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So January’s almost over, and I have to say it’s not a bad start to the year. Things are going quite\u00a0well, both on the writing and publishing end, and on the personal end as well.<\/p>\n

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<\/div><\/div>Gunslinger to the Stars<\/div>
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First off, I finished draft 3.0 of\u00a0Gunslinger to the Stars<\/strong> last week. The final draft came in at just under 52k words, which means that I managed to cut a healthy 27% of unnecessary wordage compared to the rough draft. That’s like upgrading from chuck roast to\u00a0top sirloin, or 80\/20 lean ground beef to 93\/7 (except I actually prefer 85\/15, but you get the point).<\/p>\n

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The Sci-Fi StoryBundle<\/a> is doing quite well, enough that it may be a small windfall! That’s always encouraging, especially in today’s publishing climate. I should have some guest posts lined up soon from my fellow authors, which should be fun, so look out for that in the next few days. The bundle is only available for the next ten days, so if you haven’t picked it up yet, now is the time!<\/p>\n

With\u00a0Gunslinger to the Stars 3.0<\/strong> finished, it’s time to\u00a0move on to another WIP. The next one lined up is\u00a0The Sword Keeper 2.0,<\/strong> which should be a lot of fun. This is my first epic fantasy novel, and there’s a bit that still has to be cleaned up, but I can legitimately say that this is one of the best things I’ve written so far. Really excited to get it out, hopfully later this year.<\/p>\n

I also wrote a short story last week, and I’m not quite sure what to do with it. It’s so insanely political that it will probably get me blacklisted at half the magazines I submit it to. It’s also insanely short. I’ll probably clean it up a bit, see if I can add anything, and then go straight to self-publishing. Thank goodness that’s an option!<\/p>\n

Lots more stuff happening this week. New free books, new release, new WIP, another short story in the works\u2026 2017 is definitely off to a good start! And on that note, I’ll leave you with this awesome Pogo mix:<\/p>\n