SURPRISED!!! Two characters who went missing reappeared today with a helluva story…

I didn’t know what to expect when I sat down to write today, and what happened when the words started rolling in came at me from out of left field. The whole writing time was pretty perfect — it answered a question I thought I’d lost track of, allowed me to bring back two folks… Continue reading SURPRISED!!! Two characters who went missing reappeared today with a helluva story…

Longview #4: Write-in revision completed

I finished up the write-in revision this morning, and while I was at it, completed the story blurb: TALES FROM THE LONGVIEW, EPISODE 4: Gunslinger Moon When freedom is silenced, how does it speak? Ex-PHTF slave WE-39R (This Criminal, from Episode 1), renamed Jex, is part of a team the Longview’s Owner has tasked with… Continue reading Longview #4: Write-in revision completed

Intern Program #1: FICTION Critter, Editor, Copyeditor, Text Layout, Cover Design, Fiction Launch Path

I’ve created my first intern program: COMMERCIAL FICTION DEVELOPMENT. The first intern program is for people who want to work with WRITERS OF FICTION (and personal non-fiction). And who want to get paid to do this. I’m looking for people with whom I can work LONG-TERM. I want to build a team I can rely… Continue reading Intern Program #1: FICTION Critter, Editor, Copyeditor, Text Layout, Cover Design, Fiction Launch Path

Stress, Migraines, and Stuff You Love

As noted elsewhere—I hauled ass like nobody’s business for eight months to create a way for me to write the novel I wanted to write without having to do it to anybody’s specifications but my own. My mad plan worked, and for the first time since I was an RN, I had a regular, reasonable… Continue reading Stress, Migraines, and Stuff You Love

The Hard, Cold Publishing Numbers

I’m not sure why I got sucked into this today. Maybe so it would stop looping through my head driving me crazy. This is the second model I came up with, and I’ve been playing with portions of it since Friday. I wrote it all out today, and ran the numbers. It’s pretty scary. ===================================… Continue reading The Hard, Cold Publishing Numbers

The “Couldn’t Get WordPress To Let Me In” Responses

Oh, boy. I’m not putting names on these because they were sent to me privately and not all of them had the “couldn’t get WordPress to work” comment.         SIDE NOTE: I host my weblog myself, on my own site, which means your WordPress.com ID won’t work here. You need to create… Continue reading The “Couldn’t Get WordPress To Let Me In” Responses

Making the money to open OneMoreWord Books

Post copied from OneMoreWordBooks.com Now I know what I want to do. I want to publish fantasy serials—related world- or character-based stand-alones set in well-developed, fun universes. I want to be able to offer a good advance, I want to be able to offer good royalties and an excellent contract. I want to have a… Continue reading Making the money to open OneMoreWord Books