We are all creatures of habit. Yes, sometimes we deliberately step out of our comfort zones and try something new, but it’s usually a one-off; we have the experience, and then when we’re done with it we hated it, or found it interesting, or enjoyed the experience, but then we go back to what we’re … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts published on schedule. One submission returned and was sent back out, but another that’s been sitting here for 2 weeks still needs a market. My next scheduled release date is May 3rd. That’s nine days, and I still don’t know what it will be yet. I wrote on … Continue reading
When I was still in my teens, I used to study battles. I had no interest in fighting them myself, but I enjoyed the history, and specifically how battles played out. By the time I reached my early twenties I was wargaming – Napoleonic era as well as Fantasy miniature tabletop battles. I used to … Continue reading
I had two self-made story prompts that I referenced for “Getting Personal” – each entered into my IDEAS file over ten years ago: Personal Injury Specialists – when the injury needs to be personal, and Dangerous Bidding. I know the story that resulted had next to nothing to do with those ideas, but that was … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts published on schedule. Four submissions returned, but I was only able to place three of them at new markets. “The Phantom” completed its release weekend (the Detective Jimmy Delaney collections are still 50%-off on Smashwords – check MY CURRENT PROMOTIONS PAGE for details.) My next scheduled release date … Continue reading
Today is the release date for “The Phantom”! Detective Jimmy Delaney was never intended to be a series. It started with “In a Flash”, back when I was writing nothing but stand-alone short stories. All I had was a vague idea of a device to import knowledge directly into the human brain (that idea arrived … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts published on schedule. One submissions returned from markets and was sent back out. I have finished revising and formatting my 10th Detective Jimmy Delaney story, and it’s now out on all my platforms for pre-orders at a reduced price. The release date is April 12th. (The collections with … Continue reading
Just kidding! It’s just a blotting out of the sun that we like to make much ado about. **Before I continue with today’s post, it occurred to me that since the release of “The Phantom” is this Friday (Detective Jimmy Delaney #10), it would be a good idea if I were to offer a reduced … Continue reading
Detective Jimmy Delaney was never intended to be a series. It started with “In a Flash”, back when I was writing nothing but stand-alone short stories. All I had was a vague idea of a device to import knowledge directly into the human brain (that idea arrived through a co-worker’s offhand comment.) I worried about … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts published on schedule. I had two submissions return from markets, and sent them back out. I have finished revising and formatting my 10th Detective Jimmy Delaney story, and it’s now out on all my platforms for pre-orders at a reduced price. The release date is April 12th. (You … Continue reading
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