ZERO DRAFT DONE!!! Soon the real madness starts.

     Last night I finished the zero draft of the 2014/2015 stories. At the end it sat still at 387 pages, 177,984 words, consisting of 4 scripts for an video short mini series, 1 book trailer script, 11 short stories{for monthly release leading up to collection}, 4 scripts for an audio short mini series, Mystery From Bunker Hill {Contents- 3 novellas and 9 short stories}, 1 novella for release after collection{2015}, and 5 more short stories for monthly release{2015}

     I wrote all of this together for several reasons which include it being part of a shared universe so I really wanted it to feel as such{the share universe being The Tin Universe} I wanted to write it all at once also because in 2015 it all will be released in one as Tin Universe: Volume Two. Tin Universe: Volume One will be released at this end of 2013 collecting everything Tin Universe related I've released so far.

    These four months of writing has seen a lot happen to me as a writer and a person. I've learned a lot, beat myself up a lot, and now I'm finished with this total mess of a draft, which is the fun in allowing yourself a zero draft, and I can't wait to start on the 1st draft and see where it takes me.

     I am going to take a short rest of two weeks to re-energize, go to sleep and get up at normal hours, and play some Madden with my Richmond Bulldawgs team. I'll be starting over from the team I had before when I first got Madden 11 and then decided on the writing path I've undertaken.

     After those two weeks I'll be back into the deep end of my mind where there are no lifesavers or lifeguards even during the best of times. I'm going to try a draft per month until the end of the year and then I'll be talking to my short list of people about hiring them to edit all the 2014/2015 writing.

*if you want to check out all the things I'm released click on the image below.

ZERO DRAFT DONE!!! Soon the real madness starts.

Away Writing Not Blogging Much Right Now

     just dropping in for a quick update. I hate that I haven't been blogging much of late but with laptop overheating issues and the fact that I'm busy writing I haven't found the right moments for blogging. I'm not only behind in blogging but answering emails and the like. And more important than all of that I'm behind in books I want to read and that's like starving to a writer.

     I'll be finished with the Zero Draft of my next book at of the month, this month being April for anyone calender distant people as I sometimes find myself being.

     The draft currently sits at 344 pages and 160,069 words. As I always have to mention that's not one story. I don't think I could write one story that big.

     My next book will be a collection containing 3 Novellas and 9 short stories. But the page count and word count is also so high for a Zero Draft because I'm at the same time writing 11 vignettes which will be released one a month for free in 2014 leading up to the release of the collection. Also working on a novella and several more vignettes that will come out for free after the collection is released keeping the ball rolling up to the next book release.

     I'm writing all of this at once to keep all the universe stuff straight since all of these stories take place within my Tin Universe line of stories.

     So that's me right now, and this...

Away Writing Not Blogging Much Right Now

Read An eBook Week 2013

     This week is Smashwords Read An Ebook Week. A ton of really good books at low prices, many as low as free and that's as low as you can go. For this event I marked down my first two books to free. The very first Tin Universe story Stereo 2.0 and Tin Universe #6: The Past Forward. Both are really good jumping on points for that universe of stories.

     Besides those two books there are also a lot more free and marked down materials in my Smashwords store. There's poetry collections, vignette collections, short stories, vignettes, scripts, and a tons of other stuff.

     While I have you here I'll also mention my Tin Universe Cafepress store and the merch store for the rest of my stuff.

     While I'm here how about a little progress update on the Zero Draft of my 3rd book, coming December 2014. I'm currently sitting at 115,687 words. Working the middle of the second Novella for the collection and setting up good things for Novella three and four. Having a lot of fun and my brain is exploding with ideas I'm so excited to explore.

Read An eBook Week 2013

After Hitting 100,000 Words Progress Update On Zero Draft 3rd Book

     At the end of February I hit not only my monthly goal for February but that just so happen to also be the 100,000 word mark on the Zero Draft of my 3rd book. This collection of stories is the most crazy batshit stuff I've ever written. That crazy batshit will probably drive me slowly insane when I move on from Zero Draft territory but right now its the most fun and joy I've ever gotten from writing.

     Did I mention- Coming December 2014 to a internet near you.

     This is a good point in the Zero Draft as I'm  hitting the end of the first half of the second novella, and when I first started it I thought this is total shit, but by the third chapter something clicked and its pushing itself out of the primordial ooze and kicking some balls.

     I don't think I'm mentioned here before the layout of the collection, mainly because that would be a really boring thing to put in a bog entry, so here goes:

CONTENTS:

Novella

Short Story

Short Story

Short Story

Novella

Short Story

Short Story

Short Story

Novella

Short Story

Short Story

Short Story

Novella

Short Story

Short Story

Short Story

     I think you can get the feel of it from that but add to it as I'm writing the Zero Draft I am in turn also writing 11 Vignettes which will be going out free on a monthly basis in 2014 leading up to the book release.

     Also working on the idea of doing 4 video story vologs and 4 audio story podcasts. Writing the scripts for those two things now as part of the Zero Draft work but I will see if I can find actors for those projects or if the Vignettes will be enough.

     I have a year plus to get all of this ready. The ride so far has been crazy creative soul pushing and I know it will grow to be hellish brain killing.

     I look forward to all of it.

After Hitting 100,000 Words Progress Update On Zero Draft 3rd Book