Author Archives: L. Jacob

California, here I come!

As you can see by my playlist, I listen to a lot of hard rock when I write. It’s not necessarily the song lyrics that I pay attention to, but the cadence and rhythm of the song. “Coming Undone” and … Continue reading

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Playlist

Some of my playlist for Grimaulkin Redeemed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w211KOQ5BMI

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A great week for writing

I had my talk at Mount Pleasant High School. I think I went a little over their heads But I had four good questions that I want to answer here. What inspired you to write gay characters? I played City … Continue reading

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When the muse speaks, listen!

I decided this weekend to tackle Earth, to try and get it finished. As I talked with my publisher, he said, “How about you work on War Mage?” Okay, for a different way of looking at things, sure. It’s been … Continue reading

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Behind the eight ball

I’m getting a banner made (but I think it’s going to be too big) for my table/canopy tent. It’ll be ready for my appearance in Cumberland on February 17. I just finished the speech I’m giving to the Mt. Pleasant … Continue reading

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Earthy writing

Finally locked myself downstairs in the cellar with my Hemingway Mac Mini, with no distractions such as the game or my kid, and forced myself to write for four hours on the weekend. I know now that I can’t seem … Continue reading

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*cracks whip*

Episode 14 is up and ready on the Dark Mystic Quill website. It’s about sacred space or creating a “circle”. I was a bad girl this week. I got no writing done. I had doctors’ appointments and had to work … Continue reading

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Lesson Learned

A person I know–an acquaintance, not really a friend, someone I hadn’t seen for about 10 years–went kayaking and has disappeared. Upon first hearing the news I thought, “Been there, did that; I hope his wife doesn’t do what I … Continue reading

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3 books

Earth has a drop-dead completion date of February 1 for a March release. I’ve been writing Capricorn (after getting stuck in the Virgo story) and though I have it sketched out in my head, it’s not coming out right on … Continue reading

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All I want for Christmas

Is a million books sold. Laugh with me. Go ahead. However, that isn’t really hard. All I need to do is–put my name out there, become a YouTube or podcast star, write tons of critically acclaimed books, and voila! A … Continue reading

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