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Update on My Novel #37

It’s been a while since I have posted, just over three months to be exact, and as one might imagine,…

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30May 2022
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Revising The Storm #48

Two weeks ago, I gave an update on my novel, after which I shifted to doing some work on my…

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Update on My Novel #36

Two-and-a-half weeks ago I stated that I was scaling down this blog and giving my attention to my novel and…

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That Final Note

11 Apr 202218 Apr 2022
How It's Supposed to End) I once had a teacher who illustrated that almost every person has an innate understanding of music, even if they do not know how to…
Improving Technique

Revising The Storm- Week 44

8 Apr 202215 Apr 2022
In my last entry we left things at the height of chaos. It was also all-new material, which was very pleasant to get to write after having repeated the same…
Short Stories

The Late Letter: Part Three

6 Apr 202213 Apr 2022
"So why not go back to the slums?" Freida's best friend Adelaide asked her the next morning. "Find another man. Someone who doesn't think he has to go to the…
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The Warped Reflection

4 Apr 202211 Apr 2022
A Longing Heart) My latest short story is centered on a young woman, Freida, who has just broken up with her lover, Lukas. Freida returns home to try and forget…
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Update on My Novel: Month 35

1 Apr 20228 Apr 2022
This was the first full month for work on my novel after I took a brief break. I admit that I felt daunted going back to this large project, but…
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The Late Letter: Part Two

30 Mar 20226 Apr 2022
Freida did not linger at the old apartment, though. The very next day she turned in her key and caught the first train back to her home in Bavaria. Her…
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A Bunch of Stuff Happens: Part Two

28 Mar 20224 Apr 2022
Continued Retrospective) A week ago I took a look at my previous short story, Hunt of the Others, and I pointed out that I had struggled with the action sequences.…
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Revising The Storm- Week 43

25 Mar 20221 Apr 2022
Last week I finished the first segment of the second act, in which we saw Oscar and Harry venture against the waves and ready themselves to push against the eddies.…
Short Stories

The Late Letter: Part One

23 Mar 202230 Mar 2022
"Freida, have you seen my socks?" "Oh how perfect, Lukas! You cannot keep track even of your own socks and you think it is good to go and live by…

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