Editing
The first round of editing for Collision Course has begun. I have been off since Friday and have had a lot of time to edit. As such, I am about halfway through the first editing pass.About 2 years ago,...
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As anticipated, I finished my first round of editing of Collision Course. The initial feedback from the those who have been allowed to read the novel so far have been positive. My content editor did a...
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The person who creates my cover art reported she very much enjoyed reading Collision Course. My content editor had a slightly different take on the book. He enjoyed it, but he wanted more. So, I'm...
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I have started another editing pass on Collision Course and I believe I have a plan to address some of the issues identified by Lee Dilkie, my content editor. I might not be able to address all of his...
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The editing of Collision Course is slowly proceeding. I'm making some minor plot changes and a few corrections to how my characters are developed. The ending will also need to be revised. These changes...
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Editing and revisions to Collision Course are slowly proceeding. I did not get much done this weekend due to our not having any power from 7:15 PM Thursday until 8:30 PM Saturday. I do have a generator...
View ArticleReady for Proofing
As of a few moments ago, Collision Course is complete and ready to be proofed. Based on the feedback I received from my content editor Lee Dilkie, I've made a few changes in how the story unfolded. I...
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Collision Course is currently being proofed by my wife. Her 27 years of newspaper experience makes her the perfect person to edit my books. She is not a big fan of science fiction and that actually is...
View ArticleTaxes and website
Collision Course is still in the process of being proofed by my meticulous wife. I believe she's about at the half-way point. While she's been proofing, I've been learning how to build a website.My...
View ArticleMay 6: Collision Course and website
My wife has passed the halfway point of her review of Collision Course. It's been slow going but she's promised to speed things up a bit. I'm still hoping for a release sometime this month.Work on my...
View ArticleMay 28: Launch Pad
It has been some time since I’ve posted a blog entry—mostly because I’ve not had much to report. Proofing of Collision Course is nearly complete and I expect to have it ready for publication in about...
View ArticleJune 10--Post Launch Pad
The Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop is over. I met another fine group of people and had a wonderful time. Unlike all past workshops, the transportation arrangements for this workshop did not go smoothly....
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June 17: Next novel is done!
Collision Course is complete! It is available for pre-order now. Please consider pre-ordering the book as pre-order sales help a new book get off to a good start. The cover is at the end of this...
View ArticleJune 24: What's Next?
Collision Course is done and is just sitting on Amazon's server collecting prerelease sales until July 9th when the book becomes available. The print version is done but has not yet been uploaded. I'll...
View ArticleNovember 04, 2018
I have not posted anything in this blog for several months -- here's why:I decided to take a short break from writing. I've been spending my time watching movies and science fiction programs that I...
View ArticleNovember 19, 2018 - The Writing Bug
The writing bug, that constant itch to start a new story or finish the one currently under construction, is gone. I can't say that writing, for me, was ever a hobby. It was a passion and I threw myself...
View ArticleNovember 25, 2018: What our nation could be
I realize this blog has a low following, but this is the best platform I have to express myself to the public. This morning's Twitter feed produced a report on the near absence of cash transactions in...
View ArticleDecember 2, 2018
Climate Change ReportThe day after I saw the news that the latest report on climate change was out, I downloaded a copy and started reading. It's a massive work with every scientific fact backed up by...
View ArticleDecember 16, 2018
Yesterday, while at B&N, I finished reading PHP and MySQL Web Development. This was the last book in a large series of books I've been reading to increase my knowledge of how to build a web page....
View ArticleDecember 23, 2018 -- Writing again
I am on vacation and won't be returning to work until January 2nd of next year. Since I've finished my website programming books, I decided to get back to work on writing Peacekeeper 4. Since the...
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December 30, 2018 - The Subconscious
The new novel now has 12,360 words in it and more will be added as soon as this has been posted. I plan on working on it every chance I get. I hope to have the first draft done by the time I return...
View ArticleJanuary 13,2019 - Writing
I made pretty good progress on my next novel over the holiday vacation. As of right now, the new book has just under 18,000 words which puts me roughly 1/4 of the way done. Of course, that's just the...
View ArticleJanuary 20, 2019 - Snow!
Last night, we had our first major snowstorm for this winter. The weather forecast had predicted 8 to 12 inches and people flocked to the store to buy milk, cereal, bread, and other supplies. Last...
View ArticleFebruary 3, 2019: Diversity
My current work in progress (the last of the Peacekeeper books) stands at 22,808 words putting me solidly at the approximate 25% point. If all goes well, the novel might be ready for publication by the...
View ArticleFebruary 17, 2019: Tax Tips for Writers
The last of the Peacekeeper series now stands at 25,490 words. It's been slow going over the past few weeks but at least I'm making some progress.Every year around this time, I put out a short list of...
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