Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! (And my bot visitors!) Finished The Red Palace again today. How many times have I finished it since I last wrote that I’d finished it here? Not sure. It has been two full editorial passes and a rewritten ending, at least. I’ve done those recently. I want to …
Continue reading The Red Palace: What it is and who it’s for. Today’s version, anyway!
Hello, my friends and the occasional relative! Cover art is almost there! I am proofing the formatted version of the book, and it is hard reading the words again, for what seems like the millionth time. I’ve had doubts, but writers always do. I’ve also had bursts of pleasure, where the words, even a million …
Continue reading The ARC of the Universe is Long, and Bends Toward… Playing Pool?
Hello, friends and the occasional relative! Six weeks in a row. The streak will be busted sooner or later, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts. This has been a good weekend. I wrote not one, not two, but three chapters! 87.87% of the way through this edited-as-I-go draft. Still no progress bar. I am …
Continue reading Weekly update: knowing you don’t have perspective, and being okay with it
Roderick T. Macdonald 