Hey Folks,
I hope to get started on my next novel soon. Probably another noir mystery. We’ll see what appeals to me.
Probably no writing today. An edit came in, though it’s a re-read so it won’t take more than two or three days. I don’t like doing re-reads, but if the writer insists, I’ll do it for half the price of the original edit. I don’t personally recommend revising an edited manuscript, but when I’m wearing my copyeditor hat, the customer is always right.
In the meantime, my recent camping experience proved I can walk (rugged terrain) three miles without harming my back too much. Walking out here on a country road should be a snap.
So I’ll head out for my first walk in a good while this morning shortly after dawn. My personal rule is I can walk if it’s 50+ with no wind or 60+ with wind.
A couple years ago, I got to the point that my regular short walk was 5-6 miles. My regular long walk was 12 miles, and my medium was around 8. I’ll stick with 3 for awhile to start. After that, we’ll see.
Oof. Today was 2.8 miles and it took a little over 50 minutes. I’m gonna back my short walk off to 2 miles until I get used to it. We went nearly twice that far hiking while we were camping, but we were stopping frequently and weren’t walking hard. So not quite the same thing.
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I also worked on the website a little today. I created my own Patronage page for readers and writers. The rewards for the various levels of patronage are listed at http://harveystanbrough.com/be-a-patron/.
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Well, I had another edit come in, a fairly lengthy one. I guess I’ll get to see whether I can edit part of the day and write part of the day. The first few days will be all editing and no writing so I can get a feel for it. So if you don’t hear from me for awhile, well, there y’go.
Back soon.
Of Interest
For a free SF novel from TOR, see “Tor.com’s Free eBook of the Month for April is “All Systems Red” at https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/04/07/tor-coms-free-ebook-of-the-month-for-april-is-all-systems-red/. The deadline is tonight at midnight, eastern time.
Please read The Passive Guy’s comments on “Hybrid Publishing, Diversity of Voices Focus at IBPA Conference” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/?p=87702.
From PsychWriter via The Passive Voice, see “Narcissistic Abuse And Codependence For Writers” at https://psychwriter.com.au/2018/02/25/narcissistic-abuse-and-codependence-for-writers/.
Dean’s still going on his challenge. See “Eight In Eight Days” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/eight-in-eight-days/.
For interest or maybe to stir a story, see “Who Knew There Was a Plant Pathologist?” at https://lindamayeadams.com/2018/04/09/who-knew-there-was-a-plant-pathologist/.
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