Catch up on my sci-fi series’

Straight fell off the blog wagon these last few months. Blogging just isn’t a priority right now. If you want to get updates from me in real time, I’d suggest the newsletter, which I am striving to make more entertaining and the primary source for book news.

Writing and releasing new fiction IS a priority, however. I’ve got a few new episodes of Tales of the Republic out over the last month, and you can read samples of them or catch up on the series right here:

And if you’re hungry for more, Episode 5 is available for preorder.

Long time readers will be thrilled to hear I’m also 15,000 words into Translocator 2! Drafting is coming along nicely. Smooth and fast enough that I’m happy with what I’ve done so far and the pace I’m moving at.

The drafting process isn’t very visual, but here are some photos of the outlining process, when I was using index cards to break out the plot into chapters.

Translocator 2 outlining process, phase 1
I’ve got the rough outline in broad strokes in Scrivener there on my laptop—now I’m just starting to break it out into notecards (1 card for each chapter).
Translocator 2 outlining process, phase 2
Act 1 is now broken out into chapters, with some placeholders for the rest. I went for 12 chapters per act this time, and a 75k target for the story.
Translocator 2 outlining process, phase 3
Two and a half acts complete now! This whole process with the notecards took 3 days, a whole weekend basically.
Translocator 2 outlining process, phase 4
Outline complete! Four acts, 48 chapters, an entire novel outline. Beer time!

If you want to know when Translocator 2 is ready, sign up for my newsletter. The big news will go to that list first.

This blog will remain as a creative outlet, but my activity will vary as I’m prioritizing writing and publishing in the limited time I have apart from my freelance business.

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