Writing Year in Review I started 18 new Scrivener Projects in 2012. This shows a lot of restraint on my part. (I have double that and change in my 2011 writing folder) That breaks down to 5 novel projects, and 13 short story projects. Novels this year (numbers are rounded for expediency): 102k on...
So, last time, I decided that I wanted to talk about my novel, Sam Kane: Into the Fire. I started with some background info on the main character, Samantha Kane. Today, I want to talk about her Yoda in the book, Jack Mayfair. My mom loved John F. Kennedy. She rarely speaks of political...
I’ve decided I want to talk about my novel, Sam Kane: Into the Fire. You never know how much it’s okay to reveal when you have a book out there that you’re trying to sell, or that an agent is trying to sell for you. Or at least, I don’t know how much to...
Been quiet for a few days due to stuff. Job Stuff. Still nothing on the job front. Aside from figuring out how to make my resume flash with red and blue lights, I don’t know what else to do to get someone to take notice. Unemployment Stuff. After letting me go, my former employer...
I was thinking about pen names the other day while editing an episode of ISBW. Mur was talking about nom de plumes, and I am not a fan. A pen name (or nom de plume) is when an author adopts a name other than their own for their published works. There can be lots...
I haven’t been keeping up with the writing journal lately. This is due mostly to not knowing what to say. Or maybe not having anything to talk about. Sam Kane books 1 & 2 are being shopped by The Agent, which takes time, so there’s not really any news there. Book 3 is outlined,...
It’s been a long time since my last Writing Journal (50 days). I’ve started and stopped several new journal posts in that time. I can make excuses about why I haven’t journaled, including the whole unemployment thing, but really it comes down to my mood overall. I haven’t been in a great mood, and...
Last time, I mentioned that I was going into edit/revision mode for Sam Kane Book 2, which I did. I also sent out a ton of resumes, hit a job fair, recorded some podcasts – but we’re here to talk about the writing, so let’s get to it. Probably, everyone approaches editing differently. For...
When last we talked about my writing, I’d finished the draft of Book 2 and was trying not to obsess about it. I wanted to take a little break from Sam Kane and write something else before diving into the editing / revision process. Then some shit happened. Kinda derailed my writing plans. I...
The End. I know, I know, you’re not supposed to start with those words. But in this case, it’s appropriate. You see, over the weekend, I finished draft 1 of Sam Kane, Book 2. As you can see from the screen shot, I needed more words than I had planned on to tell the...
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