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Now that the first Ptahmose book (tentatively titled Evil in Thebes) is in the hands of my lovely beta readers, I’ve decided to start work on book 2 of the series. I know it’s a bit risky to start work … Continue reading
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A good ending
After seventeen chapters and 90,000+ words, I’ve come to the end of my Egyptian novel. I still haven’t the foggiest idea what I’m going to call the damn thing though. The working title was The Arrows of Sakhmet, but I … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to take a moment to wish all my dear readers a very merry Christmas. While I was disappointed that Santa Claus didn’t leave Diablo III under the tree, I’ve been having a wonderful time visiting family and friends. … Continue reading
Revisions done, for now
Last night, I finished making my revisions to AToB. Not only am I seventeen days ahead of schedule, but I’m happy to report that the revision process wasn’t nearly as painful as I thought it would be. It wasn’t as … Continue reading
Moving right along
Last night, I finished making the longhand corrections to A Theft of Bones, thus completing Stage 1 of the revision process. I’ll admit that I was a bit wary of printing out the manuscript and making the corrections by hand, … Continue reading
Blurbage
As an aide to writing the inevitable Dreaded Query Letter, I’ve been trying to come up with a concise-yet-interesting description of the plot of A Theft of Bones (that’s the working title of my WIP). So far, I have this: … Continue reading
WIP revision update
Despite a multitude of distractions, I’ve managed to make decent progress on revising my WIP. At first, I was disheartened at the amount of red ink I was putting on the pages. But when I took a step back and … Continue reading
Another journey begins
It’s time. Time to start revising my novel, again. I finished the first draft on January 1 and, eager to move forward, I started revising on January 7. But I soon realized that I was actually doing myself a disservice … Continue reading
A brief history of my work-in-progress
The initial seeds for what would become my current work-in-progress were planted in 2002. A friend of mine was trying to join a fraternity and, out of curiosity I checked out their website. I was amused to see that they … Continue reading