Category Archives: Grimaulkin

Takin’ my own sweet time

Posted on January 10, 2022 by L. Jacob

If you don’t give me a deadline, I assume “anytime you want”. Teen Guardians, the newest Grimaulkin story, is at 11K words because of a few reasons. Podcasting.Pain.Health.Boredom.Lack of attention. I do two podcasts: commercially, Small Publishing in a Big … Continue reading →

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A Grimaulkin Return?

Posted on December 5, 2021 by L. Jacob

I have the itch to write. I put aside the NaNoWriMo project after its epic fail last month. I want to write something, but I have no idea what. So I sat down with my writing journal, and what came … Continue reading →

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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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Death card

Posted on April 7, 2019 by L. Jacob

The Death card in Tarot means endings and new beginnings. I’ve just finished Grimaulkin Tales (not Grimaulkin Collected – that’s the omnibus edition) and it will be available May 1. Now I’m working on Blood From a Stone, doing the … Continue reading →

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Love and Hate

Posted on March 31, 2019 by L. Jacob

I love Grim, don’t get me wrong. I love playing him, and writing him. But to do it for two weeks straight? That he’s all I think about for two weeks (now three). I have two stories left for the … Continue reading →

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Release

Posted on March 24, 2019 by L. Jacob

I started writing again. I had to rewrite one of the stories in Grimaulkin Collected, and when I did it, the creative stuff started to flow again. However, there’s one story in Grimaulkin Collected that I have to get rid … Continue reading →

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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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