IN WHICH a traditional publisher attempts an indie strategy.
Category: update
Work week 2023-04-10
IN WHICH the author is buried in stuffies.
Work week 2023-03-27
Maker: Continue finishing first draft of HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT Manager: NA Marketer: At minimum, share Shepherd book list. Week of Sick has not recurred, but a lot of energy has gone into domestic stuff—navigating a kid situation, finalizing vacations, a solo weekend with the kids, medicating a friend’s parrot for anxiety. Unfortunately, I have no reason… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-27
Work week 2023-03-20
Maker: Continue wrapping up HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT Manager: NA; I’m still recovering from the Week of Sick. Marketer: I have a couple blog posts queued up in my head; should get those out there. This week’s image was taken by my older daughter, an inveterate phone-burglar, in Nash Park in West Windsor. Currently listening: THE PALLBEARERS… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-20
Work week 2023-03-13
Maker: Fuck it Manager: Also fuck it Marketer: Fuck, and I can’t stress this enough, it … I’ve been playing Whac-a-Mole with some stomach virus that scuttles around from family member to family member and periodically makes someone throw up. My current status is deeply tired and burpy but puke-free. Add in an intense work… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-13
Work week 2023-03-06
Maker: Work on the conclusion of HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT, hopefully for an EOQ1 completion Manager: Kick off for a week for once Marketer: Simmer some ideas about promotion later in the year, maybe read something (see “Currently listening”) After not writing new fiction for six weeks, the resistance is very real. But I put out a… Continue reading Work week 2023-03-06
97, 543
is the current word count of HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT, with all longhand work transcribed. This doesn’t count the prologue novelette, which is currently around 14,000 words, and could possibly go longer. I definitely need at least 5-10K to wrap it up, but I now have all of March to do it, which is nice. (Although I’ll… Continue reading 97, 543
Work week 2023-02-26
Maker: Write newsletter; resume HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT. Manager: Finish transcribing HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT (8p remaining). Marketer: Rough out a promo stack, probably? Today’s image is… OK, look, I’ve developed this, you know. Habit. Of — so, Chinese, right? China is not the greatest place to be LGBTQ+, and it’s been hard not to notice that all the… Continue reading Work week 2023-02-26
This blog post is about a Money Stuff knock-off, sort of.
I used to work at Bloomberg, so I of course read Matt Levine‘s “Money Stuff” newsletter, and yesterday I ran across this: https://moneypuff.substack.com/p/welcome-to-money-puff The tagline is “Like if Matt Levine was a stoner,” but there is some interesting financial analysis! Like I was never going to independently arrive at the conclusion that “multi-state operators” are propped… Continue reading This blog post is about a Money Stuff knock-off, sort of.
Work week 2023-02-14
Maker: NA Manager: Continue transcribing HEATSTROKE HEARTBEAT (46p left). Marketer: Complete book list for Shepherd; publicize WINDBURN WHIPLASH go-live on social media. This week’s picture is sunset over the Delaware, from the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex parking lot. The nights are getting shorter, is the point. Currently listening: IF BOOKS COULD KILL: “The End… Continue reading Work week 2023-02-14