Hi, The previous post was about the next few novels or novel series I intend to work on this year and for several years after that. My main focus at the moment is on trying to finish my novella, Flood and Fire, but it hasn’t been as easy as I originally hoped it would be. …
Hi, The previous post, “What I’m Working On,” was about my plans for finishing and publishing my novella, Flood and Fire, and its sequel, The Jagged Man. If I can somehow manage to complete those two books and get them ready for publication this year, I will start working on Murder Between Friends, the first …
Hi, If you’ve been following this blog for a while you’ve noticed that I have been (in between all of the household and medical interruptions) trying to complete two particular tasks, finishing my novella, Flood and Fire, and re-editing its sequel, The Jagged Man. Sadly, I haven’t made much progress on either of them. Flood …
Hi, New Year’s Resolutions (NYRs). I wonder why we choose the start of a new year to resolve to accomplish something we have probably have been meaning to do for some time, but didn’t manage to get it done earlier. If the task was important, why didn’t we do it when we first thought about …
Hi, Most of us mark our sojourn on this planet in days and months and years, using a solar cycle. Every 28 to 31 days almost all countries on Earth shift to a new month, and every 12 months they shift to a new year. There are a few exceptions, of course. A little over …
Hi, [Medical and Literary Updates: I have been off my pain medications for a month now, so that’s good. I haven’t been sleeping as well as I used to, though (frequent middle of the night trips to the bathroom, and dull throbbing in my leg and hip). I have been driving for a few weeks …
Hi, Medical and Literary Updates: My hand is healing nicely, but it’s going to be stiff for months and the tendons on the dorsal side of the hand still ache after I’ve typed for a while. I am getting a little writing done, but I’m also taking an hour or so each day to learn …
Hi, Not much has changed since the last post. I’m still writing (slowly, but progressing). I’m still exercising my hand (I can touch my thumb to the tips of my forefinger and middle finger easily now, and can almost reach the side of my ring finger, nowhere close to my pinky. I’m still taking my …
Hi, My novella, Flood and Fire (as of 06-10-2024) is currently just over 32,000 words long, which is approaching a respectable length for a novella. There’s still more to write, but since I usually cut out 10% or more of my first draft when I edit, I think it will work out well. More info …
Newsletter 57 – February 23, 2024 Hi, Over the previous two newsletters I talked about interruptions and distractions, and about how my writing routine is sort of haphazard (and maybe a little too flexible). I think the main realization I’ve had, after thinking about this for a while, is that I need to find a …