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Vacation Week Productivity Results

So, much as I’ve done every year for the last 10, I managed to combine a national holiday with a weeks vacation to maximize the number of days I can avoid my day job while minimizing the number of vacation … Continue reading

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Getting My Feet Wet Sooner

When I first envisioned writing stories in my fantasy world I just seemed to gravitate to novels and trilogies and even longer works that encompassed more story then one book could hold. One of my favorite fantasy series of all … Continue reading

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Some Final Planning

So, that last chapter went fast since I’d already written portions of it several months ago. However, the story has been growing and evolving in directions I hadn’t originally planned, so it was time to reevaluate where I was and … Continue reading

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Musings on the Future

With chapter 10 complete and only another 25+ chapters to go until The Forgotten Empire is final, it’s time to start thinking about the next book. “Gods,” you might say,” you haven’t even finished one and you’re worrying about another … Continue reading

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