Category Archives: Life Sucks

Hard work

Posted on March 17, 2019 by L. Jacob

On Kill Zone, a blog I read, someone wrote the seven rules of writing. One of them is what I’ve been working on this whole week. Writing is a solitary and thoughtful process. Let me explain what I’ve been doing. … Continue reading →

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Editing

Posted on March 10, 2019 by L. Jacob

I will admit, I did some writing when I was in the hospital. When I got home, I typed it up and sent it to my editor. Not my best work. The stories that I had done before the hospital … Continue reading →

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Home again

Posted on March 2, 2019 by L. Jacob

So while at the hospital, I thought I could get some writing done. Nope. I was so sick. So I know better now. Going into the hospital is not a vacation. I’ve finished about 2/3 of the stories for the … Continue reading →

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No longer a blank page

Posted on February 17, 2019 by L. Jacob

I finally sat down this morning and went back to writing for Grimaulkin Collected. After being sick for two weeks, I just couldn’t get the gumption to write. Luckily, I had written the summary for the Knight in the Atheneum, … Continue reading →

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Homework: check

Posted on February 10, 2019 by L. Jacob

I just finished my entry into the Corporate Catharsis anthology. Titled “Hextron” (though I may change it to “Hextron, Inc.”) it’s a mashup of old hex magic with corporate America. One of the speeches that one of the VP’s gives … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Health is everything

Posted on September 9, 2018 by L. Jacob

Last weekend I went into the hospital because my kidney (yes, I have only one) isn’t working well and I had to stay overnight. This weekend I slept wrong, and I have pain, I mean almost labor-like pain, in my … Continue reading →

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How big are those bathrooms, anyway?

Posted on July 15, 2018 by L. Jacob

WorldCon 76 is just about a month away, and we plan to have a large presence there. There will be not only my books–Grimaulkin Redeemed is now available and it’s a really nice contrast to the dark colors of the … Continue reading →

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Life suckage

Posted on March 25, 2018 by L. Jacob

I’m up to 27K words in Grimaulkin Redeemed–almost half way there! About half-way. My goal is 60K words, but with my luck, the story will end between 50K and 60K. Life has been getting in the way recently. Suffice it … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned

Posted on January 15, 2018 by L. Jacob

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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