Category Archives: Inspiration

To Write to Market or not

Posted on December 2, 2022 by L. Jacob

What is a market that is almost a guarantee for sales? Romance. Any kind. Second is cozies. The reading public is getting older, is mostly female. YA is read by middle-aged women as well as the YA audience it’s meant … Continue reading →

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I was Columbine before it existed

Posted on November 25, 2022 by L. Jacob

I did some uncovering today. In March 1989, I wrote a poem called “revenge”. Basically, it was a fantasy of blowing someone’s head off. I also wrote another poem called “Abandonment,” and a chapter from a novel “Blood And Roses” … Continue reading →

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Podcast, no. Blogs with pictures, yes.

Posted on November 25, 2022 by L. Jacob

I’ve given up on my own podcast. Dark Mystic Quill is officially on hiatus, but I’m not doing anymore. It’s been a year, so I think I’ll pack it in now. I’m doing Small Publishing in a Big Universe, and … Continue reading →

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The Muse tempts, but speeds off in her Ferrari

Posted on November 24, 2022 by L. Jacob

I have a vision of my Muse (Calliope) as Christie Brinkley in National Lampoon’s Vacation. She drives by saying, “You should write, honey!” I pull out a fresh notebook and write maybe two pages of introduction, and then…she’s gone. I … Continue reading →

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Top Ten 2021

Posted on January 12, 2022 by L. Jacob

10. “Reduction in Force” – Steve Soult (fiction, short story) You think you got it bad… 9. The Sorcerer’s Secrets – Jason Miller. (non-fiction, magic) Although he’s a little full of himself (what real practicing magician isn’t?), this is a … 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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NaNoWriMo Planning

Posted on October 1, 2021 by L. Jacob

All of a sudden, I have a hankering for LARPing. Ah, the nostalgia of my college years, when Vampire: The Masquerade was all the rage and Mind’s Eye Theatre had a foothold in Brown University. Instead of doing it, I … Continue reading →

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Pantser, Plotter, Plantser

Posted on September 15, 2021 by L. Jacob

I’m not a pantser anymore. I have a poster up on my corkboard that has “My Contract With My Reader”. The first thing is: “I will not waste your time.” Ergo, “I will not waste my time.” As a pantser, … 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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“A Rook Given” continues…

Posted on July 11, 2021 by L. Jacob

I’m on Chapter 6 of A Rook Given and have finally introduced one of the catalysts for the story. Maybe it’s kind of late by now. In a way, I don’t like switching the third-person-limited between three main characters: Rook, … Continue reading →

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