Week 15 of 2020
Greetings all
Wow, what a major week of procrasti-projecting. I built a new bookcase for my SF/F magazines and spent part of the week not only shifting them around, but also organizing them. I now know just what treasure I have with those. It was so much fun.
Also, that led to organizing everything. So many small projects that I had just never gotten around to.
- I now have a video camera on my computer. Well, I’ve had it for a while, but not actually plugged it in. I’ll be doing some FB Live stuff or YouTube things when I figure some things out.
- I got a new color laser all-in-one. I’ve needed that functionality for a while. I rearranged the office and my printing setup is much more organized.
- I organized my inventory. I now have a standard loadout for small events. I’ve needed this for a while as well.
- I also made huge progress on my next short story. I may even finish the first draft tomorrow, giving me all week to polish it.
- I had some great news, and a neat vote of confidence given to me.
- Oh, and I made major progress on something I’ve been needing to do for a long time. I’ll expand on that next week.
Now I’m sitting with my sweetie enjoying a relaxing night. We’re watching Hercule Poirot and puttering around. She’s knitting a sock and I’ll be playing a game after I send this out.
Have a great week, everyone.
What I’m Listening To
Hercule Poirot, the Triangle at Rhodes episode. I love David Suchet and his +4 Mustache of Smiling.
Quote of the Week
“‘I belong to the world, Madame,’ said Poirot dramatically.”
– Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Orient Express
News and Works in Progress
- None Call Me Mother (a bunch)
- CB (8,418)
- HM (6,374)
- NWQF (4,125)
Recent Blog Posts and Wiki Additions
- Spent the week puttering around instead of being on the blog.
Upcoming Events
- 12-14 June, LibertyCon, Chattanooga, TN
https://libertycon.org/ - 20-28 June, Ragnarok XXXV, Slippery Rock, PA
http://dagorhirragnarok.com/Home - 24 July-9 August, Pennsic, Slippery Rock, PA
http://www.pennsicwar.org/ - 3-7 September, DragonCon, Atlanta, GA
https://www.dragoncon.org/
Spotlight
This week’s spotlight is still on When Valor Must Hold, which you can find at: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086236WMT. Still getting lots of great feedback. We did good.
Today’s Weight: 398.4
Updated Word Count: 49,788
Shijuren Wiki: In progress
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
Author of the Shijuren-series of novels
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Currently Available Works
Shijuren
- A Lake Most Deep (Edward, Book 1)
- The Eyes of a Doll (Edward, Book 2)
- Where Now the Rider (Edward, Book 3)
- I Am a Wondrous Thing (The Kreisens, Book 1)
- Brief Is My Flame (The Kreisens, Book 2)
- None Call Me Mother (The Kreisens, Book 3) Forthcoming 2020
Four Horsemen Universe
- “Where Enemies Sit” in For a Few Credits More (The Four Horsemen Universe)
- “A Sword for Striking” in Luck Is Not a Factor (The Four Horsemen Universe)
- The Feeding of Sorrows (Four Horsemen Tales, Book 11)
The Phases of Mars
- “Far Better to Dare” in Those In Peril
- “In Dark’ning Storms” in To Slip the Surly Bonds
- “Here Must We Hold” in Trouble in the Wind
Short Stories
- “A Gift of Crimson” in Hand of Gold and Other Stories (Pussy Katnip)
- “The Chaos of Well-Seeming Forms” in We Dare
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