The Journalist Project
In 2019, I challenged myself to write a novel one page a day in an Italian leather journal, just to see if I could do it. The result of that experiment became The 9/10 Memwar.
Since then, I’ve repeated the process, resulting in 366 flash fiction stories, two books of poetry (The Caretaker Project and The Wandering Project), two novels (The Kingdom’s Wild and Children in Trees), and for 2023, I’ve written a non-fiction book, The Wondering Project, consisting of daily writing meditations. Because I hand-write these experiments in journals, I call them The Journalist Projects…. because I’m terribly clever.
I’m gearing up for a couple of projects next year. Since it’s a leap year, I’m going to be doing a flash fiction story every day. I’m also going to be doing a poem a day because I feel like I neglected poetry in 2023 a little too much. So, some solid writing in store, but this year, I don’t want to do it alone.
I’ve already recruited a couple of writers to join me in The Journalist Projects, but the more the merrier. I want some more folks to dive into the crazy, awesome, year-long experience. The basic details are: get a journal and write a page in that journal every day. Here’s what you’ll get out of 15-30 minutes a day of writing: a completed novel (or a bunch of stories or poems) of between 80-100K words, building toward a sustainable writing habit, and the comradery of some super awesome writers as we cheer each other on.
If you’re interested in joining us, hit me up. I’m pretty easy to find.
