The Journal, Monday, November 19

Hey Folks,

Feeling fine this morning.

Also, the second book in the Nick Spalding series launched this morning. You can see the cover and read the description at http://harveystanbrough.com/transitions/. The universal link for all retailers is https://www.books2read.com/u/38r5WO.

The next two books in the series will launch, respectively, on December 15 and January 15.

If you (or someone you know) enjoy rich settings in action-adventure romantic-suspense novels and being immersed in the characters, you will enjoy this series.
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To the Hovel at 3 and spent the first hour+ dinging around the Internet and updating my publisher website. (Much more to do there.)

To the house for a break, and back to the Hovel and the novel at 5. I’m still not overly excited about this one, but I still want to see where it goes.

Today was definitely a keep coming back kind of day. I ended up with four good sessions. Still not overwhelmed with this one, but it keeps leading me along.

Talk with you again soon.

Of Interest

See “Five Biggest Mistakes in Mystery Fiction” (a free webinar) at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/five-mystery-fiction-mistakes-to-avoid-registration-48155322867. This will lead you to the registration. Did I mention it’s FREE? The webinar takes place on Wed, Nov 21, 2018, at 3:00 PM EST.

See “Some Literary Valor” at https://kriswrites.com/2018/11/18/some-literary-valor/.

See “Let’s Talk About the Skeleton in the Room” at https://killzoneblog.com/2018/11/lets-talk-about-the-skeleton-in-the-room.html.

See “Holding Cells, Booking, and a Foot Pursuit in a Suit: Processing The Bad Guys” at https://www.leelofland.com/holding-cells-booking-and-a-foot-pursuit-in-a-suit-processing-the-bad-guys/.

In case you enjoy pulp noir, see “What I’m Reading — Gil Brewer” at https://tonydwritespulp.wordpress.com/2018/11/19/what-im-reading-gil-brewer/.

For fun, see “Recovered Enough” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/recovered-enough/.

Fiction Words: 4479
Nonfiction Words: 250 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 4729

Writing of Dread

Day 1…… 3706 words. Total words to date…… 3706
Day 2…… 3023 words. Total words to date…… 6729
Day 3…… 4479 words. Total words to date…… 11208

Total fiction words for the month……… 57824
Total fiction words for the year………… 436354
Total nonfiction words for the month… 10630
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 161736
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 597830

Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 9
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 3
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 11
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 35
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 7
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………… 193
Short story collections…………………………………………………… 31