16 August 2025

by Rob | Aug 16, 2025 | Random Thoughts, Writing

8:06pm A few months ago, I went on a week-long excursion into the question of leaving both the Microsoft and Apple ecosystems behind. I concluded that the Apple ecosystem was too useful and integrated into my life to walk away from and still use a MacBook as my...

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...

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...