Category Archives: Writing

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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Buckling down

Posted on January 27, 2019 by L. Jacob

With Air in the can, I’m supposed to concentrate on Grimaulkin Collected. The key here is “supposed to”. I will admit that this week I hardly wrote much, mostly because I was recovering from surgery. I had expected to write … Continue reading →

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Professional and Personal

Posted on January 20, 2019 by L. Jacob

Professional:Aircovers are completed and it will be released on February 14. I’m writing a story for Grimaulkin Collected but I’m not sure whether to complete the story or leave it as a cliffhanger for a possible novel in the future. … Continue reading →

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The Erotic Formula

Posted on January 13, 2019 by L. Jacob

I’ve read a few gay erotica books, two by the same author, and found out that she follows this formula. Introduce the two men as forbidden fruit to each other. They find out they’re gay. One has an issue being … Continue reading →

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A week of nuthin’

Posted on January 6, 2019 by L. Jacob

This week, I finished the final edits of Air, so that’s on track to be published in February. I also printed out Blood From a Stone, looked at it, and realized that editing it was too daunting, considering the editing … Continue reading →

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Where’s the beef?

Posted on December 30, 2018 by L. Jacob

I started to revise Yellowtree using class notes I had from a few years ago when I did the rewrite for Grimaulkin, around 2012. Using these notes, I realized a few things. There’s no conflict. There’s no antagonist. There’s no … Continue reading →

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Air completed (V1)

Posted on December 23, 2018 by L. Jacob

Due to surprise complications at work (basically, IT decided my department wasn’t a priority), I had some free time to finish writing Air. The editor said that I seemed to have more fun writing these. I wouldn’t say it was … Continue reading →

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One down, one to go!

Posted on December 16, 2018 by L. Jacob

Finished “Gemini” for Air yesterday. Now I have Aquarius. I was going to do an abolitionist who teaches free blacks how to read, but as I dug more into what the Aquarius man was like, I have decided to change … Continue reading →

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OH NO! Not enough story!

Posted on November 25, 2018 by L. Jacob

I finished Yellowtree this morning, this first draft clocking in at 40,314 words. There are a few spots that I could repeat, and a few threads that I totally dropped.  One book I’m reading now has repeated the main character’s … Continue reading →

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NaNo Update

Posted on November 18, 2018 by L. Jacob

Yellowtree may not be called Yellowtree anymore, but The Walker, not sure yet. I don’t like The Walker because it makes it sound like much darker fantasy.  I’m up to 29K words as of this writing, thinking, “It’s all downhill … Continue reading →

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