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The convention was a lot of fun today. Very good panels, talking about publishing and writing. I always find it very interesting to listen to other writers talk about the craft. We all have our different approaches, but there are fundamental similarities to what we do: We write. We finish what we write. We do […]

I got a chapter written today at 2495 words and it came fairly easily. Yet again it’s a chapter that expands a concept hinted at before which will grow and run through the entire series. I love when this happens in a series. It gives the whole thing a lot more depth and range to […]

Two Thursdays in a row and my output drops to almost nothing. I got a late start because I was up past my bedtime the night before. I finished off the chapter I’d started Wednesday evening, but then got no further. We had some ambiguity about the timing for today’s recordings at Draco Vista Studio—there […]

Wednesdays are turning out to be very productive days. Despite having my hands hurting, I put together two and a third chapters for a total of 6,121 words. What’s great is that the work is coming faster and feels natural. It has emotion to it and power shifts. Characters are beginning to recognize the depth […]

I managed to knock down two chapters today for a total of 5125 words. I’m really happy with the work. The story is shifting to where I can deal with some political aspects of the world and toss some twists into the plot. Writing the book is, by and large, fun. One point I didn’t […]

As I noted before, I’ve turned the corner on the novel. Normally this would be the point where threads start drawing together slowly, in preparation for the climax and ending. And that would be true if this was a stand-alone novel, but At The Queen’s Command is the first in a set. That means I […]

When you work for yourself, Sunday tends to be a work day just like any other. Sunday also has lots of distractions like football games and, for me, indoor soccer. The game today was in the mid-afternoon, which gave me time to write a chapter today, which I did. It came in at 2632 words […]