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  • 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 Eighth Draft – Firewatchers Sequel

    I’ve never had this happen before. Persistently working along, and suddenly realizing there’s nothing left on the to-do list. Done? How? Wha? When? Now? OK. The eighth draft of the sequel to Firewatcher is done. That’s the story part, from In The Beginning to Fini. And already, a new to-do list grows. Sometime between now…

  • PTFilmFest 2024

    Writing (and probably posting?) before the event is over? Scandalous. Yet, here I sit, on a chair on a closed-off street, purposely missing one event of many on this four-day film festival in Port Townsend. Maximize utility! Go to everything! Schoomze! Over 800 people. Five different types of passes (see if you can spot them…

  • 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…

  • Finding Topics

    Listen to yourself. I’ll start by listening to me. What am I going to write about? It has been a couple of weeks since I posted to this blog. What should I write about? Enough stuff has been going on. I have plenty to write about for my main blog, which is about personal finance.…