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That’s right. That’s RIGHT. I told you yesterday, I have the next two chapters halfway written, and the final chapter is all outlined. I expect the final three chapters of TERMINAL SEQUENCE to each come in anywhere between 1000-3000 words; say 1500 on average. That’s 4500 words to the finish line, half of which haveContinue reading “Terminal = 75,301 (so far, and this weekend it’ll get completed at about 80k)”

Chapter 33 was juuust about 85%-90% written. Then I decided – after an epiphany – to redo it and go in a differt direction.  A better direction. So I rewrote it. Today, inspiration struck again. An even better way for chapter 33 to go! So… Another rewrite of the SAME chapter! But the good newsContinue reading “…and MORE rewrites…”

I am known for writing quickly and not doing a lot of rewrites. I let people believe this. But… Yesterday I wrote 3000-5000 words for the next three chapters in my story, and at 4:30 this morning I had an Epiphany that made me scrap all of it and go in a different direction. HappensContinue reading “Rewrites”

Here’s a list of my favorites and what they mean to me, not in any particular order. These have mattered to me. (The image comes first, then my take on it.) At some point you have to stop polishing and publish. At some point, it doesn’t get better it just gets different.   I useContinue reading “The Most Inspirational Writing Tips Of All Time”

Well, I can’t tell you. It would ruin the story for you. But I just wrote a really really really really REALLY important scene. (actually I wrote it yesterday and I tweaked it today) combining a crucial element I knew I needed to put in, and I decided to put it right there. Now that’sContinue reading “BOOK UPDATE: Oh my gosh, I just wrote the part where…”

The end of my writing for Terminal Sequence (book 3 of The Gamma Sequence series) is allllmost here! I’m very excited. A few days ago, I looked at what I had written. It was about 70,000 words (plus some miscellaneous scenes that came to me here and there as possible stuff to use) and I’dContinue reading “The End Is Near!”

The ebook for Rogue Elements released on 1/1/2020 (thank you if you were one of the hundreds that placed a preorder – I hooked you up at 99 cents, didn’t I?) but we didn’t place any ads for Rogue until today – and today… Rogue Elements will reach #1 in its category, medical thrillers. Tomorrow,Continue reading “How To help Your Favorite Author (Which Hopefully Is Me)”

So it looks like I won’t meet my self-imposed deadline of 12/31 at midnight for finishing Terminal Sequence, book 3 in The Gamma Sequence series. But I’m close! 50,000 words of amazing medical thriller written since November 22. Not bad. And Terminal Sequence is only 1-2 weeks away from completion, coming in around 65k-80k. IContinue reading “Manuscript Update on Terminal Sequence (BTW, Preorder price for Rogue Elements goes up tomorrow!)”

I’ve never been much of a “year in review” guy. I just don’t care for those trite summaries that are supposed to be full of lessons! But every few years or so I find myself doing one… 2019 was a very interesting year, as all years really are. It had big highs and big lows.Continue reading “The year in review: onward to 2020!”

I recently became a USA Today bestselling, something I’m very proud of. But in the process, Wid Bastian, an alleged marketer, stole more than $20,000 from me and other authors I worked with. That’s not okay. (I have no concerns about what follows because the truth is the best defense. Here goes.) The idea was…Continue reading “Wid Bastian RIPPED ME OFF”