The New Words

Sometimes the New Words are the best words. Sometimes the New Words are the worst words. Sometimes, you just need to write the New Words and you need to write them fast. This is one of those times. If I’m doing it right, the New Words won’t even come clearly into focus as my fingers [...]

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Still Writing

NaNoWriMo has come and gone and I’ve got around 6,000 words of the 50K, but really I stopped writing after the first few days. It wasn’t some gradual fade either. It was a full on, dead stop, right in mid-sentence. Not only didn’t I make it, I hardly tried. The easiest reason to give is [...]

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Frankenstein’s Finches: My 2010 NaNoWrimo Project

It’s November 1st and I’m writing a novel. As I’ve done for the last two years, I’m taking on the challenge of writing a novel during November, which is one of the busiest months of the year for me. Still, even though NaNoWriMo is a challenge for me personally this time of year, the last [...]

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Sharing Your Original Sin: Publishing a First Novel

This is the cover of the book. This is exactly what it would look like in the bestseller section at Borders or B&N if a crazy person printed it through Lulu.com and left on the shelf with a half-eaten bakery item of their choice. I’m going to do something stupid. Isn’t it nice when you [...]

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Publishing on Kindle – VAT Update

Jeremy Shade and Spatula Inn, a Halloween Tale now available on Kindle! Last week, my 5,000 word short story, “Jeremy Shade and Spatula Inn” went on sale in the Kindle store. A big thanks to those of you who purchased the story. I even received a few edits which I have incorporated into the “next [...]

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