Category Archives: Writing

Welcome!

Hello! Welcome new people that I may have met at RI ComiCon; or if not, just welcome anyway. I am L.A. Jacob, and I’ve been writing for about 30 (mumble-mumble) years. Homecoming was my first published novel, in June 2015. … Continue reading

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3 days until exhaustion

November 1 is special to me this year. It not only is the starting gun of NaNoWriMo, but it is also check-in for RI ComicCon. RI ComicCon, although smaller in scope than WorldCon, feels to me like a make or … Continue reading

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At the risk of repeating myself…

Hello! This week there’s nothing really new. I’m writing Gemini for Air and multi-tasking about contemplating what to write for National Novel Writing Month. I have some scenes ready to do, but I’m not going to be able to start … Continue reading

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Research and twisting history

I am doing research right now for a story for Air.  I’m taking history and twisting it around. Two men worked together as Washington’s spies. What if they had relations between each other? I won’t go into the whole thing, … Continue reading

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Flotsam

Next weekend is Autumnfest, so I’ll be there for three days with Paper Angel Press stuff, in addition to my own stuff. I have a podcast ready at Dark Mystic Quill, and it’s about history in writing. I’m still working … Continue reading

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Autumnfest next weekend

War Mage is finished, and books are on their way to me. I’ll be at the Autumnfest next week in Woonsocket, RI for the whole weekend, selling my books and books from Paper Angel Press. They will include Books 1 and … Continue reading

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Aftermath, and forward

I sold a total of 18 books at WorldCon, my new record. I doubt I’ll beat that record at RI Comicon, but I’ll try. Fire is being edited as we speak; “War Mage” is next on the docket. I sent … Continue reading

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WorldCon done…what I learned.

So! WorldCon 76 finished, and I sold 19 books! That’s my record for a weekend to try and beat. However, these fairs and book selling things are bad for my health. I ended up in the hospital (again) with my … Continue reading

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At the Con!

I’m reporting to you live from the Worldcon76 in San Jose CA! So far, we’re doing fairly well with the books and selling. But mostly I came out here to get my name out. Hopefully to sell more books, too! … Continue reading

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Heading to WorldCon!

“War Mage,” the short story, is headed off to the editor, but we’re really concentrating on WorldCon at the moment. I just finished editing Blood From a Stone, my NaNoWriMo from a couple of years back. It’s a murder mystery, … Continue reading

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