I think that’s the theme of this week — filled with slight disruptions. In order to save money, I moved the Knotted Road Press account. It’s now a subdomain on LeahCutter.com. This meant I had to cancel the account then rebuild the website from scratch. Fortunately, that only took a couple of hours. I figure […]
Friday night, after I got home from San Francisco, my chest started feeling tight. Then I realized it was filling with congestion. By Saturday morning, it was game over. Have spent the weekend in a cold & flu-like haze. I’ve managed to do a few things, but none of the things I wanted to do,
I’m holding the PoD version of Paper Mage in my hand. Wow. It’s beautiful. There are a few changes that I need to make, but it’s close. I should be releasing it soon. It’s so very pretty. I’m kind of amazed at it. And I’m proud of it. I had some ideas for Caves of
Happy Mardi Gras! I read an article recently about how the difference between frugality and depravation was all about attitude. I’ve gotten really good about only going out to eat once a week. Some weeks I don’t go out at all, which is a shocking change from just a couple years ago. I’ve gotten so
Today was Presidents’ day, and I had the day off from the day job. I told myself that I was going to live today as if I was a full-time writer. Of course, then life happened. I did get up and go write in the coffee shop this morning. I did write more tonight. I
I’ve finished the rewrite of the first chapter of “Zydeco Queen.” It’s about 2000 words longer, which is good. However, the word count isn’t a good indication of effort. About 3000 words are brand new, but that doesn’t include the rewriting. The chapter is now 6500 words long. So maybe 4000-4500 words are new. I’ve
I started the rewrite of “Zydeco Queen” last night. One of the things I can say about my writing is that it’s powerful. I don’t feel that while I’m writing it. But afterward, I can come back, and I can see the energy. I know it’s dynamic. Unfortunately, there’s almost none of that power in
I finished the latest short story in the Hell ‘verse! I’m putting it up for free for a week. It will also be available at all the usual outlets by the end of the week. High Stakes Hell December 21st, 2012 hadn’t been the end of the world, only the Great Unraveling. The veils between
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I finished the hand-written draft of the latest story in the Hell series, “High Stakes Hell.” A few observations: –Even though it’s been a short while, only a month, I can really tell that my writing muscles aren’t as sharp or as tuned up as they were when I was writing a short story a
One of my goals for the year is to read more fiction, as in, books. As well as short stories. I read a lot. I read online. I have a huge RSS feed that I read every day. But that isn’t the same. Last year for Christmas I bought myself a Kindle. And I liked
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