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Writing to a Soundtrack
I’m still in the middle of querying “Crying Call,” and things are looking up on a couple of fronts. In the meantime, the best strategy for keeping my sanity during this “waiting game” is to work on other projects. Outlining and researching “Drawing Dead,” my working title for the third book, while Becka and I…
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Frequently Posted Questions
I was doing that thing where you check out the agents who are looking at your full manuscript. That’s a thing, right? Not just me? Anyway, I discovered that one of them leads a small group of authors in a forum for writers with disabilities. They answer thought-provoking questions about their writing quirks and process,…
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Ghosts and Cold Drafts
My writing computer has more drafts than a haunted house. Its creaking and groaning halls are home to drafts of my books that have passed on. They’ve made way for the next generation, and then the next, but the ghosts linger. They peer out from the darkened hallways, groaning… “Remember us! We were your darlings…
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At an Exciting Nexus
My long, cruel summer is nearly at an end. I’m not going to go into all the difficulties I faced. Let’s just say that it’s good to be back, fully functional again, or at least close enough to feel good about it. I just turned in my application for a year-long sabbatical, which will go…
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The Quiet Before the Storm
I’m over 80% finished with my second thriller, which is a good thing. One of the reasons it’s good is I have other important writing plans for those obligatory two months when you set your first draft aside before revising it. I’m looking forward to beginning writing the spicy romance novel my girlfriend and I…
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Learning From Characters
I broke 67K words on the first draft of my second novel “Blood Game” today. By my estimation, this puts be somewhere between 75% and 80% done. Once finished, my plan is to set it aside for a month or two and go back and make revisions to the first novel (“Burn Card”), based on…
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Just Keep Going
I haven’t posted in a while. I’m trying really hard to get back into a rhythm, or any other semblance of regularity. It’s really hard for me right now. My father died. He was my last surviving ancestor, so it’s just me now. And I’m divorced, and most of my family is far, far away. …