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  • A Draft Is Done Again 021024

    Not necessarily a literary post, but I’ve decided to chronicle my process, somewhat. Tonight I finished the third draft of the sequel to Firewatcher. As I posted on social media (@tetrimbath); Quick note as a way to celebrate progress: Third draft (of the sequel to Firewatcher) done. Got onto a bit of a roll.Backed up…

  • To Play With Scammers Or Not

    OK. Officially, do not play with phone scammers. The US government says so. You may not be surprised that I do not always do what I am supposed to do, or not supposed to do. As a self-published author, I receive frequent spam and probably scam calls. I actually answer them, partly because I have…

  • Authors Help Writers

    There was something worth tweeting about. I surprise many writers by being willing to meet for free. Free? They get confused. I’m not surprised. One of my favorite ways to confuse people is by doing something for nothing. I will charge to help, but most writers I meet don’t need much more help than being…

  • Ten Years Of Twelve Months On Whidbey Island

    Ten Years Of Twelve Months On Whidbey Island

    Finally, finished. Or is it? Finally, my ten-year project (that took fifteen years to complete) is finished. Pick a place. Visit it every month for twelve months, and chronicle that place at that time. Next year, do the same, but some place different. Repeat for ten years (interrupted by some realities of life.) Now, the…

  • Amazon Sales Rank – Jan 17 2024

    Don’t worry. I’m not going to delve too deep, or pretend this is much of a thing; but, it is handy for this author to track his books’ Sales Ranks as per Amazon.com. I sold a book today. Yay? Many authors can claim that they sell a book an hour. Some may never sell a…

  • Why Write

    Why write? More correctly, this is about why I write. I’ll let others state their reasons themselves. I write because I like to, but, no. I write because I must. Nope, unless I’m paid, which happens. I write because it pays well. Ha! And least, not yet. I will steal from myself. From my Amazon…

  • Firewatchers Sequel Begins Again – 010224

    Firewatchers Sequel Begins Again – 010224

    I’ve been aching to get back to working on the sequel to my first sci-fi novel, Firewatcher, a story about modern-day Luddites escaping Earth before it’s too late to avoid AIs and other threats. Trying to leave too late would be too bad. Most of my books go through about ten drafts. This one is…

  • Words Words Words

    Silly person. Take a hint. Among the various blogs I’ve run, they’ve either been too general (personal finance, the fate of the world, etc.), or very specific (life on Whidbey Island), or for one of the books I wrote (Walking Thinking Drinking Across Scotland, Dream Invest Live). My writing deserves more space. This blog is…

  • It Begins

    A colleague encouraged me to create this site. Done. Now, to undo defaults, hosting enticements, distractions, and promos. Tom, the writer. Words. Stick to the words. (And I may start another site for Tom The Photographer.) This is going to take a while. Stay tuned. But first, work on the sequel to my scifi novel…