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New Book, Slower Pace…
Working on Privileged Access has been interesting. I’m about two weeks into it now, and I’m sitting at 28000 words. This is still a very solid pace, but compared to the last two I have slowed it down a bit, and given it more time to live in my head. I think this has produced…
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Book Club Reviews are in…
I met with the book club yesterday and it was an extremely positive experience. Given that I feel the work has only honed in and improved from Listen Closely I was pleasantly surprised by what they had to say. A few key takeaways: Some of them were really rooting for Andrew. They felt the blue-collar…
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Continued Editing, and the Book Club
Just yesterday I was able to finish the texture pass of After Image. I took a little longer to read through it and add the things I felt it might need. The draft grew from the 79000 word count up to approx. 86,000. So a little longer than the last one but with everything involved…
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Another First Draft Done, Editing and More…
The other day I was happy to say I finished the first draft of After Image. It sat nicely at 79000 words and I am now into the texture pass. I think I learned a lot from November Sunrise in terms of getting a solid draft out there. I was a little slower on this…
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After Image Progress, and Other Ideas
Been really enjoying this one. As of today I crossed the 61,000 word mark. Mainly due to two massive days of 10,600 and 6,100 respectively. Took some time off work to see what it would feel like to be a full time author. Turned into lots of coffee and a full day in front of…
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Process Update…
As of today I am about 37,000 words into After Image and enjoying every minute of this drafting process. The higher stakes, the bigger cast, and the new setting are all pulling their weight. It’s a story I am genuinely excited about. In other news, I was lucky enough to find some agents who I…
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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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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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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
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