by Michael La Ronn | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
865 words today. Thanks everyone for the feedback on the challenge. I’m looking forward to it as well as ways I can up the ante. More to come. I got on the bike again today and dictated about 865 words in 20 minutes. I quickly finished my writing for the day—I just...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
5,100 words today (!!) I prepped for my new challenge today. This coming week will be the last week of Amnesia Mode. My back is feeling better so I had what the hell, why not explore what my “writing while moving challenge” would look like. I loaded up Dragon (for...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wrote around 1500 words. Also got some writing time in at the doctor’s office today, which was a major win. I’m thinking about a new project that may be a little insane…more on that in a minute. LESSON LEARNED & EXECUTED No lesson learned, but I activated a new...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wrote about 500 words today, but not for lack of trying. Had some family stuff come up. Also, my back is in pain so I know my limits. Overall, no ad work today. Things are performing as expected. I’ll break even or lose a couple dollars today. Not the end of the world...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
My back went out again today. It’s extremely cold here in Iowa right now and my spine just said to hell with it. I look like the Hunchback of Notre Dame right now, but the show must go on… Wrote 2500 words today. Also started (and finished) Joanna Penn’s new book on...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
1000 words today. Today was not a writing day—it was a self-improvement day. What a day. But first, some thoughts. I finished a book by one of favorite authors, Arthur Hailey. Hailey is a thriller author who was quite popular in the 1960s and 1970s, but is lesser...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wrote 1500 words today. I taught a workshop on Scrivener Basics for the good folks at REWRITE London today. Rewrite is a global non-profit aimed at helping women and women of color become better writers. What better way to become a writer than to master Scrivener so...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
1000 words today. My editor turned things around for me and squeezed in my mistake this morning…so Indie Author Confidential Vol. 3 is ready for cover design. I got my order off to the cover design and should have Vol 3 cover back by end of day Tuesday. I also ordered...
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
2000 words-is again today. Solid. My editor sent me back the edits for Indie Author Confidential Vol. 3. As I went through the edits, I noticed that the last third of the book was missing…because I accidentally left it out of the compile. #shame We all make mistakes....
by Michael La Ronn | Dec 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Wrote 2000 words today. Cleared out a fair amount of emails. Got tomorrow’s YouTube video reviewed & uploaded. Did some reading of a great novel today—trying to finish it. LESSON LEARNED AND EXECUTED Nothing at all. Today was purely about writing and creativity. That...
