Rob’s Update: Write for the Wastebasket
Greetings all!
It’s been a good past couple of weeks. Sorry about last week, but if something comes up, I tend to get distracted with grandbaby time on Wednesday, so the update slips.
Ah, well, grandbaby time trumps everything right now.
A couple of weekends ago, we went to Calontir’s Crown Tournament. Congrats to our new heirs Xerxes and Andromir. Closer to home, my wife was able to step down from her position as the regional president. It’s a challenging job, and I’m so glad that bit of stress is out of her life.
I got a some done, maybe not as much as I’d hoped, but it was one of those weeks where things kept cropping up to slow me down. On the Okkorim side, I finalized a module that had been an absolute bear for me to work on. I also made progress on another project due at the end of the year.
I also got word back that my Kaj Ludek story didn’t make the cut. Ah, well, I’m still that much closer to a collection of stories from him. On to the next anthology.
What I mostly focused on, though, was my new novel. I’ll talk about details more, but I got about 15,000 written in it at this point, which is nice progress given that the publisher wants this to be more in the 50,000 range instead of 100k. I’m aiming to have that done by the end of the year too.
We’re also starting to ramp up for our 2nd birthday party, which will be held on the 20th of December. These last two years seem to have flown by.
In any case, if you’re near Anthony, come join us! We’ll have pizza, specials, and whatever else seems fun.
With that, I’ll see you all soon!
What I’m Listening ToMore Midsomer this week. The murder rate there per 100k is fascinating.
Quote of the WeekHappy birthday to Johnny Mercer, who has this great quote about writing. My mom had a similar quote over her computer: Write lots of bad pages.
You must write for the waste basket.
– Johnny Mercer
Rob’s Works in Progress
Sharpened Spear (15,104)Upcoming EventsFenCon, February 20-22, Dallas, TXfencon.org/Gulf Wars, March 14-22, Lumberton, MS
gulfwars.org/Tracked Items
My Weight Today: 339.4lbs
Let me know if you have any suggestions on the website, this email, or cool story ideas at rob@robhowell.org. Especially let me know of suggestions you have for the Spotlight section.
Have a great week, everyone.
Rob Howell
Creator of the Firehall Sagas Universe
