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Let the NaNoWriMo laser-like focus begin! Session #1 is in the books, and my word count is a bit over 1700. Not too shabby. On target, and all that. It helps that this year’s book is Princesses III (not the … Continue reading
Chapter 3!!!
I’ve just posted the third, and final, sample chapter from Stardancer. Go check it out! In two weeks, the book itself will be available. I can’t believe it’s this close!
Holding Pattern Delta!
OK, folks, I’ve got the final revisions to apply to Stardancer after I finished the last round of proofreads this week, so meantime, here’s something funny I stole from…someplace (I don’t even recall where, which is a bad habit on … Continue reading
Countdown to NaNoWriMo!
National Novel Writing Month, or “NaNoWriMo” as it’s usually called, starts one week from today. This year will mark my third go-round, after completing the goal the last two years. However, oddly enough, even though I cleared the NaNoWriMo goal … Continue reading
And on the twenty-second day, the second chapter did he post….
That’s right, folks! Chapter 2 of Stardancer is now up at the official site, ForgottenStars.net. Go read it! Next week I’ll post Chapter 3, and then, after that, the only way to find out what happens next is to buy the … Continue reading
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Chapter the First! And so it begins!
OK, folks, want to actually meet those lovely Princesses? Now you can! It’s Chapter One at ForgottenStars.net! They’re not in SPACE!!! yet, but they soon will be….
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Writer Guy Speaks! Listen to Writer Guy!
So, what’s going on in my writer-verse of late? Let’s talk! As noted the other day, I finished this stage of proofreading on Stardancer, so hopefully I don’t find a bunch more errors when I get the next proof copy, … Continue reading
From the Books: “Come Along With Me”, Shirley Jackson
After last week’s entry, a more positive extract, this time, from the same book: Shirley Jackson’s anthology Come Along With Me. This is from an essay titled “Notes for a Young Writer”. I don’t read a whole lot of writing … Continue reading
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A brief update
After my Argleblargle of the other day, I’m happy to report that we’re back on track. The CreateSpace “review” of already-reviewed files ended that night, so I was able to re-upload the new files, which have also passed review-muster. So now … Continue reading