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A Capitalism kind of May Day

I’m celebrating May Day by putting both versions of Darkness Rising: Book One of The Catmage Chronicles on sale. The ebook price has been reduced to $2.99 for the month, and the paperback has been reduced as well. What’s that? … Continue reading

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The write energy

My extra writing energy went into my fiction today. That seems to happen a fair amount these days. It’s understandable. This blog is my hobby. The fiction, well, that’s what I want to be my life’s work. April was a … Continue reading

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Changes

Today is my last day as a full-time employee at Job in Northern Virginia. The problem is that my company is supported largely by government contracts, and while we won large contracts to do various jobs for the government, these … Continue reading

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All the pieces are set to go

I have a cover designer! I’m on the home stretch on the book, and will be publishing it on schedule. Mid-August was my estimate. Stay tuned for the exact date.

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Thump. Thump. Thump.

That sound you hear is the sound of me banging my head on my desk over my inability to find a good cover designer for a reasonable price who will be able to start on August 3rd and turn my … Continue reading

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The state of the novel

Well, the novel is currently with my copy editor. I just purchased a new theme for the new writing blog that will go live in a few weeks. The cover art gets closer and closer to done. I’m lining up … Continue reading

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The novel update

I’m in the editing phase now. Next week I send the manuscript to my copy editor, then out to beta readers. Things are going well. I got thumbnail sketches for the cover art last week and picked a scene, so … Continue reading

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I am officially a novelist

The novel is complete. I did it. I want to jump up and down and shout and then set off fireworks outside. But my neighbors probably wouldn’t like the last, so I won’t. I am, however, going to go downstairs … Continue reading

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Another weekend writing

Another weekend trying to finish the novel. Over 3100 words and Chapter 13 is finally finished. There are four more unfinished chapters in various stages of incompleteness. I’m sure I can get two of them done this weekend, and I’m … Continue reading

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A writing weekend

I spent many hours writing this weekend, especially since I don’t have a car and couldn’t really go anywhere. (Although I went shopping with a neighbor on Saturday and out to a friend’s for dinner on Monday, so carless does … Continue reading

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Another book report?

In case you were wondering, I’m now past 64,000 words and on my way towards completing the novel on deadline. Well, unless I wind up adding another chapter near the end. It may be necessary. Five thousand words last weekend, … Continue reading

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The perils of writing

Here I am, writing away, expecting to have a pretty uneventful day. I’m filling in the corners, or at least, that’s what I thought I was doing. But suddenly, instead of filling in a corner, I’ve written my hero into … Continue reading

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Working seven days a week again

Years ago, back when I found myself deeply in debt and unable to find a decent-paying full-time job, I signed up with temporary agencies and worked three jobs, seven days a week, until I found better and better (and better-paying) … Continue reading

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Writing Wednesdays

I’m taking every Wednesday off for the month of May to push forward and finish my novel. I’m at 52,000 words out of a projected 75,000 so far. I’ve also started three short stories set in the same world to … Continue reading

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What a difference five and a half years make

I wrote this in October of 2006: I’m sorry for the lack of posting. I haven’t got much heart these days. Money worries, cat worries, job worries (still a temp, no end in sight), stress up the wazoo. I know … Continue reading

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