Journal Entries for 2008
Journal Entries for 2007
Journal Entries for 2006
Journal Entries for 2005
Journal Entries for 2004
Journal Entries for 2003
Journal Entries for 2002
01: 2004: Goals for the New Year (8 comments)
08: Email Problems (7 comments)
09: Snowing (the Cloud Engines are working!) (5 comments)
11: Late Start, False Starts (3 comments)
12: The Sabbatical Draws to a Close... Again... (12 comments)
13: That's interesting... (19 comments)
15: Surviving, scheduling (4 comments)
16: Gearing up (2 comments)
17: Administrivia takes time, my friends. (6 comments)
21: Next time it'll be warrior maidens and magic swords, I swear (6 comments)
22: Silly/not silly horoscope (3 comments)
22: Now that was interesting... (18 comments)
26: Snow Day! (8 comments)
29: Where I Been... (6 comments)
31: What I Been Doing... (0 comments)
February
02: In Between Days (10 comments)
06: What we write about when we have nothing to write about... (0 comments)
06: Here's something to write about! (18 comments)
09: Sub, Story, Story, Censure... (6 comments)
12: Influences and Inspirations, or "Turn to the right!" (15 comments)
12: New Email, Part Two (3 comments)
14: Tunes, Translation, and Reading! (5 comments)
15: Reading between the (draft) lines... (7 comments)
16: Monday brings a new start... and a new pub! (12 comments)
19: Each paragraph is its own little universe! (11 comments)
20: Novels, Past and Future (7 comments)
23: Rucks, Rock, (Re)Writing, Reading, Researching (9 comments)
26: Subs and snow, snow and subs (6 comments)
28: The Lone Protagonist (5 comments)
29: March -- lion or a lamb? (7 comments)
March
03: Free research and cheap Scotch (5 comments)
04: It was nowhere except for where they stood (11 comments)
04: I'd like a secretary, please (19 comments)
06: Killing Chapter Six (5 comments)
07: How long DOES it take to revise 51 novel pages? (10 comments)
10: I'm never too busy for friends. Well, mostly. More or less. Usually. (34 comments)
14: Digging a Ditch... (10 comments)
16: Come to North Carolina in July! I dare you. (5 comments)
17: Nick Knows Writing (5 comments)
18: Luck o' the Irish, or the German, or something... (4 comments)
20: Done. (11 comments)
24: Love handles... (2 comments)
25: That's Two. (13 comments)
26: And back down to 1 again... (10 comments)
29: Today's Output (4 comments)
31: Looking at 1Q04 with blurry eyes (9 comments)
April
02: Journal Burnout
15: When I wake up yeah I know I'm gonna be (10 comments)
18: Rebooted and hopefully refocused (2 comments)
18: Sidetracked by Stories (0 comments)
19: Great news from the other side of the pond (19 comments)
21: No More "Gawdnah! Buy My Story!" (5 comments)
21: Coming Soon! (33 comments)
22: "Don't be a guy, be a man." (15 comments)
22: Oh yeah, writing fiction... (4 comments)
25: Pulling fish from the sea (2 comments)
25: Banished to the back room (4 comments)
26: Story, Movies, Nudity, Book (11 comments)
27: In Search Of: An Ending and a Cover Artist (9 comments)
28: No Longer In Search Of: A Cover Artist (5 comments)
29: Who's the villainiest of them all? (2 comments)
May
04: What's the "Big Idea"??? (4 comments)
04: Pregnancy Update 1: Grimacing, the Spits, and the Streak (14 comments)
07: Okay, I think I have it all figured out. For now. (4 comments)
09: Weekend Update (1 comments)
10: Writer's Notes: Jobs (17 comments)
12: Coverage (17 comments)
13: Pregnancy Update 2: Out of the Woods of Queasiness? (3 comments)
13: Pregnancy Upate 0: Not an April Fool's Joke (4 comments)
13: One last tidbit for the day... (0 comments)
19: End of Down Time (we hope!) (10 comments)
21: Pregnancy Update 3: Hearing the Beat (6 comments)
21: Seconds before the Crash (4 comments)
23: It's nice to finish stuff (9 comments)
25: Writer's Notes: Dream Day Job? (0 comments)
26: This probably won't come as a surprise to anyone... (16 comments)
28: Three-Day Weekend (That's What the Freak I'm Talkin' 'Bout) (3 comments)
28: Sweet (5 comments)
30: Ready. (2 comments)
31: Opening Day: A Success (3 comments)
June
01: Traveling into Chapter 2 (4 comments)
02: Philosophizing on the Road (to Chapter 2) (4 comments)
02: Another cool thing... (6 comments)
03: Stretching reality in chapter three... (1 comments)
05: Follow the bouncing ball to chapter four (0 comments)
07: Ribs, Potter, Puttering, Room (7 comments)
09: Pregnancy Update 4: The First Twigs in Our Nest (1 comments)
09: Nice novel. Roll over. Stay. (0 comments)
12: Saturday Around Town and on the Back Deck (2 comments)
13: Paper, piling up (16 comments)
13: Testing a New Email Address (3 comments)
14: Chapter Five: Zeppelins, heavyweight champs, vision quests, and the Fourth of July (3 comments)
16: Nightwriting, deserves a quiet night... I'm not sure all these people understand... (9 comments)
20: Pregnancy Update 5: A Handful (4 comments)
24: 1/3 (2 comments)
26: Dirty story, sold! (11 comments)
July
08: Oh, okay, an update, what the hell (6 comments)
14: Happiness is... (3 comments)
16: Pregnancy Update 6: JasperitO it is! (16 comments)
18: Free from the cold...? (0 comments)
19: Fiction rollercoaster (1 comments)
20: One last chance... (8 comments)
22: Going for it. (4 comments)
24: One way to spend a weekend: (15 comments)
26: Pregnancy Update 7: Once more, with feeling? (0 comments)
27: Just because... (10 comments)
30: Worded Out (for today) (5 comments)
August
01: Cue the music by that great rock band Europe (15 comments)
03: Done! Well, mostly... (10 comments)
04: Thanks, I needed that mention (3 comments)
06: Done! For now...! (7 comments)
12: Riddled with Bullets... (9 comments)
12: A Novel in 63 Days (9 comments)
16: Rainy weekend (6 comments)
17: Absolutely no idea at all... (2 comments)
19: Three Writers Three (9 comments)
26: Walking in Circles (10 comments)
27: Pregnancy Update 8: Buddha Belly (4 comments)
September
01: Just in case you're going to World Con... (2 comments)
01: All Over the World (and All Over the Place) (5 comments)
01: INTRACITIES Review from Asimov's (8 comments)
06: Labor Day labor (4 comments)
08: Hey, Thanks Sting! (7 comments)
13: Back from the Workshop (11 comments)
16: Finally, Workshop Notes (long) (10 comments)
16: Coast Photos, as a reward (10 comments)
20: Crazy-Busy (13 comments)
22: CJs, DT, 4AM, and 7 PoVs! (8 comments)
24: Chopping, Shaping, Chopping, Molding, More Chopping (3 comments)
26: Sub-conscious weekend (4 comments)
29: Pregnancy Update 9: Almost at Week 3-0! (8 comments)
October
04: September -- Wha' Happen? (4 comments)
06: Stories, stories, stories (4 comments)
07: A Book in a Day -- MY Book (10 comments)
11: Stories soon to be in print (for myself and others) (2 comments)
11: Are you still undecided about the presidential election? (20 comments)
12: Experiments in novel-blogging (2 comments)
13: Just a quick one today (1 comments)
14: Novel Sold! (Updated) (23 comments)
14: What a day. (1 comments)
15: Friday. At last. (3 comments)
17: Itching for a good movie -- where ARE they? (12 comments)
18: "The Best Time of the Day," Raymond Carver (5 comments)
19: Quick Update (8 comments)
20: Red Sox and Novel Revising (4 comments)
23: Getting ready to hit the road (1 comments)
25: The Last Big Push: UPDATED (6 comments)
26: Just in case you're going to the World Fantasy Con... (6 comments)
28: Ticking 'Em Off (6 comments)
29: One final post about the election (8 comments)
31: Pregnancy Upate 10: Making Room (with photos) (6 comments)
November
02: Thumbnail, Serial Novels, and Opening Chapter (oh, and the Election, too) (8 comments)
03: This is what happens when the Red Sox win the World Series. (16 comments)
04: Sleep dep is FUN. (2 comments)
05: The Work in Progress Meme (0 comments)
06: Fantastic Saturday! (3 comments)
12: This is what I do when I should be writing... (6 comments)
13: I curse that "Alien Nation" movie! (2 comments)
13: Breaking Down that Novel (3 comments)
14: Opening Paragraphs: Take Your Pick (15 comments)
15: Gunning for the Buddha: a Pre-review (3 comments)
18: Opening Paragraphs: Your Turn (8 comments)
18: Squeaky 'Zine Goodness! (3 comments)
23: This Writing Gig... (8 comments)
26: "The story of each scar..." (2 comments)
December
02: Pregnancy Update 11: One Week to GO (7 comments)
02: Nifty-Good Things, All of 'Em (7 comments)
03: Got your shorts on? (2 comments)
06: Pregnancy Update 12: Slowly Going Cuckoo... (7 comments)
07: Drew's First Playlist (0 comments)
08: A Fine Writing Day (2 comments)
08: Speaking of Bugbears of Negativity... (17 comments)
09: The rollercoaster ride continues... (12 comments)
13: Coming Soon... (1 comments)
16: Happy Double Birthday! (32 comments)
18: Finally Back Home (15 comments)
22: Baby photos galore! (10 comments)
29: 2004 In Review (3 comments)
29: Books Read, 2004 (2 comments)
31: One last rambling entry for the year (3 comments)
