Tag: excerpt
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Introducing Bixel
Excerpt from the second Sunshine Line book, several pages into the first chapter: He was remarkably ugly, and I’m not really one to care what another person – being – looks like. But in his case it was so marked that if I just looked away and looked right back I was startled again by how…
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Excerpt: (As yet un-named) Sequel
I haven’t even published The Sunshine Line yet and I’ve already written two sequels! Well, for what it’s worth, I’ve been a busy little bee this year and hope to get The Sunshine Line and it’s first sequel both out this year. For now, here’s a little teaser: From: the July 28th 1992 chapter Maybe she hadn’t…
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Quick Excerpt: Sequel to The Sunshine Line
I love Nyhus. He’s a cowardly little worm, but he brings teh funnay. It’s not that he’s funny, but that he makes my other character say funny things. I brought him back in the third book, without having planned to. And I was so glad I had, Nyhus scenes are a blast to write. So: Quick…
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Excerpt: (As yet un-named) Sequel
With The Sunshine Line almost ready to be published and Help Wanted at a brief stall (just for a few days) I decided to start working on the (as yet un-named) sequel to The Sunshine Line. There are still plenty of rough edges, as I am hip-deep in the editing process at the moment. That said, I…
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Excerpt: Silver Linings
Note: Silver Linings is now available for sale; click on the link to the right (from the blog)! Chemo ‘How I’m doing’ update November 9, 2008. This time last cycle I was curled around a bowl, sobbing and puking and wondering how many times I would have to hit myself over the hit [SIC: meant…
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Excerpt: Silver Linings
Note: Silver Linings is now available for sale on Amazon (click the link to the right) or can be read in its entirety for free as a PDF. 90% of my royalties will be donated to the Young Survival Coalition. Chemo etc. ‘How I’m doing’ update January 28, 2009 My counts didn’t end up indicating…
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Excerpt: Silver Linings
Introspective Interlude January 3, 2009 One of the girls in my chemo group asked today: “Does anyone get down like that? Sometimes I get so MAD at myself. I seriously can NOT believe I have/had fucking cancer. What the f?????? I feel like a freak. How did this happen? Am I a genetic mutant or…
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Excerpt: Silver Linings
Note: Silver Linings is now published. You can go to the Silver Linings page to learn more or click the link to your right to buy the book. (From Feb. 21, 2009) Rather to my surprise, the port removal surgery went pretty smoothly. There was a glitch, which I will get to, but over all, not…
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Excerpt: Silver Linings
Note: Silver Linings is now published. You can go to the Silver Linings page to learn more or click the link to your right to buy the book. Excerpt: Post-Surgery ‘How I’m doing’ update September 14, 2008. Missed a pain pill in the night and paid for it, but I am having less pain today,…
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Excerpt: Help Wanted
They got to the substance abuse clinic just before 9:00 AM. Amy explained to the receptionist why they were there, and they sat down in the lobby. After about 15 minutes, the receptionist called out, “I’m sorry, could you come up here again, I have a question.” Amy went to the desk. The receptionist said,…