Author Archives: L. Jacob

Epic Fail

Posted on November 24, 2021 by L. Jacob

I started off with good intentions. Then, on November 7, I went into the hospital with a heart attack. Three days in the hospital’s Cardiac Care Unit and three days of recovery afterward destroyed the possibility of me catching up … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on October 17, 2021 by L. Jacob

I’m waiting for the gunshot on October 31 at midnight so I can start writing. I have the characters ready to go: the casting is done, the playlist exists…now everyone’s milling around waiting for the settings, the scenes, to speak … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Planning

Posted on October 1, 2021 by L. Jacob

All of a sudden, I have a hankering for LARPing. Ah, the nostalgia of my college years, when Vampire: The Masquerade was all the rage and Mind’s Eye Theatre had a foothold in Brown University. Instead of doing it, I … Continue reading →

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Pantser, Plotter, Plantser

Posted on September 15, 2021 by L. Jacob

I’m not a pantser anymore. I have a poster up on my corkboard that has “My Contract With My Reader”. The first thing is: “I will not waste your time.” Ergo, “I will not waste my time.” As a pantser, … Continue reading →

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CBD, medical issues, and Afghanistan

Posted on August 22, 2021 by L. Jacob

Three top things in my life right now. I have arthritis in my left thumb. It hurts when I move the thumb toward the palm, or I extend it to pick up something wide (oh, like Tarot cards????). A friend … Continue reading →

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Dark Mystic Quill Returns (again)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by L. Jacob

My podcast has returned! Take a listen to it on iTunes (er, Apple Podcasts). Whatever you do, don’t go to the website darkmysticquill.com. It’s a mess. We’ll get to fixing it soon.

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Oh, to the Shredder with it (for now).

Posted on July 20, 2021 by L. Jacob

I picked up A Rook Given and decided to establish the POV as Rook’s only. This meant I had to change Edwin as “Master Edwin” or “his master”, and Mebahel didn’t exist any more. The scene that sparked the story … Continue reading →

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“A Rook Given” continues…

Posted on July 11, 2021 by L. Jacob

I’m on Chapter 6 of A Rook Given and have finally introduced one of the catalysts for the story. Maybe it’s kind of late by now. In a way, I don’t like switching the third-person-limited between three main characters: Rook, … Continue reading →

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What to write…

Posted on July 5, 2021 by L. Jacob

In the hopper are War Mage, Carnival Farm, and “Death”, a short story for October. I wrote a little bit in A Rook Given, but I stalled really quickly. In the middle of the month, I started writing a story … Continue reading →

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War Mage

Posted on June 6, 2021 by L. Jacob

I finished editing the printed-out version of War Mage. What I usually do when I finish a book or when I start to edit is print it out in 12 point Times or Book Antigua font. I grab my red … Continue reading →

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