June 17, 2018 Father’s Day 2018 News Allow me to wish all you dads out there a Happy Father’s Day. And — what’s that? You wish to offer reciprocal celebratory felicitations for my having fulfilled my biological function? Well, thank you kindly. From MBW and the HA I received a card and charmingly framed photos… Continue reading Father’s Day 2018 News. Resurrected Post.
Category: Business of Writing
A New Journey. Resurrected Post.
June 3, 2018 A New Journey It is that time again. I started writing another book at the beginning of the week. The tentative title is Captain. It is the sequel to Boss (look for Boss in early 2019.) A new project carries with it a farrago of feelings. There is excitement at starting a… Continue reading A New Journey. Resurrected Post.
Doings and Updates. Resurrected Post.
May 20, 2018 Doings and Updates Here follows a miscellany of personal doings and writing updates. Please control your excitement. My goal for the year was, I believe, to have two books out this year. That — spoiler warning — will not happen. See, there is a novel — “Boss” — complete, ready to go,… Continue reading Doings and Updates. Resurrected Post.
Drafts and Drafts. Resurrected Post.
May 6, 2018 Drafts and Drafts I celebrated yesterday with MBW and the HA. You know why? Of course you don’t. So I’ll tell you: Saturday, May the Fifth, I completed the first draft of Chale Thorson Book One: The Jade Dagger. (What do you think about the series title? I’m still considering it.) … Continue reading Drafts and Drafts. Resurrected Post.
Let’s Call it Research. Resurrected Post.
April 1, 2018 Let’s Call It Research It’s probably been too long since I fired off a bunch of money — er, that is, rounds. For a birthday present, MBW arranged a range day for me with a couple of friends of mine who are members of a local gun club. Many paper targets and… Continue reading Let’s Call it Research. Resurrected Post.
Vacation, Ho! Resurrected Post.
March 11, 2018 Vacation, Ho! I’m on the cusp of vacation and it couldn’t come soon enough. Things are proceeding well enough, I suppose, they’re simply — incomplete. Case in point: I’ve got half the White Tree of Gondor on my bedroom wall. The right side, as you’re facing it, to be exact. See, many… Continue reading Vacation, Ho! Resurrected Post.
Emerald City Comic Con 2018. Resurrected Post.
March 4, 2018 Emerald City Comic Con 2018 And that’s ECCC 2018 in life’s rear view mirror. I have been in the funny book business for over twenty years now. This year’s Emerald City Comic Con was my first comic book convention. Yeah, I don’t believe in dipping a toe in; I plunge head-first into… Continue reading Emerald City Comic Con 2018. Resurrected Post.
February Writing Update. Resurrected Post.
February 25, 2018 February Writing Update Doubtless you are all eager to read of my doings and progress on the writing front. Doubtless. Zero doubts, one hundred percent positivity. So, with that completely unwarranted self-assurance motivating me, I’ll update you. My short story Mischosen was reprinted this month in Cosmic Scream: Digital Horror Fiction Anthology.… Continue reading February Writing Update. Resurrected Post.
January Writing Update. Resurrected Post.
January 21, 2018 January Writing Update “So how goes the writing, Ken?” I arbitrarily determine you are asking. Well, let me tell you, convenient fictional interlocutor. I finished Chapter 9 of the the work in progress. That puts me, I guess, about one-third of the way through. Perhaps closer to half. The story will… Continue reading January Writing Update. Resurrected Post.