Aaron Dov's Blog

I can't seem to lock down an idea for a novel. Sure, I have all sorts of novels I want to write, but I can't seem to gather enough steam to start one.

Instead, I'm going to take a shot at some short stories. I have all of these ideas jotted down, dozens of them. They pop into my head, I write them down, and move on. And they gather dust, some of them for years. I think I'm going to start using them for short stories, and gather up an anthology to publish.

I think... I might just have a book forming in my head. Maybe, just maybe.

Nope, I'm not dead, even if this website sorta is. To be honest, it's been a rough year, and I haven't touched N7 in a long time. It's not that the book itself is the issue, but other aspects of my life. I will get back to it, probably over Christmas.

On a related note (stick with me, here!) I have started streaming my gaming, which is sorta fun. I don't offer commentary or anything like that, at least not yet. So, what has this to do with writing? I plan on streaming some of my writing. I'll post here in advance when I do, with a link to my twitch page. You don't need to sign in or anything, just go to the page and watch.

Granted, watching me write for a 6-8 hour session won't be thrilling, but the first hour or so might be, since that is when I most often write, re-write, and then re-re-write. So, if nothing else, you can see the process in action. After I get the first page or so down, I usually burn through the rest of the chapter fairly quickly.

I won't stream myself writing the entire book (though perhaps I'll do that some day for a short story), but selected chapters. It will be an interesting experiment. Harlan Ellison once set up shop in the store front window of a book store for a day, as a way to show people that writing was, in fact, a job that required real work. This is along the same lines.

I have two chapters of N7 finished. Alright, alright, I know; two chapters is like two writing sessions, right? Yeah, I'm being slow. Sorry. I want this one to come out well, and I'm trying not to force it. I am hoping to get another chapter done this weekend. In the next month or so, I hope to dig in and get at least half of the book done. Still, I would be very surprised to see this one finished before the summer.

Now that all the ebook stores have The Ambassador's Clerk up for sale, i guess this means I'll have to start novel #7. Oh right... I alreayd have. :)

iTunes has my book, now.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-...

The Sony store now has The Ambassador's Clerk for sale. :)

Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo all have it. The links can be found on The Ambassador's Clerk page.

My sixth novel, the third to be published, is up for sale. The Ambassador's Clerk can currently be purchased through the publisher (https://www.ebookit.com/books/0000003...) and should be available through Amazon, iTunes, Kobo, etc, in the days to to come.

I now have the ISBN number for The Ambassador's Clerk. I am awaiting the final bits of administration, and then it goes up for sale. As Amazon and iTunes and all the rest post it for sale, I will say so here.

Also, I have put myself on goodreads.com, where this blog will cross-post. So if you like my books, feel free to leave a review! (And if you don't like it, again, feel free to leave a review!)