Well, I have more writing time on my hands this week since I am in isolation due to a Covid exposure. I'm doing well. I'm vaccinated, got Regeneron treatment, and generally just have to stay in my house for the next eight days or so. Not a bad dea...
2021-11-07 02:44:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe Kingsleys have strange visitors in the early morning hours. And then, it's time to negotiate with National again. The gloves come off. As always, let me know how I'm doing. The first part of this chapter perhaps does not advance the storyline ...
2021-11-03 00:32:01 +0000 UTC View PostI asked the question and the Patrons spoke up. So, here it is, the fourth chapter for the month. It is not as boring as the chapter title might imply. As always, please give me your feedback on the direction I'm going. Only a few more chapters lef...
2021-10-21 02:33:32 +0000 UTC View PostA week in the life of the new reality for Jake and Laura. That, and the rumors fly about why Jake and the the other former members of Intemperance are all utilizing a recording studio in southern Oregon. This one poured out of me easily, in only t...
2021-10-18 04:28:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment arrives and a new character is born - literally. Though it has been twenty-eight years now since I watched my first child emerge into the world, I remember the sights and sound, the feelings and emotions like they were yesterday. I trie...
2021-10-12 02:33:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe bands head up to Oregon to start recording and Laura gets closer and closer to the day of reckoning. Plans are laid by a few and romance is in the air for a secondary character who deserves a little loving after all this time. As always, let m...
2021-10-04 04:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostJake and Matt give working together again a try. Can it work? Diplomacy is definitely in play in this one. And will Matt drive Jake insane even if it does work? And what's in a name anyway? As always, let me know how I'm doing.
2021-09-23 02:58:55 +0000 UTC View PostThanks to the continued oppressive heat and wildfire smoke in the Sacramento Valley (but there is no such thing as global warming), I was able to quickly resolve the cliffhanger from the last chapter during my days-off period. It's back to work fo...
2021-09-07 03:10:58 +0000 UTC View PostThings are starting to move along more quickly now, or are they? As always, let me know how I'm doing. Your feedback shapes the story to a strong degree.
2021-09-04 04:26:43 +0000 UTC View PostThis is a pivotal chapter. I have spent most of this book gently and subtlety nudging things in this direction in order to maintain suspension of disbelief for when it finally occurs while simultaneously trying to not give you all foreshadowing th...
2021-08-25 02:14:43 +0000 UTC View PostWell, since it is Satan's butthole hot here in the central valley of California (100+ over every one of the last six days and to continue for the next week) and, since the hot air outside is choked with smoke from wildfires, I was able to spend my...
2021-08-12 06:04:18 +0000 UTC View PostA bizarre tale is told about Jake and Laura and they are astounded to find that there are many who actually believe it. But they do have some ammunition of their own in this battle. As always, let me know how I'm doing. This was an enjoyable...
2021-08-09 03:38:27 +0000 UTC View PostNo charge for this post. After I posted my brief Intemperance discography a few weeks ago, one of my patrons, Brandon, took up the project to make a more complete and accurate discography complete with dates, sales figures. charting, and profits w...
2021-08-06 11:08:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe rest of the visit with Laura's brother and plans for the future, including a bit of a bombshell. As always, let me know how I'm doing, particularly with Laura's family. They kind of grew on me a bit as I composed these last few chapters and th...
2021-07-26 03:40:25 +0000 UTC View PostStandard disclaimer: there is no charge for this post as it is not a story chapter. It turns out that when I was discussing Intemperance's legacy on this forum recently, I misspoke myself when I said that Intemperance had released 4 studio a...
2021-07-20 01:37:24 +0000 UTC View PostLaura reconnects with someone from her past and brings Jake along for the ride. Jake experiences a bit of culture shock. And a new plot twist is possibly showing its head. As always, keep the feedback coming. Nothing in this chapter was really for...
2021-07-07 05:46:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe second half of the TSF and the aftermath of it. As always, let me know how I'm doing and if I'm staying in character and maintaining suspension of disbelief. Some soul-searching occurs in this one, as well as a few moments that Matt approves o...
2021-06-23 04:17:12 +0000 UTC View PostAre you ready to rock and roll?! I certainly hope so, because this chapter has a whole lot of it. This one is a pivotal chapter in several ways and I hope I did a good job of describing the TSF. Please let me know, as always, how I'm doing. Your c...
2021-06-14 00:56:38 +0000 UTC View PostThank you all for your continued support. I'm hoping that this will be another 3 chapter month. I just finished chapter 9 and my momentum is strong. I have scheduled vacation coming up after my next work rotation and nowhere to go, so I should be ...
2021-06-03 08:12:37 +0000 UTC View PostI managed to squeak out 3 chapters this month as the pace of the story is picking up and I've had more days off than usual. Please keep up the feedback as it truly helps me shape the upcoming chapters. Something that a few of you have asked for ta...
2021-05-27 02:34:07 +0000 UTC View PostDue to having some time off work of late and nowhere to go, I have been a bit more productive. This will likely be a 3 chapter month. Here is the latest. As always, let me know what you think.
2021-05-12 05:24:14 +0000 UTC View PostMinor retcons will be applied to Chapter 1. One of my Patrons is from Colombia and gave me some good advice about scenes in Colombia in particular and South America in general. I have incorporated that advice into some minor changes to Chapter 1 w...
2021-05-06 05:10:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter is a few pages shorter than normal, but I said everything I needed to say in it and did not want to just add extraneous narrative for the sake of reaching an arbitrary minimum. I also will have to retcon a tad in an earlier chapter. A...
2021-05-01 05:51:05 +0000 UTC View PostI will have to retcon the previous chapter just a tad. Instead of a five day break between the end of the US Celia Valdez tour and the start of the Canadian portion, I will have to make it seven days to accommodate the timeline of this chapter. So...
2021-04-05 04:44:31 +0000 UTC View PostStarting to get into the meat of the story here in Book 5. As always, I live to hear what you all think about the direction I'm moving. Keep the comments coming.
2021-03-24 05:34:34 +0000 UTC View PostDon't want to say much about this one for fear of spoilers. But please let me know what you think about it.
2021-03-10 05:30:28 +0000 UTC View PostAnd here is the first chapter of Book 5 of the Intemperance saga. Thank you all for continuing to hang in here with me. This will probably be the last book in the primary story, but... I thought that Book 3 was going to be the last book when I sta...
2021-02-25 03:41:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe usual disclaimer: I am not charging for this post. I just want to let everyone who is interested know that Intemperance IV is now available in its entirety in Kindle format on Amazon. I will now start working on Intemperance V and will h...
2021-02-17 20:09:40 +0000 UTC View PostAnd so is posted the final chapter of Intemperance IV. Thank you all for following along and supporting me through all of this. Please let me know, as always, how you liked this chapter in particular and Book IV in general. I will be working over ...
2021-01-27 06:23:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe usual disclaimer: You are not being charged for this post. Only new chapters of the Intemperance tale are charged.
That being said, I'd like to throw out my thought on what the ultimate subtitle of Intemperance IV--I am now writing what ...
2021-01-13 00:14:18 +0000 UTC View Post