Tag: Update
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Close Enough for Rock & Roll
Ever find yourself lost in thought, only to be interrupted by somebody else’s favorite line setting up shop in your memory? Just the other day I was nonchalantly slogging through the latest round of proofreading my serialized companion novel about to be released on Kindle Vella when out of the blue, I heard my uncle’s…
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Latest Interruption
One thing I have going for me on my writing journey is that I openly embrace the various interruptions I experience as simply a part of life—besides, I’m pretty much powerless to stop them. I can’t remember the last day that passed without at least one unexpected twist & turn taking a toll on my…
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Free Rein
Nothing like coming up with a new title & a finalized book description within a few days of each other. That’s what I get for spending hours & hours on the two of them, especially the latter. It’s crazy how challenging it can be to winnow a book description down to 500 characters—note, dear reader,…
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Diamond in the Rough
As I wrap up my serialized novel to launch on Kindle Vella next month, I can’t help but think of its distant cousins—unfinished novels, stories, scripts, poems, character sketches, & random ideas—whiling away the time in file cabinets, boxes, & on digital gadgets. Of course, I could go the philosophic route by claiming they were…
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The Lag
I’m at an interesting juncture in my independent author’s journey—one that I’ve read about in articles & posts by “experts” & greenhorns alike. For want of a better term, I’m calling it the Lag. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’ve known all along that Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown might not be the…
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Realignment
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m in the last stage of prepping my first serialized novel to launch on Kindle Vella sometime in September. For me, that means doing my own line & copy editing, as well as proofreading—yes, dear reader, I’ve chosen not to hire an editor at any stage of my…
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Companion Novel, Phase 2
Episodes 1-7 (from summary) When I first decided to serialize the summary for Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown as practice for doing likewise with a companion novel, I thought it might not prove that valuable from a writing standpoint. After all, the summary was already complete & has been available for some time on…
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Episodes Update 7-28-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) 2: Tough Sell (6-23-23) 3: Here On Out (6-30-23) 4: Do Me a Favor (7-7-23) 5: Like Clockwork (7-14-23) 6: Ping Pong Balls (7-21-23) 7. First Deal (7-28-23) Full Story Available Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon (Brief Description) Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for…
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Episodes Update 7-21-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) 2: Tough Sell (6-23-23) 3: Here On Out (6-30-23) 4: Do Me a Favor (7-7-23) 5: Like Clockwork (7-14-23) 6: Ping Pong Balls (7-21-23) Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon (Brief Description) Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for any crime, let alone gunrunning, never crossed…
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Episodes Update 7-14-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) 2: Tough Sell (6-23-23) 3: Here On Out (6-30-23) 4: Do Me a Favor (7-7-23) 5: Like Clockwork (7-14-23) Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon (Brief Description) Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for any crime, let alone gunrunning, never crossed her mind. After all, even…
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Episodes Update 7-7-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) 2: Tough Sell (6-23-23) 3: Here On Out (6-30-23) 4: Do Me a Favor (7-7-23) Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon (Brief Description) Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for any crime, let alone gunrunning, never crossed her mind. After all, even the prosecutor had to…
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Episodes Update 6-30-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) 2: Tough Sell (6-23-23) 3: Here On Out (6-30-23) Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon (Brief Description) Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for any crime, let alone gunrunning, never crossed her mind. After all, even the prosecutor had to admit in court that until four…
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Episodes Update 6-23-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) 2: Tough Sell (6-23-23) Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon (Brief Description) Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for any crime, let alone gunrunning, never crossed her mind. After all, even the prosecutor had to admit in court that until four years ago Pearl was a…
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Episodes Update 6-16-23
Episode Links 1: Bottom Line (6-16-23) Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown Oregon Before the Meltdown the thought of being tried for any crime, let alone gunrunning, never crossed her mind. After all, even the prosecutor had to admit in court that until four years ago Pearl was a pillar of the community with a…
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Experimenting with Episodes
Episode 1 I’m still having such a great time serializing my new/old companion novel I mentioned in previous posts that I decided to try a warm-up practice using Pearl Fields and the Oregon Meltdown. It may seem strange to post separate episodes of a longer sample I’ve been including as a page on this website…
