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Kickstarter
I’m sorry for not having any new writing over the past couple days. I promise to upload something this weekend. The reason I haven’t been uploading is a little complicated. I’ve been exploring alternate projects via the internet. I spent the entirety of yesterday working on a YouTube project. I wrote the script and we were able to get it filmed and uploaded in a couple of hours. It’s strange enough that I don’t entirely feel comfortable uploading it here.
But today was different. I’ve seriously been looking into Kickstarter as an alternative for publishing my four books. The website is brilliant in the way it crowdsources the revenue. I’ve always hated the idea of having to go through a publisher. I love the idea of interacting directly with my readers. So, I have a question for all of my readers. If I start a Kickstarter campaign, how many of you would contribute? What kind of rewards would you be looking for.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Richard
Falling Behind
I haven’t done much in the way of writing over the past two days. Yesterday entailed little more than helping a roommate move in followed by a party. Today was the hangover followed by meeting with a friend. Although I may fall a day or two behind on the memory challenge, I will continue it.
My main worry is that I haven’t been editing as much now that I have a big Elance job. I have three days to do the second half of. That is more than enough time. I think I’m just going to spend the next couple hours working on editing. I really just want to get this draft done so that I can have others take a look at it. I’ll upload a new memory sometime in the next 24 hours.
Until then,
Richard.
Editor Richard Reilly?
I started work on a big Elance job today. This one is particularly interesting because the end result will actually carry by name: “Edited by Richard Reilly.” It’ll be a great way to build my portfolio. It’s an easy task…it’ll just take some time. I’m just excited because most of the work I do through Elance is Ghostwriting…meaning my name will never be carried on the finished work. It’ll be nice for some real recognition (and a good paycheck).
I spent my morning garage saling and watching a fire grow in the mountains west of town. Now I’m spending several hours writing–trading between memories, work, and editing. Lot and lots of work to do on every front. My goal is to finish by Elance job early and finish the third draft this week. It’ll take a lot of work, but it will be worth it. Until tomorrow, here is day two of The 50 Day Memory Challenge.
Ghostwriting Problems
I don’t want to leave the wrong impression. I love ghostwriting. I like getting paid to sit down and write on random projects. There’s just a problem that goes with it. It forces all your energy away from your project and into someone else’s project. I spent the last two days working on a website and real estate rewrites. It was easy money…but I haven’t touched my novel in 48 hours.
It’s time to get back to work. I am going to try to finish the first rewrite of my novel within the next 48 hours. I’m still going to take sporadic ghostwriting jobs because I need the money…but I need to find the right balance. I am currently dedicating at least three hours to writing a day–whether it is my own writing or ghostwritting. I may bump that up to four hours. Getting my own projects done when I have the time is the best way to not fell stressed out when i have a ghostwriting job.
Much Love,
Richard
The Intimate Sunrise
It was strange watching the sunrise this morning. It was the first time in many many months that I successfully stayed up all night and watched the sunrise. It was beautiful, yes, but that barely explains it. It’s almost like an intimate moment with a celestial object when you see it’s silver lining cross the horizon and fold into a dome over the next several minutes. Those hours of waiting in darkness were well worth the wait.
Caffeine seems to be the perfect aide for editing. I had three red bulls last night and got through about 20 pages of editing. This afternoon, as I work my way through some espresso, I have almost completed another ten pages. I now have only 28 pages of editing left to finish the second draft. I’ve already worked out half the bullet points of things I need to work on. This manuscript is already looking pretty clean. My daydreams about sending it to an agent are starting to peak. I need to control those daydreams until I have a clean manuscript.
With Love,
Richard
Fun in the Sun
I just spent the last hour or so editing. I want to keep going…but it is so beautiful outside. I have a season pass to a “beach” up on a reservoir in the mountains. Even though I know I should keep writing and editing…I can’t bring myself to do it. I want to lay out in the sand and soak up the sun. Nothing sounds better right now.
Until next time,
Richard
Novel Number Five
As I drove home today, I realized that a strange series of events I’ve been mulling over in my mind would be the perfect opening sequence for a novel I’ve been wanting to write for years. I just spent the last hour rewriting the outline. I really want to do this now. I’m still going to spend a good deal of my writing time editing…but I think I’m going to try writing this book as well.
The thing is, the only way for this story to work is by making it fit into the literary genre. That means approaching the novel from a third person present standpoint–something I have never been good at. This will be good practice. I’m starting to wonder why all my favorite authors stick to a single genre. I like trying them all like I’m at a buffet. Sci-fi here. Mystery there. First person here. Third Person there. I love them all…so long as I get to express myself in a new and interesting way.
With Love,
Richard
Returning Home
I meant to start the “50 Day memory Challenge” yesterday. I ended up editing way too much instead…then life got in the way. Today will be different. I’m back in my hometown today to babysit my nieces while my sister goes to class. When I am down here, I have a long list of things I need to get done: reading, editing, memories, and fix up a poem. That’ll take at least a good two hours. I’m ready for it.
I feel like I haven’t been creative in too long. I kinda want to just write a random flash fiction piece. I might do that. There really is something to the idea of always having that creative outlet open. I fear that if I don’t keep using it, it won’t get better. That’s why I love having this website. It forces me to write because I have an audience. That’s all the the encouragement I needed to get back on track. I hope I don’t slip off this wagon anytime soon.
God I’m Tired,
Richard
Summer Break Means Time to Write
When I finished substitute teaching today, I went over how many days are left in the school year. Suddenly, I realized I was on Summer Break. I am heading up to the mountains tomorrow for a long weekend of reading, writing, editing, and friends. When I get back, I am going to a fundraising lunch with my mother and helping out my sister with babysitting. After that, I’m pretty sure there is only one day left of school…and I’ve never much desired to sub on the last day of school.
With time abound, I have plenty to do. I have four books on my immediate to-read list. I need to finish editing my latest novel. On top of all that however, I will continue writing. I have two stories in my head that I may start working on. I also have two poems in-progress that I will try to flesh out this weekend. This summer break will be a godsend to my writing. I must make sure I keep it up the entire summer. I need to give my followers some new material. When I get back from the mountains, you can expect some.
With Love,
Richard
Richard T. Reilly 