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Sorry About This…
…but sometimes the book refuses to do what you wanted it to. I will not be calling it The Peculiar Prodigal Parents, but instead, The Fiercely Formidable Fugitive. There is still a reunion with Jo’s mother–who she thought had died … Continue reading
Popping in to say Hello…
…and dismayed to see how long ago the last post was! Yikes. However, I have not been neglecting the Chronicles as badly. As mentioned in my last post, Ghosts, Gears, and Grimoires has been released. I absolutely love this cover: … Continue reading
Shivering in Anticipation!
And for once, that isn’t referring to The Rocky Horror Picture Show — though I am looking forward to seeing the new version on October 20th. It stars the very talented Laverne Cox as Frankie, with Tim Curry as the … Continue reading
FenCon Was Delightful, As Always
I was driving home last Monday, so didn’t get a post made. Sorry about that. The rest of the week was recouping and preparing for a speech contest that didn’t happen, but that’s another story… The most important thing about … Continue reading
Now We Get On to Book Three!
First there was One: The Marvelous Mechanical Man Then there were Two: The Nearly Notorious Nun So excited that the second book is done! Can’t wait to get started polishing Book Three: The Incredibly Irritating Irishman! The first draft … Continue reading
All the Beta Reads Are In!
I will have a little more work to do on The Nearly Notorious Nun to integrate some really valid points but I am still on track for my personal time-table, and hope to have it submitted to Amazon by Monday. Cross … Continue reading
Sorry to have been silent…
…but there has been a lot going on in the background! The Nearly Notorious Nun is out for one final read with some new beta-readers, and I got a good response from the first one. I am hoping that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alistair, Alistair Conn, beta readers, Brad Fraunfelter, Ghosts Gears and Grimoires, Jo, Jo Mann, Josephine Mann, Raluca Caragea, Rie Sheridan Rose, Steampunk, The Atrocious Automaton Army, The Conn-Mann Chronicles, The Incredibly Irritating Irishman, The Nearly Notorious Nun, Victorian, Wojciech Wojcik
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Getting Ready for SoonerCon
Didn’t get the second book finished by the end of May. Probably won’t before SoonerCon June 24–26, 2016, but I might. But I will be taking the first book to SoonerCon, and I will be bringing some surprises of the Steampunk variety. … Continue reading
S.M.A.R.T. Goals Moving Forward…
I was listening to a Toastmasters speech on goal-setting the other day, and the speaker mentioned using the S.M.A.R.T. system to define goals and keep on track. We’re going to give it a shot. What exactly is a S.M.A.R.T. goal? The … Continue reading
