon
by Robert J. McCarter on
in
story-marathon,
writing
Summary Got back to "Home in Time" and finished it. It's ready to read to Aleia, but no time today. It came in at 4,450 words, again longer than planed. Later, grabbed a 875 word fantasy start from my...
Day 7: Short Story Marathon
by Robert J. McCarter on
in
story-marathon,
writing
Summary One week in, 4 stories away, 26 to go. Yeah, this is starting to feel like a marathon. Up very early and threw out yesterday's start on "Home in Time" and started fresh in first person with...
Day 6: Short Story Marathon
by Robert J. McCarter on
in
story-marathon,
writing
Summary Got up early and went back to "Woody and June vs. the Grand Canyon." Corrected my misstep and threw out and redrafted a lot of the end. I had moved the character's relationship a tad too fast,...
Day 5: Short Story Marathon
by Robert J. McCarter on
in
story-marathon,
writing
Summary Interesting day. Yesterday I left "Woody and June vs. the Grand Canyon" at over 5,000 words and not done yet, thinking I might have taken a wrong turn. So, I set it aside and started a new...