I finished the editing of chapters 1 thru 10 today and sent it to the editor. Man, I am nervous. I think it is OK, but Kyle really messed up my thinking today by asking me all sorts of questions about story context and how everything might not be as good as it seems. What if the editor does his thing, and I release it but everyone hates it? Will those that pledged feel ripped off? Will they ask for their money back? Will they … Read more

My word count goal for part 1 was 11 to 12k words. Once I got the majority of the work done, I sent it over to a good friend of mine to do a thorough review. What I sent him was missing a few scenes that had been eluding me up to that point. Last night, I finally got one of those 2 scenes wrote. Word count on the batch I sent Kyle last week was 10,800. After editing and adjusting things over the last … Read more

I think I found the need to write, around the time of my daughters birth. I started my first journal about a year after, in mid 1998. It was a simple composition book. I wrote my first short story, Amy, in September 1998. The story almost much wrote itself, and that’s when I realized that I wanted to be a writer. Since that short story, I have written numerous other short stories, and started many longer story ideas. I could fill several composition books with … Read more

The bookmarks came!  I ordered them a few weeks back, shortly after the book cover was finalized, and I started the Kickstarter campaign.  They are going out as part of the rewards to the pledges.  I am also going to use them as a small marketing tool locally.  I’ll drop in to various coffee houses and small book stores and toss a handful up on their peg board.  I am also thinking about sending out signed bookmarks to anyone that sends in a S.A.S.E.  I … Read more

Here is what is going on the back cover of my upcoming book: No one said time travel would be easy. Peter Cooper, a widowed father of two whose life is crumbling around him—until a bizarre encounter with a desperate Army general launches him on a risky mission: to go back to 1942 and change a moment in time. The repercussions will almost certainly alter the conclusion of World War II. But will the ripple effects stop there? And what kind of life will Peter … Read more

After much deliberation from my home camp, I have finally settled on an actual title for my upcoming book! I think it says so many things about the books story line. It’s catchy – It’s sharp – It’s edgy. I like it! And even though I have hired a cover designer to do my actual book cover, I wanted to mess around a bit with my initial thoughts. Understand that I have spent a total of 30 minutes putting this together. I had the image … Read more

It’s been a busy week on the book front! I have been writing on my story fairly regularly. Most of it has been re-writing, but I am adding a bit to the remaining scenes in Book 1. I will not make my goal of having my book ready to go to editing today, but will shoot for next Friday. I will, however, have the first 5 pages ready to go later today or first thing tomorrow. That is step one with my editor. Oh yeah. … Read more

Is it August 1st already?  Where did the month go?  It feels like we were celebrating the 4th just yesterday. With a new month knocking on the door, I figured I would give a quick update on my writing.  Last I posted, I set a goal to have part 1 of my current project published by my 43rd birthday on September 21st.  I was shooting to get all the writing done by August 1st, and then turn it over to an editor.   Well, I … Read more

I have been reading a lot on the success of some authors as of late. It really is inspiring to see how well some people have done, merely by sharing their words. As I have stated many times here and elsewhere, I have a huge desire to be published. Reading all those success stories does a few things for me. It tells me that if they can do it, I can do it. It also tells me that I might not be good enough, or … Read more