Archive for 2007
How We Almost Lost Our Dog. Again.
Dogs. I swear, I think ours is living on borrowed time.
First, I gotta tell you about my dog. His name is Nigel. He’s 4 and half years old. He’s a miniature pincher (min-pin) and he’s had several problems with his legs. We’ve had to have each of his knees fixed (about $1500 each time) and he’s just about deaf. …
I’ve Been De-Programmed. Temporarily.
Kids,
It’s weird not hurrying to the computer when the family goes to bed to work on my novel-in-progress. Dare I say it? I feel like a little part of me has died and I don’t know what to do with myself. I swore I’d take 2 months before I start editing the thing, but I’m finding myself fretting and …
GOODHALO – Draft 1: Complete
Strike up the band, y’all. My 4th full-length book, Goodhalo, is finally done. It began back in early April of this year, immediately following the completion of The Short Bus Journal. My goal was always to get it written over the summer.
Considering summer ‘officially’ ends in less than 6 days, I’m waaaay happy that I reached my goal.
Stats:…
Sweet.
How cool is it that my little word meter thing shows my word count BLASTING through my previous estimate of 75,000 words? I’m tempted to adjust it to 90,000 or 100,000 (which is more realistic) but I sort of like that it’s continuing past the edge of the thingy-ma-jig.
I swear. It doesn’t take much to amuse me.
Cinema Nugget: …
Brothers
There’s another post beneath this one, but in case you’re tired of hearing about my ‘dumb ol’ book’, I thought I’d give you a glimpse into what happens when you put two brothers (whose last names happen to be ‘Troupe’) into one of those old-time photo booths.
Please note, I can hardly ever take a decent picture.
Shot 1: My …
I Gots To Work On My Pitch
So, here’s something:
While on the way home from a fire call this weekend, my friend TJ asked me about my books. I, of course asked him which one…you know, since I have so many that are stacking up in my office.
He sort of shrugged and said, “The one you’re staying up late and working on. You know, the …
Thursday 13 – Version 9.0
Ahhhh, Thursday. Where have you been, my friend? What’s that? I missed you last week? You’re right. I did. I suuuuure did.
This week’s Thursday 13: 13 Words I’m Not Fond Of
1. Slacks – Who the heck still calls the things you drape on your legs ‘slacks?’ Is that even legal to say that anymore? I had a friend …
Catch Up
I swear I haven’t fallen off the face of the planet. I’ve just been working REALLY hard on getting my book into a 1st draft that I feel good about. I think I’m a week away from that happening. That’s not so bad.
In the last few days, I’ve had some major stuff happen in GOODHALO.
To be vague:
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Tagged – 8 Little Facts About Me
My good friend and fellow writer Jillian (The Write Way Home) tagged me with a little game where I’m supposed to come up with some factoids about myself. I’ve got some downtime between training classes, so I thought I’d see if I can’t pump out stuff that’s somewhat fascinating (riiiight…) and interesting (sure…) about your ol’ pal, TKT.
First, here …
Closing In
Well, I’m getting ever-closer to getting my work-in-progress GOODHALO done. While I don’t know that 75,000 words will finish it off, I do see the end of this first book in sight. I have a feeling it’s going to take 90,000 to get it told and that I probably won’t be able to finish it by September 1st.
That’s totally …