Monthly Archives: January 2012

Re-equipping my wife

Like me, my wife is a creative person. When under stress, she finds relief in creative expression. However, she’s not primarily a writer, she’s a musician. And we had to leave her guitar behind in Minnesota, to be shipped out later, and to ship it safely is going to cost over $200. Being without an

Life interfered

One of the best features of ROW 80 is that it is a challenge that acknowledges that sometimes, “Life happens.” Such has been the case for me of late. The past week has been rather taxing on my ability to get any writing done. And I mean any, at all. My father, a World War

Average weekend

I had an average second half of the week. That’s the bottom line, right up front. On Thursday, I made my goal for forward progress. On Friday, since I write in the evening while doing contract work in the late morning and afternoon, I was busy observing Shabbat. On Saturday after Shabbat was over, I

Goals for the new ROW80 2012 Round 1

I had a great deal of success in the final ROW80 round in 2011, setting something like eight goals and meeting all of them. Of course, I had a hefty schedule with a weighty blog tour and such, so the emphasis was more on promotion that pure production. So, I’ve decided to set fewer goals