Author Archives: L. Jacob

Snowbound

Posted on January 24, 2016 by L. Jacob

This was the “mother of all storms” if you listen to the media, but it’s nothing. In my opinion, if the snow is up to the second floor of my house, then that’s the mother of all storms. We got … Continue reading →

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Update

Posted on January 22, 2016 by L. Jacob

I just noticed I missed last week, so this week you’ll get two posts. Last week was hellacious. I had a cancer scare – yes, that’s a real possibility in my life, as you’ll find out when I write my … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolution results

Posted on January 9, 2016 by L. Jacob

So far, it’s been almost a week, and I’ve been pretty religious about writing every day. I’ve started 3 stories and done 2 scenes. I’m describing a lot more. I just finished reading Word Painting, which I think is an excellent … Continue reading →

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A new year, a new blog

Posted on January 2, 2016 by L. Jacob

Hello! Real Soon Now (tm) I’ll be an actual published author. The date we’re now looking at is late February. This gives me time to have War Mage possibly read by my beta reader before going off to the editor (or … Continue reading →

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Blocked

Posted on December 25, 2015 by L. Jacob

So far, knock on wood, I don’t really have writer’s block. I have writer’s apathy. With Iron Butterfly, I’ve written two scenes that I know are going to get tossed. They’re not important to the story, they’re not propelling the … Continue reading →

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Hello, Mary Sue…

Posted on December 18, 2015 by L. Jacob

I’m so proud of myself, writing this great romance story. It’s not original, still following a template, but it’s a great idea. Then I took the Mary Sue test. Oh, dear.  The male lead is a definite Mary Sue, but the … Continue reading →

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“Sometimes the story isn’t there”

Posted on December 11, 2015 by L. Jacob

I finally put away the romance novel. I tried sitting down to write it, but it was so boring, that I put it away. Following a template was a good idea, in theory. The story had written itself. I outlined … Continue reading →

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I don’t do romance

Posted on December 9, 2015 by L. Jacob

Writing a romance is hard. I read a book about writing romance, that basically gave out a boiler template of how to plot your romance. Fill in the blanks and off you go. I actually used tarot cards to figure … Continue reading →

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Make backups!

Posted on December 6, 2015 by L. Jacob

Finished Edit 2. Then my Windows computer crashed.  It’s stuck on the Administrator screen, and I’ve tried safe mode, all sorts of fixes I found on the net. Luckily, Homecoming is on my Mac (which is what I’m typing from … Continue reading →

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Edit…2

Posted on December 1, 2015 by L. Jacob

Survived the vacation. Received my batch of second edits to Homecoming. The editor wants more description. In this, I must disagree. I hate, hate, HATE, text blocks of description. I write like a journalist. I write dialogue, short paragraphs, rapid-fire … Continue reading →

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