Thoughts Where your author has a month and learns other ways to make coffee... Hello. I know it's been a bit. July was... Well, just ugh. There's been a lot going on for me and The Wife (not all of which I can talk about here). I took a trip to a hotel for a few days to have some
Thoughts It's a hot June night in Zurich, and the heat is making me think too much... I wasn’t sure what to write this month, since my books are still in the editing process. Life has also happened. We’ve had some family issues in the last couple of months that have been difficult, but we’re hanging in there. For me, I’m just taking
Thoughts May Update- Short and Sweet It’s May 2022. Good lord, it feels like it’s been a million years since I last posted. Lots of family stuff in the last few weeks, which I won't get in to, but it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. It’s been a
Uncategorized Site move is done. Thankfully! Hopefully that's the end of the weirdness for awhile. I am back from Mallorca, although the Wife will be there for a little while longer. Still working on book five and waiting for edits to come back for the first four. Writing is going slowly, but life,
Thoughts Brief update: Writing is going slow, but that's because I'm also in the middle of working with an editor and proofreader. Response to the books from folks who are helping with the editing process has been awesome. I feel like the novels are now getting closer to publication!
Thoughts So. Many. Pens. (And Ink!) Look at all this! Most of this was birthday haul, since my birthday was in January. Yes, I know, I'm a pen and ink addict. Obviously. The dip pens in the front are my new obsession, since I can use any ink with them, including shimmer inks (which
Thoughts Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr! Happy New Year! I hope you and your families had a wonderful holiday season despite Covid. It was quiet here at our home in Zurich, and to be honest, I like our quiet holidays. The Wife and I like our little cozy Yuletide. As you saw from my previous post,
antique Yuletide Pen Pr0n The Wife knows me so well, and she is the Awesomest Penabling Wife (fight me!). Share my pen squee! :) This is an Esterbrook 407 Dip-less pen! It's an antique from the 1940s (ish) and it writes like a dream! I cleaned it well, and filled it with the
amwriting Winter is Coming...and I don't mind! Hello friends! It’s November, which means the fog and rain and cold has come down on Zurich. Not that I really mind, as I love Fall, Winter, and early Spring more than Summer. Me and hot weather don’t get along very well. The best part of Fall and
Spiritual Writing Prayer for the Unknown Dead on Samhain We pray for those who die Unknown: The old ones who die alone in their bed, we see you The neglected and abused, we see you The outcast who are pushed out through no fault of their own, we see you The ones who are mentally ill and the neurodivergent,
scifi Short Story: The Only Way To Travel In memory of Mira Furlan. “Oh, shit! I’m late!” I said, as I finally looked up at the departures screen. I threw my tablet, phone, and other stuff in my carry-on and dashed out of the business lounge door. The elevators were too slow, so I ran up the
Thoughts It's finally Fall! Hello Fall! Oh how I have missed you! The turning of the leaves! The blessedly cold air! The stews, bread, and other cold weather food! Ah, it's my favorite time of year! August was a bit of a rough month, as you can tell by the fact that
Thoughts Rainy July with Fountain Pens It’s almost the end of July, and I’ve been busy writing and editing. I’ve finished my initial edit passes of the first series of books, and they're now with my beta readers. I still hope to have the books out by the end of the
Novels It's hot. So hot. It’s summer in Zurich. And it’s friggin’ hot. We bought a new portable AC for my room, so I have temporarily moved my computer into my bedroom so I can work on my writing without turning into a puddle of hot goo. My body is so not made
Switzerland The Post Where I Write About Dinosaurs (Teaser!) Wow, the whole month is nearly gone! I almost forgot to post my monthly update! The biggest news it that I am now fully vaccinated! It’s almost surreal to realize I can now leave the house. I’ll still wear a mask because aerosols, and I’m not an
Thoughts I finished another one and GO GET VACCINATED! Woo hoo! I have finished Consortium (#3 of 4) and am doing a bunch of additions and rewrites to Unity (the first one I wrote). Then it’s on to Colony. Then more editing. And after that, the pro-editor hunt begins! And hopefully, by the end of the year, the
amwriting March comes in more like a cranky bear. Welcome to March, friends. It’s been a year since my Wife and I started quarantining, and I’m kind of over it. Switzerland has been slow rolling out vaccines, and while I’m happy for everyone I know gettings vaccines in the States (especially my mom and dad!), I’
Novella I finally can hold this in my hands! I finally got my author copies of The Four Keys!! It's quite something to hold a physical copy of this book after so long! Squeee!!!! You can order your own copy here (physical or digital): US Link - German Link
Thoughts I'm a freakin' writing machine! So I woke up this morning still kind of in shock that I finished the draft of a 2nd novel last night! Holy moly! I’m really happy with this one, too, and it comes chronologically before Unity (the first novel I wrote) and sets up a lot more of
Science Fiction Teaser Short Story: "Choices" The following short story is a teaser for my upcoming Survey novel series. It's set in humanity's far future where humans have colonized a good part of local space. Content Warning: violence, death, kidnapping “Marcus, are you done with the programming I asked you for?” said
Novella Hello 2021 with Snow and The Four Keys Paperback Now Available! This picture was taken about a hour or so ago, and it’s still snowing. I think this is the biggest snowstorm I’ve seen in Zurich so far! It’s so beautiful, and for once I don’t mind being stuck inside. Definitely a day for writing and napping,
Thoughts New Year's Sneak Peek from "Survey": The Seven Siblings Author's Note: This is a children's story told to my main characters in my forthcoming book "Survey" which I hope to release in 2021. Sheila and Her Dog Story Book, Chapter 47 “The Seven Siblings” by Captain Joshua Walker and Jenna Watkins A long
Thoughts Blessed Yule and Merry Christmas! I hope all of you, whatever holiday you're celebrating (or none) this time of year, have a great holiday and good slide into the new year! (As we say here in Switzerland.) May this next year bring an end to the pandemic and be better than the last.
Thoughts The update in which I confuse you all... If you haven't been to my page in awhile, you'll see a nifty pic on the sidebar that says "NaNoWriMo Winner" on it! Yup, I finished NaNoWriMo with just over 66K words. I'm still not done the novel, but NaNo really got
Thoughts Monthly Update - NaNoWriMo Edition! This year it seems that I will actually be completing NaNoWriMo since, as I write this blog, I have 37,814 words written! I have to say, though, it’s be a bit trippy, since I’m not working on my first novel like I thought I would be. I’
