Okay, Sunday took the plunge and started #nanowrimo2015 which is a first for me, but it is a tad motivating. Broke through 5,000 words this morning as I added to my book titled, “Terror on the Swamp Fox Trail.” I thought my main character, Jase Young, would drive the story, …
Yeah, I decided to try NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year. “Terror on the Swamp Fox Trail” is my working title. Plus to show progress, or lack of, I am posting the word count widget from my project on this site for everyone to see, envy or glare at …
Proof I am back to writing, my current opening for a work in progress tentatively titled Bigfoot of the Swamp Fox Trail. “Woo. Woooooo,” carried on the night wind. Jase snapped open his eyes, trying to focus on the blue nylon tent side and lay still. Listening intently, he heard a single …
Uh, no, not me… My daughter was selected as the female Volunteer of the Year 2015 for this year’s Show-Me State Games. They select one female and one male volunteer each year and present the award at a nice dinner event. They had 750 volunteers this year. Yay Kiddo! Corey …
Sorry about that! I’ve been working on ITIL certifications, work, and reorganizing the home life. I have started several writing projects but have not gotten too far with any of them. So. I must start following “Heinlein’s Rules.” You must write. You must finish what you start. You must refrain from …
I made the run from Charleston to the Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville Florida in just less than four hours. There was no traffic at all on the Interstate after midnight on a Tuesday. Stopping at a Waffle House outside the base I loaded up on coffee and a steak …
So, I have been absent for a while trying to explore ideas and methods for my next stories. Shooting for a pulp type hero and feel so I have been reading old hero pulps. I read Doc Savage and The Shadow almost 45 years ago as a kid. Bantam put …
So my daughter has me looking at Wattpad. I set up an account there earlier this year, but other than look at a few stories, I didn’t do much. I have since posted some of my short fiction there. You can see it via my profile at http://wattpad.com/JohnKilgallon I can at …
So I offered “Circular Run” as a free promo on Amazon over the 4th of July weekend. The promo ran for five days and the 63 copies were downloaded between the US, UK, Germany and Canada. That then resulted in the actual sale of two copies and the loan of …
Susan and I have been sitting here in front of old number 7 for over three hours now. She has her head on my shoulder, lightly sleeping to the drone of the machines. She wanted to come here, Andy’s Laundromat, one last time before she left. When the cab dropped …
