Hello to everyone! I hope that all of you are staying safe and healthy.
Since we all have to remain inside, I am hoping that everyone is doing well with their writing.
I am keeping a good pace with my first draft of book 3 of the Investigative Paranormal Society with about 1000 words a day. The initial draft should be done either at the end of the month or in the 1st week in May.
So, I ask all of you: how are you doing with your Work In Progress?
And remember, keep writing!
Gallows Hill can be found here in ebook.
Gallows Hill in paperback can be found here.
An interview about Gallows Hill can be found here.
Please follow the following links to find my novel:
Thank you!
The book trailer:
Maledicus:Investigative Paranormal Society Book I
My radio interview:
Sadly, I haven’t done that much with it in a while.
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I hope you begin again soon.
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Thank you. I hope so too.
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Andrew, you are very welcome.
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Thank you so much for your support.
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I’m actually experimenting with some fiction writing for the first time in years. Meanwhile, for some reason I’ve been struggling with getting my blog posts finished, although so far I’ve still be getting them finished and posted on schedule. 🙂
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Hi Amanda,
Congratulations on the blog posts! I hope you continue with the fiction writing.
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Have fun with the fiction writing!
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Thank you!
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You are very welcome!
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You’re welcome!
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Everything is okay on my front, Charles. I am glad you are safe at home. I am reading some very sad stories about this virus in the USA. I have edited two chapters of my WIP today and am aiming for a third tomorrow.
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Hi Robbie, Thank you so much. And yes, the situation in the USA is not good. We have had a complete failure of leadership from the top of the Federal Government. It sounds like you are doing a good job with your editing!
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I am trying, Charles. It is slow going as I try to remember all the great advice I have received.
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Hi Robbie, I hope you do keep going, and remember, try to write every day, even if only a little bit.
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I’m glad to hear you’re making good progress on your editing!
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Some days are better than others. It took me over an hour to edit [re-write – grin] three pages this morning.
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I know that rewriting routine well!
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I am almost done with the second draft of my novel. It’s messy. I know I’ll need another draft after this, but I’m very pleased that I’m spotting and fixing logic plot errors that I made in the first draft. I had lots of logic errors, mostly time-line stuff, in last year’s (unpublished) novel, so I think I’ve improved in that area.
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Very good! Editing can involve many messy projects.
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I am working on three projects right now – and getting quite a lot done! Though feeling wretched about the current situation and I’m hoping the death rate goes down very, very soon…
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I completely agree with you.
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Still writing poetry! I’ll see what tomorrow’s writing day brings.
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Keep writing!
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Have no fear, Charles! Today I wrote an unplanned tanka, mapped out an ebook of poetry, and got a good start on my new novel.
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That is wonderful!
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Thank you, Charles! I’ll confess to being a bit giddy at the supper table.
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Liz, you are very welcome.
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My dream is to get more writing done. It is difficult, as my school is requiring teachers to provide very detailed and thorough online learning, with a plethora of activities for children. So, I may be a salmon swimming upstream at the moment, but I will get to writing once the workload levels off a bit. Thank you, Charles. You are a champion for writers!
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Jennie, I certainly understand, and I hope you do return to writing soon!
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I definitely will, Charles. It’s posts like yours that give me the boost. The glass half full here is rarin’ to go when school becomes manageable. Thank you!
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Hi Jennie, you are so very welcome!
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🙂
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I really only blog. I am not a writer per se, and write like I talk which isn’t always that great. But I do like to read. One thing about being a blogger is reading writings & journals here easily. Paranormal is a topic I am always interested in so that will be one to look forward too.
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At the risk of sounding like a self-serving writer, have you considered my novel Maledicus?
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I will be. It sounds very interesting.
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Thank you!
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At the start of the week, I set myself a target of redrafting three chapters a day on my first novel and it’s going splendidly. I reached the end today so, tomorrow, I’m going to go back and add some more scenes to fill in the last few plot holes. So, it’s going great.
Glad to hear your first draft is going well!
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You are doing excellent work, and thank you very much!
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My cover is completed and my first draft will be off to the editor next week. Just beyond excited . . . nervous . . . insecure . . . anxious . . . doubtful . . . LOL! 🙂
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Wonderful! That is very exciting!
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Glad to hear you’re keeping a good pace with your writing 😀
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You are very welcome!
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Good to hear that you’re making great progress on your book. I’m focusing on editing the last section of my 140,000 word urban fantasy, which needed a lot of work as the earlier sections seemed to have gotten more attention and feedback. Using the extra time at home to prepare guest blogs and seek out book reviewers for my Casey Holland series. For me, the pandemic hasn’t slowed me down, but it has helped me to pay more attention to all the writing-related tasks that need to be done. Just updated my website today after a long while 🙂
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That is wonderful!
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Thank you. I’m grateful for any silver lining in this difficult time 🙂 Keep writing!
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You are very welcome, and I am!
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