Author Archives: L. Jacob

So far, so good

Posted on March 22, 2020 by L. Jacob

I’m just letting you know that everything’s going okay so far. Members of my household, including the cats, are asymptomatic. Dialysis is overcautious with us, because we’re a population that could have issues with Covid-19. I myself have kidney disease, … Continue reading →

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When I Disappear

Posted on March 9, 2020 by L. Jacob

I finished a book called Generation V that concerns vampires in Providence, RI. (Full disclosure, I wrote Vampire: The Masquerade fan fiction that takes place in Providence. It’s nothing like this book I read–let’s just say, the Giovanni were heavily … Continue reading →

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Tired.

Posted on February 16, 2020 by L. Jacob

I decided to do an event, the Cumberland Library Author Expo. It was only from 1-4. I was rusty. I couldn’t seem to get into telling people about my books. After the third person, though, I fell into the routine. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Resolved: More Cowbell

Posted on December 25, 2019 by L. Jacob

I need to get cracking on writing some stories. I’m involved with a writers’ group now and I have no excuse. Well, I do. I have no ideas. But that’s an excuse, not a reason. Being tired is an excuse. … Continue reading →

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NaNo, lost.

Posted on December 3, 2019 by L. Jacob

By week three, I had lost all interest in The Band Singer, mostly because I was exhausted. On Thanksgiving week, I had planned to wrap it up at least. I couldn’t even get the gumption to go online to a … Continue reading →

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NaNo, Week Blah

Posted on November 24, 2019 by L. Jacob

24,000 words of blech. Note to Self: don’t write the end first. That’s the main reason I’m bored with this story–I not only know the end, but I wrote it out already. I’ve gotten the action, and now I need … Continue reading →

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NaNo, week 2

Posted on November 11, 2019 by L. Jacob

I’m up to 21K words on this horrible novel that I’m going to trash when I’m done. I worked on it all weekend and half the day today so I could take tomorrow off on it, since it’s a dialysis … Continue reading →

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5000 words and counting

Posted on November 3, 2019 by L. Jacob

So far, for NaNoWriMo, I have 5000 words of garbage. No, really, it’s bad. But that’s okay. I’m not in it to get even a publishable manuscript out of it. I’m in it to be one with the many people … Continue reading →

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Almost there!

Posted on October 27, 2019 by L. Jacob

The good thing about dialysis is I have time to read books. I broke down and got Kindle Unlimited, so I could get some fiction books for “free” ($9.99/month). I also purchased a few Kindle editions of books that are … Continue reading →

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