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The Muse tempts, but speeds off in her Ferrari

Posted on November 24, 2022 by L. Jacob

I have a vision of my Muse (Calliope) as Christie Brinkley in National Lampoon’s Vacation. She drives by saying, “You should write, honey!” I pull out a fresh notebook and write maybe two pages of introduction, and then…she’s gone. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, NaNoWriMo, Reading, RI ComicCon 2022, Uncategorized, Writing

Takin’ my own sweet time

Posted on January 10, 2022 by L. Jacob

If you don’t give me a deadline, I assume “anytime you want”. Teen Guardians, the newest Grimaulkin story, is at 11K words because of a few reasons. Podcasting.Pain.Health.Boredom.Lack of attention. I do two podcasts: commercially, Small Publishing in a Big … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival Farm, Grimaulkin, Methods of Writing, RI ComicCon 2022, War Mage

My life, in three words

Posted on February 9, 2020 by L. Jacob

Dialysis: My life revolves around the needle and the machine. Three days a week, first thing the morning, I get stuck with two needles. One has my blood going in, one has my blood coming out. And for four hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, RI ComiCon 2020, The Riders (tentative), Writing

Butt in gear

Posted on September 22, 2019 by L. Jacob

I have lots of things to obsess about. The dialysis (which has given me four hours of reading time three times a week), the next book which already has a writer’s block on the first chapter, and what’s going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Dark Mystic Quill, Life Sucks, Ova, Promotion

Pridefest

Posted on June 16, 2019 by L. Jacob

I participated as a vendor in our local Pride festival yesterday. I had to leave early because the wind was just insane, and the tent next to mine blew away. I took that as a sign. I sold two books, … Continue reading →

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BayCon – go there!

Posted on May 26, 2019 by L. Jacob

Road trip! No, not really. BayCon is going on in sunny SoCal, and my publisher and two of the authors in Paper Angel Press are going to be there. Go visit! Writing non-fiction is a little harder than I thought. … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Promotion

Tempt the school librarians

Posted on April 28, 2019 by L. Jacob

Yesterday I attended the first (possibly annual) Providence Book Festival. In terms of sales, I didn’t do too well, but in terms of networking and finding out information (and helping other authors) I did really well. One nugget I learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood From a Stone, Promotion, Writing

Posted on April 21, 2019 by L. Jacob

Next Saturday, I will be appearing at the Providence Book Festival in the Renaissance Hotel. It’s a fancy joint, so I might have to dress up. and I have to pay an insane amount to park. Oh well; at least … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood From a Stone, Inspiration, Promotion, Reading, Review

Tree

Posted on February 6, 2019 by L. Jacob

In the Lenormand card deck, the tree is the card of health. When it comes up in a reading, you have to look at the cards around it to see whether health is good or bad. The Tree came up … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspiration, Life Sucks, Promotion

OH NO! Not enough story!

Posted on November 25, 2018 by L. Jacob

I finished Yellowtree this morning, this first draft clocking in at 40,314 words. There are a few spots that I could repeat, and a few threads that I totally dropped.  One book I’m reading now has repeated the main character’s … Continue reading →

Posted in NaNoWriMo, Promotion, Yellowtree

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