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Two Books Done
I’m extremely happy to report I have completed November Sunrise. The editing is done, the scrutiny of every line all the typos and formatting are finished and I will be sending it out to beta readers shortly. I will be getting a list of crime-procedural agents together and sending it out next week. The query…
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81,000 Words and some perspective…
I have just finished up my texture pass on November Sunrise. I’ve been reading a lot lately and trying to apply the lessons into this novel. I feel it has gone pretty well. I’ve chosen to read Stephen King not for the genre association clearly, but for the way that man can turn a damn…
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77,000 words and Beta feedback…
I have been working to edit November Sunrise over the past week and have found that I’ve been able to grow the draft rather than cut it. I wrote a very lean 71500 words originally that did the job reasonably well, but now I am adding the texture and detail that make it pop. For…
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First Draft November Sunrise
I started writing in earnest on this book on February 11th. As I write this it is February 23rd and I have completed my first draft coming in at 71025 words. This one came flying out of me and I realized in its writing how much I enjoy not only the Crime/Procedural genre but also…
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34,000 words in a week…
When it rains it pours I suppose. I started my next novel November Sunrise last Wednesday. I’ve sent Listen Closely out to a number of agents. Here I am thirty-four thousand words later well into my next work. I’m finding Crime/Procedural to be an extremely engaging genre to write. I’m trying to take what worked…
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First Novel
I am extremely happy to have finished my first novel recently. It is a psych-suspense called Listen Closely. Its been a long way to get here. Originally I wrote it over six months in 2019. It was a far more supernatural story at that time, but in the recent revisions has grown into something far…
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And there it is…
I am extremely grateful and happy to report I was offered the Security Analyst job. I will be starting in about a month on October 27th. The trajectory my life has taken since 2022 has been quite…sharp. I went from a long social services career to moving, changing to IT, and meeting my goal of…
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New Jersey, new beginnings
As of the time of this writing I have been living in New Jersey for a week. My old house is under contract, and I have an interview for the job I have been going after since I made the switch into IT. Lots happening. Lots all at once. To say a year ago I…
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Cysa+ and more…
Last month after a little bit of a longer study time frame than Id have liked I passed CySA+. With that, I reached the goal of having the certifications I’ll need to become a security analyst. Hopefully the right job is around the corner but until then, its being the best Help Desk Technician I…
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Further Background etc.
In 2024 I decided to make a big change in my life, and break from the social services/teaching path I had been on since 2013. With the support of some friends, my girlfriend and some savings I quit my job, studied, got three certifications. I was lucky enough to land a help desk job at…
Joe Ulmer M.S
Certified IT Professional | Author