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NaNoWriMo-ing ahead despite “life happening”

Posted on 2013/11/18 by ecgarrison

It’s been a rough week. My stepdad passed away. Work was extra-specially contentious and difficult. My stepdaughter was t-boned by another car that ran a red light late at night. The driver of that car ran off on foot. We … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Restless Spirit peek #2 – Weirdness

Posted on 2013/11/12 by ecgarrison

A little bit of Chapter 11, in which “booth babe” Skye figures out Minnie is missing. Frannie helps Skye by sending her “ghost” off to search. Fantasy Free Form employee Phil (on loan from RJ Sullivan’s Virtual Blue)  is confused … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo peek – freshly written tiny random excerpt from Restless Spirit

Posted on 2013/11/09 by ecgarrison

Chapter 10, in which Skye wakes up hung over after a night of overindulgence and mishaps: Still cocooned in blankets, I rolled away from the light and sounds and fell off the other side of the bed with a whump, … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Whiteboard Wednesday #1 – Restless Spirit cover

Posted on 2013/11/06 by ecgarrison

I am writing the first sequel to Blue Spirit this November, called Restless Spirit. In this book, Skye is on a mission to find dark magics and stop them from being used. Only there’s more than one supernatural force at … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo update: already off the rails!

Posted on 2013/11/02 by ecgarrison

I posted earlier about Pantsing vs Planning and I came out in the middle, doing minimal planning but mostly leaving the story to grow organically. I learned in the wee hours of November 1st, at the Nindy Nanoween party that … Continue reading →

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Jailhouse Spook: my true ghost story

Posted on 2013/11/01 by ecgarrison

I have a guest blog post at Long and Short Reviews “LASR” today, please go take a look! It is a true story from my days in the Indiana Ghost Trackers with my wife. It’s experiences like this that led … Continue reading →

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My 10 Scariest Ghost Hunts – Happy Halloween!

Posted on 2013/10/31 by ecgarrison

(The following originally appeared on the Flipside of Julianne blog, and I’m reposting it here for Halloween) Brett, the main character of Four ’til Late, is an amateur ghost hunter, and that’s no coincidence. My wife and I spent 7 … Continue reading →

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It’s not you, it’s NaNo – a warning to my friends.

Posted on 2013/10/31 by ecgarrison

Dear friends, I’ve set this to post just before midnight [edit: except it went out at noon instead, oh well…] Most of my friends know this already, but just to be sure… I’m doing National Novel Writing Month for the … Continue reading →

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Silly Hat Books

Posted on 2013/10/11 by ecgarrison

I’m trying on a new domain name for size. Partly to get away from having wordpress.com on the end of my name, and partly to have something memorable and fun. I think it fits for a couple of reasons. One … Continue reading →

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Coming soon… Coffin Hop!

Posted on 2013/10/09 by ecgarrison
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