Trying to get back into a writing schedule again—Sunday through Thursday on, Friday through Saturday off. So I took the night off. I hope you had a Happy Halloween—the kid was a Ghostbuster, and didn’t trick or treat, but did hand out candy. We hung out with family, and had a good time. If you wrote, how did the writing … Continue reading →
Just over a year ago, on October 28, 2008, I had a dream that is still changing my life. My first publisher, Jim Baen, who died on June 28, 2006, paid me a visit. Now, I’m not pagan, Christian, or otherwise religious in any way, shape, or form. I’m not a believer in things. I’m not a fan of faith, … Continue reading →
The story called me back tonight, in spite of this being my official night off. I suddenly knew what had to happen next—not what I had planned, but what was better than what I’d planned. Aleksa is on her way into deadly trouble, while fleeing deadly trouble—her problem with the rock and the hard place is that both of them … Continue reading →
Had a breakthrough in figuring out how to demonstrate a particularly difficult part of revision, nailed the worksheet (I think—my beta testers will demonstrate whether I actually got it right or not). But no fiction. STILL doing worksheets. 1370 words so far, though. Worksheets are a lot harder than the actual lessons. Creating them in a way that other people … Continue reading →
My brother-in-law’s surgery has been pushed back two weeks to allow his surgeon to do it after his vacation, which starts Friday, and to allow the department chief to scrub in on the surgery. This will also allow my brother-in-law to get his Dilantin levels up, to decrease the odds of further seizures, to get his blood pressure down, and … Continue reading →
Okay. So I’ve done 1800+ words tonight, and there are going to be a whole lot more before I’m done. What I’m writing is already 5622 words long, and I still have a couple of critical elements to include by tonight. Problem. My writing tonight is non-fiction. My two beta testers are starting into How To Revise Your Novel next … Continue reading →
Just got back from the ER. My brother-in-law had a seizure, and ended up back there again, and we were there all night waiting for news. The story has an up-side this time. A neurologist came to see him who has done the procedure he needs, who is willing to do the surgery for him, and who will work with … Continue reading →
It took me a while to get back into the story—not the least of which was time spent just getting my head back into a fiction place. But when I left Aleksa, she was being followed, and she is now preparing to deal with the man who is about to break into her home. It always helps to leave your … Continue reading →
Here’s the news. My brother-in-law is now back home because the hospital where he was cannot do anything else for him. The tumors in his brain are benign. That’s the good news. The diagnosis is intracranial cavernous hemagiomas. The bad news is, he needs to see a neurologist. He needs to have at least the largest of the hemangiomas removed … Continue reading →
Matt and the Possible MI After going to a local doc-in-the box with the symptoms of racing heart (tachycardia), palpitations (feeling of pounding heart in the chest), and catching in his breath when taking deep breaths, and getting an artifact-y and questionable 12-lead EKG with some possibly bad signs on it, Matt was admitted to the ER Sunday morning. Admitting … Continue reading →