I usually visit Smashwords each day to check on sales and see if there is anything new ( I also check Kindle Direct Publishing daily).  Each day when I log on, there are new books on the main screen at Smashwords.  Hundreds of books are published a day there, so that’s no surprise.  What I was noticing was that usualy at least 3 of the 4 books shown are some kind of short porn story erotica.  They are usually between 3000 and 6000 words and sell for between 99 cents and 3 bucks.  I can’t help thinking WTF?  Are people buying this stuff?  You know you can get free erotica all over the net.  And these are barely long enough to be stories.  I’ve got novella’s that took me weeks to write for $1 and books that took me over a year selling for $3!

I’ve written well over 3000 words today… and yesterday and the day before.  I’m in a pretty good groove finally– for the first time really since the holidays.  Of course I have a lot to get done this year.  I have five books on the previews page and I plan to have them all out this year.  I think I can do it too.  At least I can do it if I keep going at close to the pace I’m at now.  I’ve just finished another chapter of Patience is a Virtue.

I started off the year with a New Year’s resolution to write 8 pages a day.  It’s now February and I am 128 pages behind!  Even today, when I felt like I got some good writing in, I’m only on page four.  There you go.  Now at least I’m back into a groove.  Feeling a little better certainly helps.

I’ve been experiencing something unusual for me.  I’ve run out of names for characters.  I usually keep a list of good character names, but I’ve used them all for 82 Eridani.  Some stories don’t require much in the way of names.  I use baby name web sites.  But this story just calls out for some interesting names.  I’m going to have to pour through my mythology books.