Category Archives: Writing

Wow, way too long since I posted

I hadn’t realized it had been over a month since I posted. That’s bad. I need to be more active. I sent my first fifty pages of “Mountain Home” off to an agent. Not a cold email, I pitched to … Continue reading

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Moving ahead

One of my goals for a while has been to get all three of my War Chronicles eBooks using the same basic cover as my audio books, mostly because everyone says the audio book covers are better. Another goal, related … Continue reading

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Wow, lots going on

I apologize for the long time between posts. It’s mostly been because I’ve been very busy, mostly with writerly things. Which is all good. The biggest thing that happened was the Superstars Writers Seminars, my yearly opportunity to confer, converse, … Continue reading

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Polishing…

So, I’m at the stage I call “polishing” now. With my last embellishments to the story, I finally topped 90,000 words. I’m at roughly 90,500 now. Beta readers have it. Getting some feedback now. Mostly good. In a few weeks … Continue reading

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Still trucking along

Still tweaking the story. Right at 89,000 words. My goal was 90,000 words when I started, so I’m pretty close to that. I might still have some more things to add here and there. Just completed yet another pass through … Continue reading

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An ending

One of the things I love about writing is the feeling I get from time to time after having created something and looking at it as objectively as I can possibly manage, and think “That’s pretty damn good there.” I … Continue reading

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Version 1.0.1 compiled

OK, So I am once again incredibly appreciative of the feedback from my alpha readers. I’ve still got some feedback to come, so there will be at least one more version, I’ll call it “beta” for lack of a better … Continue reading

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Editing underway

Well, it has been for a while really.  But now I’m starting to get feedback from my alpha readers. Some of it is structural (for example, somehow I managed to get a scene out of sequence) some of it is … Continue reading

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First draft done.

I am ready to call this first draft finished. I’ve gone through the entire story, beginning to end, and it reads like a story. I still will have to do some edits, and I’m only now starting to get some … Continue reading

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First chunk out to beta readers

Well, I’ve sent a few scenes out sort of randomly over the past several months, but in some cases those scenes have been revised or even deleted. This is the first time I’ve sent out what I expect to be … Continue reading

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