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Just a quick update. I probably won’t be posting any new chapters of Insurgent for a little while. Not because I’m not writing (I am), but because I’m making progress so quickly that it’s a…
Insurgent Chapter 5.3
Valerie Murphy frowned at herself in the mirror. The makeup couldn’t disguise her pallor, nor could new clothes disguise her nearly gaunt figure. She leaned close, squinting her eyes, and noticed something which had escaped…
Serialized novels? Looking for feedback
The good news is, since the beginning of January I’ve gone from being 1/3 complete on Insurgent to 2/3rd complete… nearly 30,000 words written in the last 5 days. It’s exciting to be moving along…
Insurgent Chapter 5.2
Jim Turville was bored. Three days since they’d arrived in Whitesville, and already he was as bored as he could be. As the quick reaction force, Sergeant Nguyen’s squad pretty much had nothing to do,…
Insurgent Chapter 5.1
When the phone rang, Rebecca sat up instantly, dropping the paperback she’d been reading to the floor. The phone rang? The house phone hadn’t rung since January: lines had been down across the state, and…
Insurgent Chapter 4.4
As the line of humvees pulled into the town, Turville thought that Whitesville looked considerably better when they weren’t being shot at. That wasn’t likely at this point. First squad had already split off from…
Insurgent Chapter 4.3
Interlude 3 − Spring 1998 Joe Blankenship looked in the mirror and adjusted his tie and collar where it chafed against his neck. Too tight: he’d gained near enough to 30 pounds of solid muscle…
Insurgent Chapter 4.2
Insurgent Chapter 4, part 2. Also cross posted to http://thenextread.com/stories/charlesesheehan-miles/insurgent…
Insurgent Chapter 4.1
“So what is your assessment?” asked Al Clark. At the moment, Clark sat at the small conference table in the Governor’s office, next to a window overlooking downtown Charleston. Valerie sat at his right hand.…
Goals, goals, goals
I’ve set myself a goal of 500 words (minimum) per day between now and the end of the year. Given the employment situation in 2009 (or lack thereof) followed by sale of our house, 4…