3000 Words a Day
That’s my goal, every weekday, from now until classes start at the end of September. If I can hit it, that will mean approximately 105,000 words in 7 weeks, translating to a finished draft of … Read more
Novels
Dumps Week
Lots of things suck this week. One, I am an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest loser. Didn’t make the next round. Didn’t really think I would, but it’s a bummer all the same. So I sent … Read more
Only 8 Working Days Till Spring Break
It’s called Easter Holiday here, but that does not clearly express the sense of freedom and liberation that is a 3-week spring break. Plus, I’m not Christian or pagan, so Easter just means more Cadbury … Read more
I’m an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Quarterfinalist!
Yes, I remember entering this contest…vaguely. Very vaguely. Oh well. Received notification this morning that I am one of 500 quarterfinalists (out of a maximum 10,000 entries, that’s not bad). You can see my novel … Read more
The Pathfinder: Chapter 2
Previous: Prologue & Chapter 1 Gloria rubbed her eyes open, her fingers scrunching through the dried tears that had clotted in her lashes. She reached over to her left, beginning the Saturday morning cuddle ritual … Read more
The Pathfinder: Prologue and Chapter 1
Previous: Teaser PROLOGUE The sky had taken on that sickly olive drab tinge he had known so well a lifetime from now. The hurried crowds coursed through the streets of the city, always passing through, … Read more
Teaser: Pathfinder
A few people have bemoaned the fact that I have not posted much on this blog recently. It is not because I haven’t been writing. Rather, it’s because I’ve been too busy to work on … Read more
The Devil Eats Fried Chicken: Prologue
“Dr. Fuller?” “Yuh-huh?” “I can’t…I dunno what I’m s’posed to say here.” The caller paused, his voice gravelly with misery and dirt. “She asked me to call you soon as… She wanted you to come … Read more