I plan on publishing this novel in August, so I thought I'd give you a little excerpt today. The novel is science fiction, with a good dose of ritual magic tossed in. Here's the blurb: Kaili left her home world five years ago to take part in telepathic communications experiments in hyperspace. The people of … Continue reading Friday Promo: Excerpt from “Circle Unbroken”
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Monday Musings: New Fiction Coming, What Happened to the Weekend?, and the Great Outdoors (or at least, My Yard).
I've not been doing a very good job of getting the news out that I have new fiction coming out later this month (I hope!), but it is coming still. It's a science fiction story, and could be called either a long short story or a short novelette, depending on where you draw your word … Continue reading Monday Musings: New Fiction Coming, What Happened to the Weekend?, and the Great Outdoors (or at least, My Yard).
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Monday Musings: Knee Solution, Movie Time, Weekend Work and Play, and Writing Updates
Went to see the D.O. at our doctor's office on Monday for my knee. He thinks it is an arthritis flare, not the bursitis my doctor thought. He said he didn't detect any bursitis or ligament or tendon issues. But there definitely is swelling and discomfort. He gave me a steroid injection, and, Holy Drug … Continue reading Monday Musings: Knee Solution, Movie Time, Weekend Work and Play, and Writing Updates
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Wednesday Wanderings: 17 Cool Space Photos, Fairy Doors, Coulson, and Writing Tips
Seventeen pretty cool space photos: Space Photos Fairy Doors in Somerset, England: Fairy Doors For fans of Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., here is a nice character analysis of Phil Coulson. "It's always the quiet ones.": Coulson And the writing link of the week is these two tips on plotting that I think are valuable to … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: 17 Cool Space Photos, Fairy Doors, Coulson, and Writing Tips
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Monday Musings: Finished? Now, What?, Even More Snow, and Books
I called The End on the novel revision about a week ago. It's a tough thing, at least for me. I mean, you can always make it better, right? Up to a point, yes. And, then, you have to realize that you have done all that you can, at least at that point. When I … Continue reading Monday Musings: Finished? Now, What?, Even More Snow, and Books
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Monday Musings: Football, Reading, and Writing (No ‘Rithmetic!)
As I type this, we are watching football. Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers. If there is anyone who doesn't already know this, we are Packer fans here. Heck, we named the dog Lambeau! Green Bay is my sentimental team. My Dad was a Packer fan, and my memories of watching and learning about pro … Continue reading Monday Musings: Football, Reading, and Writing (No ‘Rithmetic!)
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Monday Musings: Puppy Update, You Can All Decorate for Christmas Now, and Writing Progress
I think it's time for a puppy update. 🙂 We took him with us when we went to our daughter's in MA last weekend. We had our big Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, as that was the best day for everyone's schedule. It gets harder every year to work around those things! The BaldMan's family came … Continue reading Monday Musings: Puppy Update, You Can All Decorate for Christmas Now, and Writing Progress
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Monday Musings: Outdoor Work, and NaNoWriMo
We managed to get a lot of stuff done outside yesterday. It was not a bad day, and the rest of the week looks pretty good, also. The BaldMan mowed the lawn for the last time on Saturday, and took the mower deck off the tractor. Yesterday, we put the chains on the tires and … Continue reading Monday Musings: Outdoor Work, and NaNoWriMo
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Monday Musings: NaNoWriMo, Here I Come!
November has started, and that means a lot of things. Halloween is over, we are off Daylight Savings Time, Thanksgiving is on the way, and Christmas is careening around the corner. But that's the small stuff. For many of us out there, November 1 means the start of National Novel Writing Month, that lovely insanity … Continue reading Monday Musings: NaNoWriMo, Here I Come!
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Monday Musings: Reaching The End, and Feeling a Bit Lost
A few years back, I wrote a story. Okay, that's not all that unusual, as I have been writing stories for as long as I can remember. And I guess it was a bit more than a "few years," since I found a copy in my files dated 1998. It was a long short story- … Continue reading Monday Musings: Reaching The End, and Feeling a Bit Lost
And So On... 