admin | August 25, 2010
Hey, all!
Just heading back to the classroom in a few minutes. It’s been a great summer, if a too short one (ain’t that the way with any vacation?).
I’ve gotten feedback from a few of my Ideal Readers, and will be making a few more tweaks in the next few weeks, in between being Dad, Hubby, [...]
admin | July 20, 2010
Well, on July 16th, it happened, folks! Yep, I turned the big Four-oh!
I still remember the night I turned 20- Shouting “I’m *old*, Sean! I’m *old!* to my buddy, Sean McClean, on the streets of Toronto at midnight as my teens ended.
I also remember being on a bus on the way back to Kentucky from [...]
admin | July 14, 2010
…but doing well! Got back a little bit ago with three of the kiddies, and still feeding the ever-present “Honey-Do” list (current project: Pressure washing the side of the house. (”Didn’t we just do this a two years ago, Jeanna?”;))
…And my other project ivolves slaying the evil cold virus, which has taken up residence in [...]
admin | July 10, 2010
Having a great vacation with three of the munchkins-seeing Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Cousins and everyone else!
Still editing, hope to have it done and out to my Ideal Readers for some heartless rending and editing suggestions by the end of July (Cross fingers, Prayer to St. Francis De Sales!)!
The editing process can be [...]
admin | June 30, 2010
THANK YOU, GOD! 2ND DRAFT DONE! 11:35 pm, PST, the 2nd draft of The Emperor of North America was finished! Yay! Now, 1) Polish, hopefully a week or two, 2)send out copies to Ideal Readers for feedback, then…3) Off to the good folks at Sophia! Yessssss!
admin | June 16, 2010
Hey, folks. Well, another school year has come and gone. June already! 2nd *half* of June! Yipes! It’s been too long since I’ve posted, once again. When I have to go hunting in my hotmail account for my admin password, I know it’s been too long. Let’s see if I can keep up during the [...]
admin | March 17, 2010
Well, the editing continues! Nearly 3/4 of the way, while I keep other projects rolling as well. Maybe I’ll try dropping pieces over to Realms of Fantasy, once I get my two more recent pieces in good enough shape. Anyone know any good book agents?
I am a little bummed, though. Due to family obligations, I’ll [...]
admin | March 7, 2010
“Murder Your Darlings!”
I heard that was given as advice by one author to an up-and-commer regarding the editing process.
I learned much when Writing Tripods, enough to know that, as Stephen King says, “The Editor is (nearly) always right!”
Today I hacked out a sequence I really enjoyed, but that truly added little or nothing to [...]
admin | February 28, 2010
Hey, all!
Little Claire is still a doll- an occasionally screaming, angry, stinky doll, but when she’s sweet we have no trouble forgetting all that!
My normal routine is to be up at 5am [I can hear those who lived through four years of Frnaciscan U of Steubenville with me already: "...*you*, John? 5AM? s'hya, right!"], do [...]
admin | February 22, 2010
Hey, all! Well, our littlest one and our 2nd littlest have been tag-teaming it while I hack through the 2nd draft of The Young Chesterton Chronicles, Volume II: The Emperor of North America.
I am taking a bit of a break from writing itself, Claire being like most babies in that she is capable of sucking [...]
