9 August 2025

by Rob | Aug 9, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

12:49pm As of this writing, Torvalin is 39% complete, based on my target word count for novels. That is a damn-good feeling. I think I’ve rambled earlier this week about changing my focus from word count to creating the daily habit. After all, a consistent,...

6 August 2025

by Rob | Aug 6, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

11:17am In a previous post, I mentioned my perennial Quixotic crusade to develop a consistent, daily writing habit. I will confess that my mindset on this is probably rooted in a fallacy. Most of the Pulp-era writers routinely turned out high word counts day in and...

27 July 2025

by Rob | Jul 27, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

8:03am Continuing Education. Aside from my Quixotic crusade to establish a consistent, daily writing habit, the other bane of my existence is continuing education. For anyone who might not have encountered this precise term, continuing education means staying...

25 July 2025

by Rob | Jul 25, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

10:49pm This should be one of my shorter posts. I’m dragging a little bit at the moment, because today’s the second day of fixing my sleep schedule so that I’m on days and evenings, as opposed to afternoons and nights. I’ve made some changed to...

26 June 2025

by Rob | Jun 26, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

3:35pm I’m sitting in my favorite restaurant, having just finished an excellent mid-day meal. I find I sometimes think better when I’m not home, and it’s easier to come up with lists of what needs done or any number of other things. I just sent out a...

7 June 2025, Part II

by Rob | Jun 8, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

11:59pm Okay, okay… it’s technically 12:03am on June 8th, but I’m adding an addendum to the June 7th post, so I’m going to fudge it a little bit. In my previous post, I only included up through yesterday (June 6th) of my Writing Log, mainly...