Yearly Archives: 2019

It’s who you know

Posted on June 3, 2019 by L. Jacob

I did an author Meet and Greet with about 20 other authors at Woonsocket Harris Public Library. While most of the authors there didn’t seem to sell any, I sold three. One to a “fan” (I’ve got fans!); one to … Continue reading →

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BayCon – go there!

Posted on May 26, 2019 by L. Jacob

Road trip! No, not really. BayCon is going on in sunny SoCal, and my publisher and two of the authors in Paper Angel Press are going to be there. Go visit! Writing non-fiction is a little harder than I thought. … Continue reading →

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Real Magic

Posted on May 19, 2019 by L. Jacob

I have decided to start on a new book. Blood From a Stone seemed to be mechanical, with no life in it. I got to the second chapter of the book, and realized that it was boring. Even though I … Continue reading →

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Switching gears

Posted on May 12, 2019 by L. Jacob

While waiting for the slooooowwwww download of CoX, I’m writing a new book. I’ve stopped writing Blood From a Stone. I kept getting stuck, following the outline I had created for myself. I found out that I was forcing things … Continue reading →

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Gaming or Writing? Or Sleep?

Posted on May 5, 2019 by L. Jacob

I have a lot of health problems. My internal chemistry needs to be perfect for me to function. Otherwise, I can sit and fall asleep anywhere, at any time. It takes a lot for me to work 8 hours, and … Continue reading →

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Tempt the school librarians

Posted on April 28, 2019 by L. Jacob

Yesterday I attended the first (possibly annual) Providence Book Festival. In terms of sales, I didn’t do too well, but in terms of networking and finding out information (and helping other authors) I did really well. One nugget I learned … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 21, 2019 by L. Jacob

Next Saturday, I will be appearing at the Providence Book Festival in the Renaissance Hotel. It’s a fancy joint, so I might have to dress up. and I have to pay an insane amount to park. Oh well; at least … Continue reading →

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Health is Everything

Posted on April 14, 2019 by L. Jacob

It’s true. I went to the Association of Rhode Island Authors’ meeting (which didn’t have an elevator) so I had to climb stairs. It took me almost a half an hour to get from my car to the meeting, and … 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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