Month: October 2012
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WABWM: Getting close to publishing HUNTING THE CORRIGAN’S BLOOD
8:54 AM Late start today. Have: Been in a panic over the music video and have been considering another hundred or so takes to see if I could get one I liked better (counterproductive, and I’m out of time) Been setting up the Cadence Drake website, and realizing that I haven’t put together the cool…
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WABWM: Music video, pre-pub work
Forgot to put this up yesterday, so this is actually yesterday’s list. 7:32 AM The Wednesday list: Proof and correct print version of manuscript (Pages). DONE Upload final print version of HTCB. (CreateSpace) DONE Finish print cover layout. (Fireworks) DONE Transfer corrections to epub versions. (Pages, Scrivener) Transfer and adapt high-res print cover to low-res…
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WABWM: This weeks, while WARPAINT cools down…
Writing a book includes: Conceptualizing. Outlining. Writing. Revision. Production. Post-production and promotion. It includes all of these steps whether you are publishing commercially or on your own. So I’ll be tracking all those other steps as I work through them on this board. Today, the task on WARPAINT is to let it sit for a…
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Reader Interview: Ghost Stories
In honor of Halloween, if you have a personal ghost story, tell it here. And here’s mine: Dreaming The Dead (Reprinted–Originally Posted on October 27, 2008 by Holly) It was 1:37 AM when I woke up. It’s 1:48 AM right now, and I’m still shaky. I dreamed I was visited by Jim Baen, and by…
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ARCs now available for 25 fans/readers who would like to review HTCB
In the long, long discussion of the fallout from the John Locke debacle, I noted that getting reviews on your work is an agonizing process—that I have books that have sold thousands of copies and have obtained only one or two reviews. The publishing industry has been giving ARCs to reviewers since there’s been a…
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Weekend WABWM: Kick ass, make names
I remembered to post the Weekend WABWM this time. I’m off celebrating the completion of the first draft of WARPAINT, so I’m pretty thrilled. Have fun, get great words, and write with joy. See you Monday. Download as PDFPrint Page
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WABWM: I’m Done! I’m Done! First draft of WARPAINT is DONE!
7:10 AM The goal today is simple. Finish WARPAINT. Words necessary to do this? I’m estimating 2000 to 3000. I’m up early, I’m wound tight with excitement, and I have a good launch point built yesterday to take me where I want to go. I know the last line. 😀 So… STARTING WORDS: 77,775 GOAL:…
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WABWM: Finish line on WARPAINT tomorrow? Maybe…
7:23 AM I’m almost to the end of this marathon, after which I’ll need to sit down, figure out my schedule, and announce how I’m going to do the How To Write A Series extension (I’ve figured THAT out and have started work on it, but I’m not where I can take the time to…
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WABWM: New song, lotta words, and Recording Day 😀
7:12 AM Today I’m limited for time. My brother-in-law is coming over at 12:30 PM to help me record tracks for “Didn’t Expect That,” the song I wrote for Hunting the Corrigan’s Blood. I have to stop writing at 10 AM, because I have to set up my office as a recording studio (yay, Garage…
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When is Cadence Drake 1: Hunting the Corrigan’s Blood going to be out?
Question was asked elsewhere. I’m making the answer its own separate post. When is Hunting the Corrigan’s Blood going to be out. Okay. Tentative date is next Tuesday, but here’s what has to happen first. I’m printing out the page proofs for the trade paper version now. My brother-in-law is coming over tomorrow (I hope)…