Did a short session early, but cut it off to go run before the heat hit and the work day started. That sure helped; got my body moving and my emotions perked up too. The pace of this challenge is starting to wear. Oddly this can give me trouble starting a story, but once the stor...

Busy work day so harder to get the hours in today. Early, lunch, and late. Did another "Death by" story in the world of Shuffled Off. This one is "Death by Cookie" and is about 4,000 words. Fun to bring JJ and Banquo out to play with.

Had a tough time getting going this morning with writing. While I like "Jump in Time" a lot, it took a lot of energy and I didn't get enough rest over the weekend. This is a pacing issue. I'm going to shoot for short for a few days to try to recover.

Out for an early run today--the heat wave making it too hot to run later, even up here on the mountain--and the pieces of "Jump it Time" floated around my mind, tempting me. So, back to it today and not on the back burner as I thought yesterday. Stories have a way of doing that t...

Back to "Jump in Time," but this thing has taken on a life of it's own and is over 5,000 words with a ways to go. Lots more research and a much more complicated story that the other "In Time" stories. I'm not even sure if it's a short story anymore. Ack! This puts the streak at r...