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  • Fire Race Launched

    Be cool, dude. You’ve done this before. You have a new book. Wrong punctuation. Make it more personal, because it is.  I have a new book! Fire Race, the sequel to my scifi novel, Firewatcher is launched! It’s available on Amazon, and has been for days. As of less than an hour ago, as I…

  • Almost A Week Off

    Almost A Week Off It’s been a week. Fire Race was officially published last week. I’m done! Ha. I’ve mentioned before that this begins the never-finished phase of writing a book: telling everyone about it. But not yet. I’ve been mentioning it every day online, but that only takes about ten minutes. There’s a lot…

  • Fire Race Is Published

    “Congratulations!” (to me) “You finished your book! Time to take some time off.” Oh, if only it was so. Well, maybe a little celebration. I slept in an hour. But yes, Fire Race, the sequel to Firewatcher, my science fiction series about humans escaping a threatening AI apocalypse, is done and available on Amazon. And,…

  • Submission Day – Firewatchers Sequel

    (This may be a long post because it was an important event.) Some days just demand chocolate. Pardon me as I chase those few bites with a few sips of tea. Ah. OK. Ta Da – I think. Today, I submitted my manuscript and cover for my next book. KDP approved. The proof copy is…

  • The Messy Seventh Draft – Firewatchers Sequel

    Shut down the computer. It hadn’t been restarted in weeks. Every draft is precious enough that I keep the files open, the machine turned on, and any other tabs shunted off to other windows. The messy seventh draft is over. The computer deserves a rest. I do, too; but, it’s already mid-September and I’m running…

  • Who Is A Writer

    Who Is A Writer Here I sit, crumbled as I type from my car’s driver’s seat while I scarf a wi-fi signal from a public library on a Sunday. And, I write. Does that make me a writer, or a contortionist, or both, or neither? It makes me someone who wanted to write about writing,…

  • Sales – Galaxys Edge July 2024

    They’re playing games in the background. I’m getting ready to order more books. It’s been a busy weekend. I’ve been one of the speakers at a scifi expo. Yesterday was the big day with panels and scheduled discussions. Today’s the day to play games and hang out with new friends. Today, or maybe tomorrow, is…

  • Inventory Ugh

    Pardon me as I groan. Inventory. Inventory is also known as books that haven’t sold. Inventory is also known as potential sales. Inventory can also be heavy, bulky, and fragile. It is also necessary. I’m glad I have so little, yet probably have enough, and maybe not. Writing is one set of skills. Keeping track…

  • A Speaking Side Of Writing

    It is happening again. Last year, I was a speaker at the Galaxy’s Edge Fan Expo, held in Oak Harbor, WA. They asked me to come back and do it again. Sure. Three days of hanging out with other science fiction writers, most of whom are associated with the Galaxy’s Edge series. They invited me because,…

  • Celebrating A Fourth Draft

    How am I going to celebrate? It is the day before Fireworks Day in the US (for good or not or debate), but the celebration I seek is for completing the fourth draft of the sequel to my first science fiction novel, Firewatcher. Just look at that sentence. Modifiers everywhere. A person, or even a…