The ambient temp was 70F at 5:30AM. The sun wasn’t even up. Apparently we had enough cloud and smoke to keep things from cooling off.

I talked about the barbarian book, Dark Knight Station, and getting Finwell Bay back from Karen. I love it when stuff gets moving.

I’m trying to get into On the Road. I talked a lot about Kerouac this morning.

I got up early today. Got a little writing in before the sun got up and decided to see the sunrise.

I’m guessing this will hang around for a while. This morning there was enough smoke to smell it. I did a lot of walking-not-talking.

I’m pretty sure that haze around everything here is smoke. I didn’t see any clouds overhead, just a very hazy blue. I talked about Kickstarter and Patreon a little today but mostly I just dodged cars and dog-walkers.

Yesterday could have gone better, but I really can’t complain that much. This morning I talked about language usage and code switching. Yes. That’s smoke in the picture.

It’s going to be a hot one here. Nearly 70F at 6AM. I talked about the new Ishmael book (no spoilers) and an author looking for an honest self-publishing company.

NovelRama has come to a close. We’ll do it again in six months. I think this might have been the largest cohort yet with over 75 people joining the party, even if they only lurked on the edges. I was … Continue reading →

It’s the last day of the event. I’m on track but I hate the story I’m writing. It’s just “not right.”