This has been a day for short stories and fight scenes. First off, I am about to have Sam and Dean fight a wendigo. The story I’m publishing on Thursday, The Hunt at the Haunt, is also a short story. And this morning, I got a great critique on another short, although the fight scene […]
The best part of being organized and ahead of schedule. When something trips me up, be it second degree burns from my wrist to shoulder or going toe to toe with my depression, I can keep plowing ahead. How far ahead am I this month? I just have to upload the text Wednesday. The cover […]
Still not up to my usual daily word count, but I made progress on that parody. Unfortunately, I had a massive time slip due to my being depressed. It just occurred to me this morning that I publish in four days and I don’t have a blurb for the next story. I’ll get it done […]
I still have that drag ass, don’t wanna do anything, feeling of ennui. I’m sore, mostly between my shoulder blades. It’s where I carry my tension. And I’m forcing myself to move beyond it. It’s a struggle I am very familiar with. I want to sleep. I can drink twice my normal amount of coffee […]
Sat down last night to proofread and nope… I also didn’t get any writing done. Instead I played Civilization V and passed out early. Part of this, I know, is seasonal allergies. The vast majority of it though is me forcing myself to get up at 5:30. Why? Because I’m more productive if I have 30 […]
Back in the publishing train. I have ten days to polish up the latest Uncommon Animals story, The Hunt at the Haunt. Although, truth be told, I’m not particularly stressed about it. I need to do the usual frantic and inevitable proofreading, but it’s been done for quite some time. Far more fun to contemplate […]
Since tomorrow is a holiday and I’ll be getting three sugared up kids ready to go to grandma’s, I thought I’d write this to the sounds of my youngest son singing Let It Go. Spent last night rereading the finale of Uncommon Animals, Hunter’s Moon. I think I can see what to do to fix […]
So it’s two weeks until publishing day. My cover is done. My story is done. I will ask friends about grammar checks and do at least one myself, but The Hunt at the Haunt is ready. The finale… I’m not so sure of the finale. I feel like it drags in the middle. I need […]
For me, the hardest part of self-publishing is where I have to push my own stuff. Shout outs to my fellow authors, no problem. Chronicling my struggles and triumphs with the writing process, easy as pie. Talking up my own work and urging people to buy it? Heaven forbid. It’s something I’m working on. Anyway, I have […]
Finally finished that short story last night. It needs a once over to really make the whole thing gel, but that’s because it took me a little while to understand exactly what story I was writing. Which sounds backwards, I know. But sometimes, that’s just how it goes. One day, I’ll the plot whole, with […]
Words That Burn Like Fire 