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Category Archives: Writing Wednesday
YO, HO, HO AND A BOTTLE OF TORRENT (or my contribution to International Please Don’t Pirate My Book DaY)
The other day, hell yesterday, the abominable snowman that is Chuck Wendig did a kick ass post on internet piracy. He ask for authors to join in the discussion and post up a blog with their thoughts. Here’s mine: Okay … Continue reading
I GOT A NEW OFFICE (oh hell yeah)
Yep. The Daughter moved out and I have turned her room into my office. I miss her, but I do like having a place with a big monitor and no internet to write in. Her bed is still there because, … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, Writing Wednesday
Tagged book, deacon chalk, james r tuck, jamesrtuck, my office, productivity, published author, tattoo tattooing, urban fantasy, vampire, write a novel, writer, writing, writing life
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THE NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP QUESTIONAIRE
Ten Interview Questions for The Next Big Thing: What is the working title of your book? RED RIGHT HAND Where did the idea come from for the book? I love the Lovecraftian Mythos. Not so much Lovecraft’s actual writing of … Continue reading
WRITING WEDNESDAY (Revising is writing)
So I am knee-deep in revising the first draft of book two. It’s going well. I am about 1/3 of the way in and restructuring sentences so they are active and not passive, making dialog more realistic and believable, and … Continue reading
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REVISE TILL YOUR EYES SEE THE PRIZE (Writing Wednesday)
I am neck deep in the revisions on book two. It is going well. I wrote the first draft and topped it out at 59,000 words roughly. So I only need to go in and add about 20,000 to bring … Continue reading
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