 First things first. {Interview} I have a live interview on June 25 @ Blog Talk Radio's Nadia Sahari Show scheduled 8pm CST with writer AR Braun. We'll be talking about our collaboration together among other things. Feel free to call in (347) 855-8333 {Panic in Year 2020: A Zombie Novel Episode 1: Prologue} My first ever podcast plus a bonus introductory screencast talking about it is posted here in my blog. I'll continue to post screencasts as part of my author platform. I think it's something different that I haven't seen a lot of writers use so I'm experimenting with it. As far as I know you saw it here first! {Fresh Fiction} I put up a new story over at the production journal called The Dead Don't Sleep. I promised all those who joined my Hooligan list that they would get exclusive content, and that includes stories. Here's a teaser for it: There are strange people in my house. They wear peculiar clothing and carry with them a variety of equipment. Black and silver boxes that buzz and hum softly. Some have small flashing lights. Some have glowing screens. Some emit a steady high-pitched noise that cause my ears discomfort. I was awakened by the noise of their caravan. A clunky steel box with beams of light shooting out from both ends. It was shortly after dusk, they entered my home with ease as if they had been here before. They walked from one room to another, each one carrying a small device with them. You can read the rest of the story by signing up. Method of Madness #1: How do you tackle your WIPs? Everyone's got their own pace, preference and method of working. I'm just curious to know how you go about it.
At the moment I have 2 main projects. My serialized audio zombie novel and my short stories. I usually set up a writing schedule a week ahead. Evenings after work are often split up for both the book and whatever story I'm working on at the moment. Days off are usually saved for longer writing sessions. I usually spend 5-6 hours on a day off juggling both, sometimes bouncing from the novel to a shorter work - it keeps he material fresh for me that way. I prefer to batch similar tasks together. I have a white board that I use to jot down my to do list. I helps to visualize everything. That or write it down on post it notes and tack it up where I can see it. It's also easier to shuffle i around and reorder it this way. It looks something like this: Web -> Design = need font, stock image = update site, analyze traffic Offline = Work on chap. 2, edit story, rewrite blog post Podcast = record initial read, overdub, edit I don't always get it all done but I do make a significant progress when I apply this method. Your turn: Care to share any tricks/tips/techniques? Don't be shy, leave a comment.
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6/26/2010 08:00:32 am
I drag my ass out of bed at nine a.m., hopefully, and take a bath. On the computer at ten. I play some speed-metal or death metal--on low so as not to distract me--and fly by the seat of my pants, but not writing so fast I don't slow down sometimes so the description flows. Then I quit at noon and go from desktop to laptop, tweet on Twitter and status and mood on Facebook, check all my email, network and promote while I eat lunch. This usually takes till 2 or 3 p.m. Then I proofread novels or short stories or fix and proof if I've gotten critiques. Then I quit at five, eat supper by the TV and read till midnight, including grammar and syntax study. Have no blackboard. I keep it in my head. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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