So I was up last night hoping to watch the championship game of the season 1 PodgeCast Blood Bowl League. Well, technical problems kept the game from being broadcast. So I'm just going to check my email and then go to bed.

Wait, what's that in my inbox? It's...THIS!


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So, first, the wicked awesome news. Not one but two people who do not know me in real life and are under no obligation to be nice to me, went to my website, got my email address, and sent me nice letters full of compliments and reaffirming statements. How cool is that? Thank you and welcome to Cynthia and Elizabeth ( Read more... )

I think I posted previously of having a new idea for a Black Magic and Barbecue Sauce sequel. I do. It's a story that can be told once it moves out of conceptualization. It's just taking its sweet time coming out of conceptualization. I know it's a ghost story, but every I start the wheels turning in my brain, I go places that are not conducive to ( Read more... )

I should be focusing on the final revision for Black Magic and Barbecue Sauce. I received feedback from Peggy on the first five chapters of such worth that it has proved all the impetus I need to delay. Want: Chosen One has had a phenomenal start. I'm through chapter 9, have over 19,000 words, and am not slowing down. Every time I think I need to ( Read more... )

Julie just sent me tremendous insight on Cy. Woo hoo! To quote Nathan Fillion, Bam said the lady ( Read more... )

So I've started to get deedback on my draft. I'm very enthusiastic about this because it was very strong feedback. A lot of the time I'll get feedback and wonder if the person even read what I wrote. In this case, there were some very relevant questions and observations. Of the two most important suggestions, I am adding back in a chapter I ( Read more... )

Today I submitted a query letter for Black Magic and Barbecue Sauce to the Nelson Literary Agency. It is the agency I hope represents my work, so I'm waiting the ten day grace period (their average reply time) before submitting to others. Fingers crossed.

What's that? Algiers is the capital of Algeria you say? Of course it is. The words are almost identical. Wait, what's that? I list it in Morocco ( Read more... )

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One task I have been avoiding is fixing the chapter numbering. I have deleted three chapters so far. One just wasn't relevant and got the axe. The other two I never finished and when I got to them, I saw why. Neither warranted their own chapter and both were resolved by adding a sentence (or less) to the preceding or succeeding chapter ( Read more... )