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Announcement about “that novel” (*)
Friends, we have artwork: If you’ve read Paul’s previous novels, you may recall the Amundsen being mentioned in The Madness Engine. Here are a couple of paragraphs from that portion of the novel: One of the towers stood empty, but … Continue reading
(office kitty)
Another old post, but everyone likes to see cute cat photos, right? I also just realized that I never shared any of the photos Grace took of IttyBitty while all the cats were spending a few hours in Paul’s office … Continue reading
(plausible)
I typed most of this in May of 2019 — where does the time go? *shakes head* I’m having more than a little bit of anxiety — okay, nearly panic at times — because of something Grace told me she’d … Continue reading
Sometimes, he takes a break from editing, and then something funny happens.
I suppose it’s good to know that “flash-precog” thing is still working… There I was, copyediting Paul’s latest novel. Got to the very beginning of that scene, the one I’ve been waiting for since practically forever. Decided to take a … Continue reading
*drinks coffee… picks up red pen*
Monday afternoon, my clone-sibling (*wonders if this means Paul is also able to wield the Red Pen of Doom — y’know, just in case*) handed over the manuscript for the fifth book of The Awakening series. Notice that I’m not … Continue reading
New year, new look…
You’re not imagining things: I did change my avatar/profile photo. Temporarily, anyway. The ginormous coffee mug seems appropriate, considering the novel my clone-sibling and I have been working on lately. (Shortest explanation: the person in charge of the Roald Amundsen‘s … Continue reading
…And then there was that time when his clone-sibling finished writing the final book in a series.
For reasons unknown to me, I’ve had strains of the Rush song “Bravado” running through my head. (Could be Jon’s fault, could be Jason’s fault… “Thematic elements” and all, y’know?) Clearly, I thought, this is a sign from Murphy, god … Continue reading
WRITING UPDATE: 12-11-2020
The clone is letting his latest completed manuscript sit until January before he goes back through it with a final round of revisions. And… he has gone back to working on “that novel,” which has an actual working title now: … Continue reading
Advice for the Day
Brought to you by unintentional contemplation of Backstory Revision syndrome and a hapless university student who ended up joining the military in a different universe: Always keep good beer in your fridge, because you never know what sort of supernatural … Continue reading
“What’s the worst thing that could happen…?”
Those of you who read Paul’s novels will be happy to know that he has just passed one hundred twenty-seven thousand words on the first draft of the fifth/final book of The Awakening (a.k.a. the Tebrey novels). He was writing … Continue reading
