Lots of progress on this stormy morning. First, as hoped, the novel rewrite is complete. Though I always reserve the writers’ option of deciding I stink later, I’m pretty pleased with this as I sit here this morning. The story feels good now, and I figure you only get to say a novel is complete […]
Read More ...Three Down, One to Go
A few days ago, I said I had four things to address to consider the novel ready. This morning I finished the third. So, theoretically, one more morning and this one will be done. Share Me
Read More ...Moving Day, and Contracts
There was a time in my life where I thought Lisa and I were done with college apartment moves–we moved Lisa from one apartment to the next before we were married, and then did another shorter move right before getting married. Then, of course, we moved apartments form Louisville to Indianapolis when we got out […]
Read More ...New Editor at Escape Pod
Not that you’re likely to hear it hear first, but Mur Lafferty is the new editor at Escape Pod. As with all editorial changes, it will be interesting to see how this alters the content of this podcast. Progress Update: I mentioned last night that I had four areas of weakness in the novel I’ve […]
Read More ...One Draft, Kinda Finished
Earlier this afternoon, I formally finished the rewrite of this novel, which makes me very happy. Even better, now that I’ve had my hands deeply inside it for a bit, I have set aside a total of four notes that I’m not overly happy about, and plan to work on a bit–all four of them […]
Read More ...Short Story Collection
I’m terribly excited to note that I’ve agreed in principle with The Merry Blacksmith Press to publish a collection of my short stories. I’ll be working to create the lineup here in the next few days, and I expect a title will shortly follow. I will, of course, post more as progress is made. Share […]
Read More ...You Decide. Cool, or Eternally Infantile?
If you know me, you know I make my real living in the corporate world. I’m involved in implementing multinational, global programs that span a bunch of functions and generally deal with technology development–something that probably sounds a bit more … er … glamorous than maybe it is. Dunno. It’s what I do, so maybe […]
Read More ...One Cool Morning
Life is pretty danged cool this morning. First, I decided I needed to make some small changes to the structure of the book I’m working on. The story involves subliminal travel (as well as some FTL travel, but that’s not relevant to this conversation). This meant I got to spend two hours playing with time […]
Read More ...Picking up the Pace
Things are definitely moving faster now that I’ve gotten through my tussle with the two pilots. I’ve winged through four chapters this morning, and will probably get a couple more before my brain starts to fade. Easily crossed the halfway point of the book, and I now suppose it’s possible I might actually complete the […]
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