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Sprinting to the Finish Line – And I don’t mean the running kind
Man, I need to do something about this website. Look, I’m juggling, and sometimes one plate spins in the background, while I’m mixing my metaphors. Never mind the disarray, I’ve got news! I’m a few thousand words away from finishing the draft of The Specter, book four in the Emergence series. Finally. And you know…
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Wave Writers Retreat
It’s been months since I’ve written a formal update blog, mainly because I spend most of my energy on YouTube with Cursed Dragon Ship Publishing. But also because I’ve been planning a few exciting opportunities for all you writers out there. This is one of them! Retreat at Sea Most of us write when we…
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How I’m Going to Finish Book Four
As many of you have noticed, book four in the Emergence series, The Specter, did not come out in October as it was meant to. I was on time for months, made every goal until near the end. And it took me a good month of revisions and talking with fellow authors and re-reading previous…
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Secret Library – Secret to me at least
Hey, I just discovered that all I have to do is hit the search button, and the record your voice thingie pops up and I can just hit record. How cool is that? It’s like it knows I always search for the app, and it’s actually making my life easier. So I guess that means…
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Stakes can make or break a story
Time for another blog. I have not been walking lately, so I’m trying dictating in the car on my way to lunch with friends. Well I did the one walk at run club last week but Kevin came along. It’s weird to dictate a blog while walking with a person. Apparently, my mind prefers talking…
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Dictating for the First Time
Alright, we’ll see how this works. I have my headphones in now, so I don’t know if it’s going to record up here or on my phone itself. If I have to hold it, it’ll be fine. Anyways, hello! I decided to go ahead and try this texting, like, walking dialogue to dictating. I was…
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Powerful Moments in Fiction
I just finished chapter seven in the draft of book four in the Emergence series. Crafting The Specter (or The Spectre I haven’t decided yet) is such a different experience since it’s book four out of five. Threads are coming together. Some in the way I planned them and others are a surprise even for…
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The Kind of Story I Want to Write
I just watched Love and Monsters on Netflix. If you haven’t seen it yet, I won’t spoil anything. Though I will say, “Slather that biscuit with honey and give me another!” That’s me trying not to swear. It’s not pathetic; it’s adorable. Anyway, as I was saying, I’m supposed to be heading to bed. It’s…
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Authorpalooza 2023
It’s such a treat to finally attend writer events in person again. There were a handful last year, but this year it’s been packed with so many opportunities to go out and meet fellow word creatives and other professionals in the field. Last weekend, I attended the Houston Writers Guild Authorpalooza. It was small but…
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Routine Blog 2: Testing Phase
I’ve spent the last couple weeks playing with my schedule to see what works and what doesn’t so I can establish what passes as a routine for me. If a nefarious individual or organization wanted to track my schedule in order to kidnap me or figure out a way to pass me a message clandestinely,…