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Busy month at Chez Joel. Early in the month was an all-consuming business trip, and mid-month was Paradise Lost 2, a reunion of sorts for Viable Paradise grads. On top of that was determined progress on a final pass through my novel which is going slower than expected, but it’ll get done.…
Spending a weekend with Jay Lake has a funny way of making one aware of all the un-submitted stories you’ve got lying around.
Duotrope shows 13 in the active list, and as of last weekend, only 4 of them were out.…
I spent an extended weekend in the surprisingly-pleasant weather conditions of San Antonio at the Paradise Lost 2 reunion/workshop.
We had Jay Lake, John Joseph Adams, and Steven Brust as guest instructors, all of which I was very happy to meet and learn from.…
I had some kind of breakdown and cleaned my desk and office. Family says “wow” when they walk in now.
Cleaning extends to metaphor too, as I get ready to dive into one last edit of this novel. Prepration takes many forms.…
As unlikely as this sounds, my desk is even messier than last month. In front of me I have an iPhone, on top of some papers, on top of a book, on top of one of the girl’s hand-mirrors, on top of a file folder with more papers, on top of an Amazon receipt, on top of a drawing from my lovely daughter, on top of some of my paper story notes. …