Another short week, overshadowed by deadline work for a nonprofit fundraiser. I did find time to squeeze in some more transcription of the original manuscript on the “Margery” project.
I also did some brainstorming–and took actual outline notes–on two new projects. Both are different takes on identity, which seems to be a hot topic these days. One is set in the “Betelgeuse” universe and is a further development of the character at the center of that universe. This would be the third book in that world, although I’ve only barely drafted the first second and am about a third of the way through the first.
The one post of this week was actually scheduled months ago, when I looked up when Constitution Day would be. The beauty of an editorial calendar for a blog is that you can schedule posts well in advance. That doesn’t solve the problem of procrastination. I wrote most of “Happy Constitution Day!”on Constitution Day in the car on the road home from Vermont. (No, I wasn’t driving, at least most of the way.)
In other news…
Observations: Despite hustling much of the week, I took some time on Friday evening to walk the waterfront in Burlington, Vermont. I treated myself to a maple creamee (the unofficial state dessert) and set out to watch the sunset.
Soon crowds of people, mostly young and probably UVM students, came flocking down for the big show. I enjoyed the company but retreated to the sculpture garden further south, where the crowds were thinner. My only company was a couple of young lovers, watching the sun set over the lake, and this fellow–“The Lone Sailor,” described below.
Interaction: Got a nice writeup from our daughter, who shared “Happy Constitution Day!” on Facebook with the comment “My dad wrote an interesting two-minute read about 9/17 aka Constitution Day. It’s a good read and very thought provoking.” Thanks!
Professional development: Subscribed to a couple of new podcasts on fiction writing (the other one is a bit self-serving and redundant). I’m also exploring Fiverr for logo design for the blog and business cards.
Next week: Continue the logo search, move forward on “Margery,” and a couple of posts–another “Cuss-tomer Service” would probably be more popular than rhetorical criticism, but the latter is probably more important.
In case you missed it …
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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: Passing by the bar
Reading Time: 2 minutes I didn’t have the necessary devotion, interest, motivation, or drive to continue my legal studies. Had I subconsciously decided not to return to the law?
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Budding Writer, 1979: Shifting gears
Reading Time: 2 minutes Biking through the countryside gave me a new view of the paper’s coverage area, and time to think about the stories I wanted to tell.
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Journeyman Journalist, 1979: No strings attached
Reading Time: 2 minutes Does a reporter create a conflict of interest by accepting publicity work from the subject of a story? It could have become a tangled web.
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Budding Writer, 1978: ‘I Do Care’
Reading Time: < 1 minutes As a writer, I should care more about what other people think and less about what they think of me.
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Journeyman Journalist: Bridging the gap
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the hats of journalist and fiction writer can overlap. Covering a local disaster led to ideas for a short story.