Tag: Writing
Acts of War: Aftershock – Dramatis Personae Part II
Week twenty-four and part two of the who’s who in Acts of War: Aftershock. This time we’re talking about the secondary POV characters, which are the antagonists for the novel. We get inside these characters’ heads but to a more limited degree than the… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Dramatis Personae Part II”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 22 & First Excerpt
Hey, folks, the book is in editing, so I don’t have the usual update for you. My work on Aftershock is pretty much done save for any questions the editors might have for me as they go through the manuscript. What I do have… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 22 & First Excerpt”
Submission Rotation – May 2017
Right now, until I put the finishing touches on a few works in progress, I have five short stories in my submission rotation. Most of these stories have been around the block a few times with varying levels of success. Of course, none of… Continue Reading “Submission Rotation – May 2017”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 21 Update
Twenty-one weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and we have completed a very important step. Progress: The first and certainly the most extensive round of revisions on the novel is done. After adding a lot of new material and rewriting a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 21 Update”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 20 Update
Twenty weeks into Acts of War: Aftershock and revisions continue. Here’s how the week went. Progress: I’ve done quite a bit of work on the book in the last week to ten days. I started by going through the manuscript and addressing all the… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 20 Update”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 19 Update
Week nineteen, and I am neck-deep in revisions for Acts of War: Aftershock. Progress: I’m very pleased with the progress I’ve made so far. I’ve revised over a third of the novel at this point, and that includes rewrites of two major scenes. I’m… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 19 Update”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 18 Update
Here we are at week eighteen into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock. These updates are going to change a bit as I start working on revisions. More on that below. Progress: I’m starting revisions on the novel this week–today, actually—so my progress… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 18 Update”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 17 Update
Seventeen weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and the revision process is about to kick into high gear. Progress: Tomorrow, I’m heading into the Privateer Press offices to discuss revision notes on Aftershock with publications director Mike Ryan and the continuity… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 17 Update”
Swings & Misses: The Submission Slump
If you were to look at my acceptance ratio at Duotrope a few months ago, you’d have seen a number of around 20%, meaning, very roughly, that for every ten submission I sent, two would be accepted. In baseball terms, that’s a batting average… Continue Reading “Swings & Misses: The Submission Slump”
Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 16 Update
Sixteen weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and here’s the lay of the land. Progress: The first draft is still under review with the editors at Privateer Press, but as I hinted at last week, I have not be sitting here… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 16 Update”
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