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June 20, 2015
the semicolon project
I don’t often reblog things, and usually the things I do reblog are writing related. This is not, but you still should read it. Read it and understand.
Originally posted on hpwritesblogs:
Today I went to a tattoo artist, and for $60 I let a man with a giant Jesus-tattoo on his head ink a semi-colon onto my wrist where it will stay until the day I die.By now, enough people have started asking questions that it made sense for me to start talking, and talking about things that a...
May 28, 2015
May 2015 Update Addendum – My Writing Year So Far – With A Chart!
As I mentioned in my update a fewdays ago, I’m currently working on a new project that is still a little vague, but it’s something post-apocalyptic. I also chattered on quite a bit about my goal of averaging 500 words per day this year and how that was coming along. I know I’ve mentioned the Excel spreadsheet that I use to track my daily word counts, and that it has a chart as well. I thought you folks might like to see how that chart looks so far this year. So, here it is, including annotati...
May 25, 2015
Update – May 2015 – Crunching Numbers, Another New Project, New Blurb
So, how about another monthly update?
As I’ve mentioned lots of times, one of my biggest hurdles is just staying motivated and keeping my productivity up. I’ve also mentioned that my goal for this year has been to average 500 words per day. That’s not a lot, really, but it adds up in the end. For someone not writing as a full-time job, I think it’s a passable goal.
I just crunched some numbers… Taking how many days have already passed this year (145), and considering my goal of averaging 500...
April 16, 2015
Update – April 2015 – New Project, Stalled, Beta Reader Group
I mentioned in my post last month that I might try making this update ideaa monthly thing, so here’s what’s up from me lately.
To begin with, I finally got back to writing! After finishing the first draft of A Man With A Gun back on February 8th, I took a break to recharge and maybe do some of the non-writing things I needed to do. That was supposed to be two or four weeks, but sickness, laziness, and just being busy with thethings I’d let slide while focused on writing pushed that back. Stil...
March 26, 2015
Release Announcement and Giveaway – Stifled by Rainy Kaye
Today we’re celebrating the release of STIFLED, book two in the SUMMONED series by USA Today Bestselling author, Rainy Kaye. A dark twist on genie folklore, SUMMONED follows a reluctant criminal as he unravels the mystery of the paranormal bond controlling him. In STIFLED, Dimitri trails an elusive jinn and finds himself in the middle of a community keeping dark secrets. The SUMMONED series is represented by Rossano Trentin of TZLA.
Scroll down to pick up your copy of STIFLED, get SUMMONED f...
March 15, 2015
Update – March 2015 – Podcast Appearance and Call For Beta Readers
Not much new to report, but a couple of things worth talking about.
First, you may have noticed that I’ve titled this one as the update for March. I don’t know if that’s going to be “a thing” or not, but I do want to update the blog more regularly, if only to keep you all in the loop on what I’m up to. So, maybe I’ll make this a monthly thing?
The first bit of news to reportis my recent appearance on Armand Rosamilia’s Arm Cast Dead Sexy Horror Podcast. As usual, those of you who follow my Fa...
February 12, 2015
An Update – A Man With A Gun Finished And More
Hi folks! This is just a quick post to get you up to date on what I’ve been up to lately.
First and foremost, if you follow me over at Facebook, you probably have heard that A Man With A Gun is finished! The last words of the first draft were done during Sunday, February 8th’s writing session, although it was after midnight and technically Monday, the 9th by the time I finished. Begun as a short story back on July 12th of 2012 according to the title page in my manuscript, the story took on a...
January 5, 2015
“The Card” Is Now Free!
Just shyof two years ago, my short story The Card was released. The price point has been a steady 99 cents ever since. I’ve decided that now is a good time to transition this one over to free pricing. If you’ve been waiting for a good excuse to give it a read, now you have one!
Free reading is always good!
A couple of things that bear mentioning: First, the pricing has just now gone into effect at Smashwords. I use Smashwords for all of my distribution except for Amazon. So, if you prefer Bar...
January 1, 2015
Wrapping Up 2014 – Lessons Learned And What Lies Ahead
Happy New Year, folks! I hope your 2014 was a good one – but let’s look forward to an even better year in 2015!
Last January, I made a blog post about my goals for 2014, and how I planned to achieve them. So, how did I fare? Well, the short answer is: not so great.
The upshot of last January’s post was that I hoped to average 500 words per day. This is just on fiction projects, no cheating by counting blog posts and such. A writer does a lot of things, but primarily we are producing a product...
November 5, 2014
The Boy From Buzby Beach – Last Day To Get It Free!
Fellow North Carolina author DW Davis knows his way around the beach – and a keyboard. Today is the last chance to get his latest book, The Boy From Buzby Beach for free! Davis writes young adult romance, but like all well-written YA, the stories work for everyone, not just the teen set.
The Boy From Buzby Beach
Summer is when teenagers get to sleep late, spend lazy days on the beach, and hang out with their friends. But when your mom owns the only coffee shop on the island, summer means gettin...
