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This is the Age of Apocalypse… Age of Apocalypse… Apocalypse… Apocalypse…

January 1, 2012
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This is the Age of Apocalypse… Age of Apocalypse… Apocalypse… Apocalypse…

Welcome to New Year’s Day 2012, the beginning of the end, as some in the Mayan mindset will be glad to tell you. And Doesn’t it Feel Special! This is my official New Year’s greeting / blessing / well wishes for the rest of the year. May the new year be well for you. May it be much improved over the last. May it bring new friends and return old friends to you. May...

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NaNoWriMo 2011

October 30, 2011
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In an attempt to prove just how much time I don’t have, I will be attempting the NaNoWriMo for 2011. Heaven help me. Actually, this will probably be a good idea. I’ve just started a new job (yea me!), and I need to work out the time management to get everything done in my usual day, so adding in regular writing on the schedule is a good idea, and NaNoWriMo is the best kick-start...

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Can Do is the Ticket

September 16, 2011
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Okay, I’ve skipped writing about my current situation. It’s embarrassing. I lost my “Day job” in June. Now, that’s not the embarrassing part. I’m not even going to go into why I think I lost the job. No point. The embarrassing part is that I’ve had all of this extra time, and I haven’t been writing. Now, I may not sell anything, and even if I did, I wouldn’t get paid for a while,...

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Off again, On Again

September 2, 2011
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I’ve been doing a lot of not-writing lately. Twitter and Facebook, Internet surfing. Youtube. Sure, it’s fun, but it’s not working. I have jumped back into the word grinder though. I’ve got something in head and it’s starting to push into pixels on the screen. This is the one I’m going to push on and get out there. This is my official contract with myself to do it. And it’s totally not something I...

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Rejection, It’s Not So Bad

July 21, 2011
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That lovely story I wrote about the Troll has been rejected. It was my first story to a professional publication, so it came as no surprise when the manuscript came back with a pre-printed rejection slip. This pre-printed slip of no help to me, of course. I had hoped it would peak someone’s interest to the point that I’d get a more personalized rejection. This only proves that I need to work on my...

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Passwords – Important, or Nuisance?

June 4, 2011
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Some may wonder why I don’t post more. The truth is, that I post a lot, just not here. Much of what I have to say is not for the professional image I want to project here. I want to be a writer. I want to be published, so talking about the latest episode of Doctor Who, the movie Kick Ass, or how awesome I think Jim Butcher is not going to help me...

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Into Every Life, a Little Troll Must Fall

June 2, 2011
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The new “new project” with the Troll I couldn’t get out of my head has been sent off. I sent it to Realms of Fantasy, because I think it’s the right place for the Troll’s first appearance. Wouldn’t hurt me either, since this is my first submission to a professional publication. The printed manuscript and cover letter was mailed last night. So, let’s give that five days travel time. Add three months for the...

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Trolls Talk Really Loud

April 28, 2011
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So, chapter two of new project is still stalled. Nothing on that. I’m not sure why it’s acting up. In the meantime, I wrote a short story around 6800 words. It’s draft is complete and now needs polishing. Something struck me that I needed to put a little more energy into practicing craft, so I took a classic fairy story and rewrote it. I made a troll the protagonist, so it’s a little different....

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Chapter Two – Stalled

April 7, 2011
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Having problems getting chapter two written. It’s not a plot thing. I know what’s supposed to happen, but the writing just isn’t going. Next step, force myself to sit in front of the computer and do it. That’s all. So, now to get to it.

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Interesting fact: On March 19, 1517, the Catholic church forbade the printing of books, particularly the Bible, without its permission.

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