obfuscated reference
Every day I walk past a momument commemorating a brave patriot who helped defend our freedoms by killing several gun-grabbers in Arlington, Massachusetts a while...
the College Kids…and Ewoma!
I finished up on the John-and-Dogs thread, got briefly distracted into the John-and-the-raid-on-the-PK-facility, and am now firmly ensconced in the second pass through the novel:...
another visual diff
Today’s revision. Click to embiggen....
another rewrite example: show don’t tell
Time for another rewrite example. Here’s the original: == 7 Aug 2064 John had finally stopped hustling Mike, Javier and the rest of the group...
diffs!
Skipping back a few days, I see that Chapter 66 wasn’t rewritten from scratch, so it provides decent grist for the diff mill. Old in...
the book is growing
I’m about 80% of the way through the rewrite of the John-and-Dogs thread of the novel. Good news: A lot of awkward writing is going...
the first rewrite is underway (hurray!)
When I finished the first draft of the novel around September 2011 I thought that I’d take a week off, then polish the first draft...
Beginning the rewrite
I’m now in day two of the rewrite. I finally have a handle on how big of a task this is going to be. I...
The Powers of the Earth: cover image
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve negotiated use of a great cover image from artist Pavel Mikhailenko for my first book, “The Powers of the...
Begun!
[ retro-post, expressing thoughts actually held on 1 Jan 2011, but not written until 31 Oct 2013, with a full and deep appreciation for the...