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Lucius ambled toward his parent’s house. He didn’t known what to expect during his first trip home after leaving it to join Rome’s legions. Freshly returned from the mountains of Dacia, Rome’s newest province, the XXX Ulpia Victrix had marched to the Rhenus River ...

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Status Report – January 12th

I got to hold my paperback in my hands for the first time today! My proof from KDP arrived. I should see the proof from IngramSpark in a couple weeks. Publishing wide means I have more options and ways to reach readers, but there sure are a lot of moving pieces. I’m almost two months away from publishing my first novel! March 22nd is looking really close with a LOT of work in front of me to release THIRTEEN books in 2022, so I thought I’d give y’all a status update on where all my books stan...

Keeping Organized With Multiple Deadlines (Part 2)

Last time, I discussed my 2021 goals and how I set them. This time, I’ll go over some of the tools I’ve used to keep my writing on track. I’ve relied on a variety of tools and techniques to keep myself motivated and my writing moving forward. That’s been the key my success this last year–variety.

When it comes to writing, I’ve never put all my eggs in one basket. Writing is a mercurial pursuit. What’s working one day stops working the next, then works again later but in a slightly different w...

Keeping Organized with Multiple Deadlines (Part 1)

The Who and The Why

Hi! I’m author C. Thomas Lafollette. I’m an indie urban fantasy author with a busy release scedule for 2022 and a lot of work to do to get there. I hope these posts provide some helpful hints/tips/tools to help you organize and advance your own writing.

I’m in the process of getting a bunch of books ready to publish in 2022, thirteen in fact. Did I say thirteen?! Yikes. So, the first thing you’ve learned about me is I make bad decisions on occasion. But, let’s dig i...

“Preposition Stranding” or “Ending a Sentence on a Preposition” 

“That is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put.” – Winston Churchill

Whatever you think of Winston Churchill, you can’t fault his ability to turn a phrase. The above sentence perfectly encapsulates the absurdity of one of English grammar’s most odd rules. Grammar rules exist to help create ease of communication. They take use patterns that have arisen over decades of use and codify them for future people to study in order to pass on language skills and to maintain soci...