• Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  Writing in Public

    Day 0… It’s Still July for Me

    I figured I had better do a first warm-up post here to explain a few things. — My day doesn’t start until after I get up and right now I’m writing this around 3 in the morning.  So August 1st for me will start when I get out of bed. Thought I had better get that clear for those stopping by here and expecting something. — Most of the time I will only have one “Writing in Public” post per day.  Sometimes two or more, depending on what is happening.  They will always have the little illustration to the right so you can spot them and ignore them or not.…

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    Ghost Novel: Day 6

    As I said in every post so far, I’m going to have one post per day here for the “ghost” novel writing process that I was hired by a New York publisher to do. I am now aiming for 9 to 10 days to finish this novel. I can give ZERO hints about the content of the book, so please don’t ask. I am only talking about the writing process and my day around the writing process. I will add to this post at different times during the day right up until I head to bed so you can follow the process.  At the end of each post I will…

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    Ghost Novel: Day 5

    As I said in every post so far, I’m going to have one post per day here for the “ghost” novel writing process that I was hired by a New York publisher to do. I am now aiming for 8 to 10 days to finish this novel. I can give ZERO hints about the content of the book, so please don’t ask. I am only talking about the writing process and my day around the writing process. I will add to this post at different times during the day right up until I head to bed so you can follow the process.  At the end of each post I will…

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    Ghost Novel: Day 4

    As I said in the previous posts, I’m going to have one post per day here for the “ghost” novel writing process that I was hired by a New York publisher to do. I am aiming for 7 to 10 days to finish this novel. I can give ZERO hints about the content of the book, so please don’t ask. I am only talking about the writing process and my day around the writing process. I will add to this post at different times during the day right up until I head to bed so you can follow the process.  At the end of each post I will add up…

  • Challenge,  Fun Stuff,  On Writing,  publishing

    Ghost Novel: Day 3

    As I said in the previous posts, I’m going to have one post per day here for the “ghost” novel writing process that I was hired by a New York publisher to do. I am aiming for 7 to 10 days to finish this novel. I can give ZERO hints about the content of the book, so please don’t ask. I am only talking about the writing process and my day around the writing process. I will add to this post at different times during the day right up until I head to bed so you can follow the process.  At the end of each post I will add up…