writing

  • Tarod word count

    I haven’t done one of these in a while. 67,942 / 75,000(90.6%)

  • New word on SHARA

    Here’s most of a message I found in my e-mail this morning. It comes from Nathan Barker, the owner of Scrybe Press. Shara (trade paperback) should be in-hand within the next 7-9 days.  I’ll have pre-order pages up at kayleighbug, Scrybe, and Shocklines within the week. How do you feel about the simultaneous release of a…

  • Productive night

    Kim’s still logging major overtime. Bad for her, but good for my productivity. I did almost 4,000 words tonight, on top of what I did last night. Here’s the latest Ulrik word update: 55,200 / 100,000(55.2%) On top of that, I outlined the next 12 chapters. With multiple characters with separate agendas in diverse locations,…

  • Pre-Horrorfind thoughts

    Okay, I’m a writer. I think there’s a dictionary definition that says something like Writer: Person who cannot get anything done until the deadline is at hand. Last night I burned 50 giveaway CDs for Horrorfind. Then printed little inserts so people would know what the hell they were picking up. Then I assembled the…