http://youngchestertonchronicles.com The Tripods Attack! Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:50:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=84 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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=83 ...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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=82 Having a great vacation with three of the munchkins-seeing Mom, Dad, Aunt, Uncle, Cousins and everyone else! :D   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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=76 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! http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=75 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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=74 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. ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=71 "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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=70 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*, ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=68 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 ... http://youngchestertonchronicles.com/?p=67