Did you fall back?
cj Sez: Well, didja? Didja turn your clocks back one hourlast night? I did, but the pets’ internal clocks could not care less about thatextra hour of sleep I thought I was going to get.
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to get back into therhythm of blogging, so I’ll just put my bottom in the chair and my fingers onthe keyboard. After such a long hiatus from writing, I’m hopeful the ideas and fingers will move forward again. The reason I’ve been absent for so long is that my real life overpoweredmy reel life.
Lyrical Pens blogs for readers and writers will turn fromweekly to monthly blogs, though. I’ll be aiming for the first Sunday in eachmonth. That said, thank you for stopping by Lyrical Pens today. I really do appreciateyou.
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Real and reel:
My real life had some ups and downs this year. My brotherdied in June after suffering through debilitating illnesses. He had been underhospice care since January. Stoic Swede that he was, his only complaint wasthat he couldn’t get up when he fell down. We’d been separated by distance fora long time, but never apart by heart.
I lost my sweet cuddle kitty, Cato the Cat, in January whenhe suffered the sudden onset of an illness neither the vet nor the veterinaryhospital could diagnose.
On the plus side in my reel life, in May, I finally tookrenewed interest in finishing the mystery that’s been idling on my computer formore years than I can remember. I entered the first chapter in a critiquecontest and was told it finished at number 17 out of 119 entries. I was cocky enough to hope for an honorable mention, but the result encouraged me to finish the story.After I typed “The End,” the story also received a positive beta read with goodquestions that needed to be answered (“I enjoyed it. It’s a good story.”). ATIME TO DIE is now out to a couple more beta readers—in another state, so nolocal influencing there. I hope their comments are as helpful as the firstreader’s.
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Since I am in the process of collecting (reminding myself of) everything I need to do to get a novel ready for the publisher, I resurrectedthis article from Jane Friedman’s blog that I mentioned in December last year.Perhaps other authors will also find a useful nugget in it. https://janefriedman.com/writing-the-authors-note-for-a-novel/
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Okay, that’s it for today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’lltry to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe Thanksgiving celebrationfor you and yours.
cj
Blatant Self Promotion:
MUSICAL PIECES is a collection of 28 short stories and poemsby Guild members whose inspiration came from their favorite song tiles. It isthe seventh installment of the Mobile Writers Guild themed-PIECES anthologyseries, books in which I have stories.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Birthday/whatever day, books aregifts that keep on giving year-round, and anthologies are even better becausethere’s more than one story to read, perhaps by an author who could become anew favorite.
BUY MUSICAL PIECES
My fast-paced thriller/suspense novels with a touch of romance, THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA, areavailable on Amazon or through your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore.
Nota bene: Angela Trigg, the RITA Award-winning author andowner of The Haunted Book Shop has a few signed copies of my paperback books instock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
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FYI . . . An announcement in the interest of transparency (derigueur word these days). This is something that I only recently learned: Ifyou buy ebooks from Amazon, you don’t own them. You've been given a license toread them. Amazon reserves the right to pull the book from sale at any time andprovide you zero compensation for doing so. Per their disclosure of licensing terms in response to aCalifornia law:
“Amazon clarifies that Kindle purchases are licenses, notownership, allowing the company or publishers to revoke or alter e-books at anytime.”
Amazon’s recent update to its Kindle store in the U.S.now includes a disclaimer: “By placing the order, you’re purchasing a licenseto the content.” (cj Sez: I didn’t seeany verbiage on other countries.)
Source: https://www.newstarget.com/2025-02-26-amazon-users-dont-own-kindle-ebooks.html
I’m happy to announce that when you purchase one of my booksfrom the D2D Smashwords.com store, the buyers owns them, “without exception”D2D told me. The buyer keeps the ebook she/he purchases and can load it onto aKindle or whatever device.
➜ Follow me on ➜ Amazon: Amazon Central Author Page➜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CjPettersonAuthor➜ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cj-petterson➜ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3fcN3h6
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to get back into therhythm of blogging, so I’ll just put my bottom in the chair and my fingers onthe keyboard. After such a long hiatus from writing, I’m hopeful the ideas and fingers will move forward again. The reason I’ve been absent for so long is that my real life overpoweredmy reel life.
Lyrical Pens blogs for readers and writers will turn fromweekly to monthly blogs, though. I’ll be aiming for the first Sunday in eachmonth. That said, thank you for stopping by Lyrical Pens today. I really do appreciateyou.
§§
Real and reel:
My real life had some ups and downs this year. My brotherdied in June after suffering through debilitating illnesses. He had been underhospice care since January. Stoic Swede that he was, his only complaint wasthat he couldn’t get up when he fell down. We’d been separated by distance fora long time, but never apart by heart.
I lost my sweet cuddle kitty, Cato the Cat, in January whenhe suffered the sudden onset of an illness neither the vet nor the veterinaryhospital could diagnose.
On the plus side in my reel life, in May, I finally tookrenewed interest in finishing the mystery that’s been idling on my computer formore years than I can remember. I entered the first chapter in a critiquecontest and was told it finished at number 17 out of 119 entries. I was cocky enough to hope for an honorable mention, but the result encouraged me to finish the story.After I typed “The End,” the story also received a positive beta read with goodquestions that needed to be answered (“I enjoyed it. It’s a good story.”). ATIME TO DIE is now out to a couple more beta readers—in another state, so nolocal influencing there. I hope their comments are as helpful as the firstreader’s.
§§
Since I am in the process of collecting (reminding myself of) everything I need to do to get a novel ready for the publisher, I resurrectedthis article from Jane Friedman’s blog that I mentioned in December last year.Perhaps other authors will also find a useful nugget in it. https://janefriedman.com/writing-the-authors-note-for-a-novel/
§§
Okay, that’s it for today. You-all guys keep on keeping on, and I’lltry to do the same. Raising prayers for a happy and safe Thanksgiving celebrationfor you and yours.
cj
Blatant Self Promotion:
MUSICAL PIECES is a collection of 28 short stories and poemsby Guild members whose inspiration came from their favorite song tiles. It isthe seventh installment of the Mobile Writers Guild themed-PIECES anthologyseries, books in which I have stories.
Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanza/Birthday/whatever day, books aregifts that keep on giving year-round, and anthologies are even better becausethere’s more than one story to read, perhaps by an author who could become anew favorite.
BUY MUSICAL PIECES
My fast-paced thriller/suspense novels with a touch of romance, THE DAWGSTAR and DEATH ON THE YAMPA, areavailable on Amazon or through your favorite e-Tailer and bookstore.
Nota bene: Angela Trigg, the RITA Award-winning author andowner of The Haunted Book Shop has a few signed copies of my paperback books instock. TO ORDER, contact: https://www.thehauntedbookshopmobile.com/contact-us
§§
FYI . . . An announcement in the interest of transparency (derigueur word these days). This is something that I only recently learned: Ifyou buy ebooks from Amazon, you don’t own them. You've been given a license toread them. Amazon reserves the right to pull the book from sale at any time andprovide you zero compensation for doing so. Per their disclosure of licensing terms in response to aCalifornia law:
“Amazon clarifies that Kindle purchases are licenses, notownership, allowing the company or publishers to revoke or alter e-books at anytime.”
Amazon’s recent update to its Kindle store in the U.S.now includes a disclaimer: “By placing the order, you’re purchasing a licenseto the content.” (cj Sez: I didn’t seeany verbiage on other countries.)
Source: https://www.newstarget.com/2025-02-26-amazon-users-dont-own-kindle-ebooks.html
I’m happy to announce that when you purchase one of my booksfrom the D2D Smashwords.com store, the buyers owns them, “without exception”D2D told me. The buyer keeps the ebook she/he purchases and can load it onto aKindle or whatever device.
➜ Follow me on ➜ Amazon: Amazon Central Author Page➜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CjPettersonAuthor➜ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/cj-petterson➜ Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3fcN3h6
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Book launch scheduled
DEADLY STAR is scheduled to launch on Feb. 18. You can't tell from this type font, but I'm excited!
DEADLY STAR is about a vaguely dysfunctional couple who, when sharing an imminent danger, find common ...more
DEADLY STAR is about a vaguely dysfunctional couple who, when sharing an imminent danger, find common ...more
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