by Weston Ochse
Or writing novels. I’m from the Tom Piccirilli School of Writing. Sometime way back in the beginning of my writing he imparted this wisdom. Write five pages a day, every day. That equals 90,000 words in three months which is a novel. Five pages seems do-able. 90,000 words seems terrifying. And it works too. I wrote the third SEAL Team 666 book in three months.
You see, Afghanistan was my finishing school. It taught me so much. Look at that word – finishing. When you’re finished there’s no going back. You’re done. You’re finished. In this case, finished listening to that voice and I’m never going back.
Not everyone can go to Afghanistan for finishing school. I get that. But if you’re listening to the voice, block it out and listen to me. Finishing school can be whatever you call it. It can be whenever you want it. All you have to do is follow those four secret steps handed down from the Grand Masonic Order of the Dali Lama Hula Hoop Combat Brigade.
Step 1 – Want it.
Step 2 – Ignore the f#cking voice.
Step 3 – Do it.
Step 4 – Rinse, repeat.
What are you waiting for?
Author’s Biography: Weston Ochse (pronounced ‘oaks’) is the author of more than twenty books, most recently the SEAL Team 666 series and the Grunt Life series. His first novel, Scarecrow Gods, won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in First Novel. His short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, as well as been multiple finalists for the Bram Stoker Award. His work has appeared in comic books, and magazines such as Cemetery Dance and Soldier of Fortune. He lives in the Arizona desert within rock throwing distance of Mexico, loves martial arts, yoga, fishing, hiking and running. He is a military veteran with more than thirty years of military service and recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan. This is his second collection of short stories.
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