Recent content by Sandor

Was curious what people's writing routines are. I need to get back on the wagon, lost my routine after going on vacation and getting a cold. Usually I can only really write at night, specifically after sun down and when the moon rises. I tend to try and write 500-2000 words a night, depending on...

I just finished Don Quixote and I've started the Canterbury Tales.

Just finished "The Middle Ages" by Morris Bishop. It was alright, shows it age: there's been a lot of scholarship done since the 1960s on the subject, and I disagree with a lot of his opinions. A good read though, glad I got it from the library.

For me socializing helps a ton: I live in Chicago, so there's a lot of locations for me to hang out and spend time with people I know, or meet new people via introduction. I also have online friends that I spend time with once a week: my movie club, my college friends. In terms of hobbies that...

This is also really advice, thank you.

This is really good advice, tsm.

Does anyone have any advice on outlining detective and mystery stories? I'm trying to write a novel, sort of an occult take on the Nero Wolfe stories with a different, modern cast. I'm really struggling on outlining it, because I'm really out of my comfort zone writing mysteries. I love a good...

I'll work on multiple stories or poems, some longer or shorter - novel or novella length, short or flash length, and poetry. When I feel good about something I'll try and finish it, get it edited, and submit it. I have a novel I'm working on but it's stalled because I don't know how to plot...

1 day personalized rejection from Neon and Smoke.

Don't think I'm going to reach my goal this month. Dealing with some mental health stuff, got holidays to do, and the Novella I was working on got very confused. Overall I need to plan my characters and setting better. Proud of myself for getting about 7,000 words away from completing the 1st...

Wrote about 3000 words today.

Wrote over 2,000 words today between two projects.

I knew about Sub Club but not Authors Publish. Authors Publish is really great, thanks for informing me.

I've written over about 1,700 words today between my Novella and a novel i'm trying to write.

Wrote about 1307 for my novella today. Gonna try and work on some short fiction tonight as well.