Tag: Update
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The Joy of Detours
Not long ago while taking a quick break from writing to check on the business side of things, one email among the morning stampede caught my eye. Usually a random announcement of a deadline for even a respectable screenwriting competition would’ve resulted in a summary deletion on my part. However, for some unknown reason, I…
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A Request for Advice from Editors & Writers Alike
How Do I Write Dialogue in the Age of AI? Author’s Note: Although I’ve written various snarky comments in the past about the crackdown on em dashes due to the adoption of AI by some writers (certainly not yours truly), this post is my honest request for help in figuring out how to move forward…
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I Write My Fiction; I Revise My Work
Author’s Note: Please be advised that the two em dashes, two colons, two semicolons, & one ellipsis in the following piece were generated by this all-too-human author without the assistance of AI or even another human, for that matter. Oh yeah, and the hyphens, commas, periods, apostrophes, ampersands, & sentence fragments as well. I’d toss…
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Side Trip
A Cinematic Two-Step In my last newsletter a fortnight ago, I wrote about some decisions I made concerning the wider distribution of my two Oregon Meltdown companion novels and my presence on social media going forward (Balancing Act, v 516, 5/16/26). Two weeks later, I feel much more comfortable with those decisions, as well as…
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Balancing Act, v. 516
In my last newsletter a fortnight ago, I wrote about a few decisions I was in the process of making regarding my author’s journey (Inflection Point, Take 518, 5/2/26). This week’s installment centers on a couple significant changes I’ve since implemented & some decisions still residing in the penciled-in column. The first major update has…
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Inflection Point, Take 518
So another fortnight has come & gone since my last post (see Stepping Back for a reference). And yes, two sets of forks in the road await me on this next leg of my author journey. If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you might remember some of the struggles I’ve been experiencing while…
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Spare Time (Episode 3)
A Snippet of Fiction, Final Installment Author Note: In case you haven’t read Episode 1 (posted on 4-4-26), or Episode 2 (posted on 4-11-26), here are the links: If you prefer reading “Spare Time” in its entirety, here’s a link to a separate post: [No AI was used in any aspect of the writing above,…
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Spare Time (Episode 2)
A Snippet of Fiction Author Note: In case you haven’t read Episode 1 that I posted on 4-4-26, here’s a link: [No AI was used in any aspect of the writing above, the fiction piece below, anything else I’ve written, or anything I will ever write, for that matter.] Spare Time Episode 2 The silence…
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Spare Time (Episode 1)
A Snippet of Fiction Episode 1 Author Note: After hiking through a local woodland and napping in the sunshine yesterday, I settled in at my desk to devote an hour to whatever came to mind. Writing eight hundred words without a game plan might not seem like much of a cause for celebration considering that…
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Part 1: This Side of the Fence
Note: As you may know, over the past few years I’ve been sharing aspects of my writing journey as I’ve completed, launched, & promoted two Oregon Meltdown companion novels. However, this week instead of posting about writing, I decided to share an excerpt of my published fiction. The following two chapters (≈ 3000 words) are…
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Stepping Back
Even though I’ve been posting weekly for the past eight months or so, I decided to take last week off as part of a shift in my writing regimen. After more than a year of revising, formatting, promoting, & whatnot, I’m finally coming to terms with being burned out. And not just mildly so. I’m…
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Loose Ends
Nothing takes the wind out of my sails like getting ready to celebrate reaching a milestone (in this case, finishing the promo stack for Core Haven: Hope Amid the Ruins), only to realize how many loose ends are still fluttering in the breeze, so to speak. I actually find my reaction comical since I knew…
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Truth Be Told
Well, I have to admit, I’m glad the promo stack week for Core Haven: Hope Amid the Ruins is now in the record book. I put more time, energy, & money into promoting that second Oregon Meltdown companion novel of mine than I care to admit. No doubt a more rational person might ask if…
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The Countdown Begins
What can I say? My one-week promo stacking/Kindle Countdown Deal has officially launched & the sense of relief I have is enough to prompt an exuberant happy dance. Fortunately for you, I’m not the type to film myself doing anything like that & posting it on my various social media platforms. Instead, I’ll let your…
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A Week Away
🎶Here comes the promo, doo-doo-doo-doo, here comes the promo, & I say— Help! I need somebody, Help!🎶 Actually, I may not have every last piece of this crazy promo stacking adventure lined out, but I feel confident enough to actually sing, 🎶It’s all right.🎶 (That’s in honor of my late Uncle Fab, as in Fab…
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Latest Shout-outs
As my upcoming promotion weekend for Core Haven: Hope Amid the Ruins approaches (Dec 5th through the 8th), I’m happy to report that some of the pieces are fitting together nicely. I’ve gotten quite a few more reviews, a free interview for a magazine article, a free press release written by a professional PR firm,…
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Press Release Surprise
OK, I gotta admit, the last time I had an adrenaline rush even close to what I have going right now was when I was about a hundred feet from summiting Mt Jefferson. That’s why I’m posting this unscheduled blog the day before my usual newsletter goes out. Do me a favor & take a…
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Lighten Up
This is the seventh post in a series dedicated to a self-assessment of my writing journey, particularly as it relates to Core Haven, my new release. The previous posts were: This week’s installment addresses more of an emotional side of the equation: As I mentioned in the last post, I’m glad Core Haven has passed…
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Another Mile Marker
This is the sixth post in a series dedicated to a self-assessment of my writing journey, particularly as it relates to Core Haven, my new release. The previous posts were: This week’s installment addresses the driver of the indie author bus: First of all, I’m happy to report that at the time of this writing,…
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Patience
This is the fifth post in a series dedicated to a self-assessment of my writing journey, particularly as it relates to Core Haven, my new release. The previous posts have been: This week’s post addresses a particularly thorny issue: The time & effort aspects go without saying since this whole journey has been taxing on…
