Well, my writing muse dropped by for a couple of days. She brought with her news ideas and some new pages for the sequel to to Death Haunts the Stars.
Then she split...again! Perhaps there's another struggling writer out there who needs her more at the moment.
But, all has not been for naught!
I've made some serious headway on photography and photo selection for Essentials of Fire Fighting 7th at the office. Got a bunch of images selected, storyboarded, and down to Graphics then set up some photo shoots for next month.
Friday marked my last full day in my old office. I report to work in the morning and get to watch them take my desk apart and move it, some shelves, a cabinet, and a bunch of boxes to...my NEW office in the West Wing of the Fire Protection Publications Headquarters Building. It'll take a couple of days to get unpacked and organized then back to work on Essentials and Facility Fire Brigades. No rest for me!
On the home front, I've been promising the Boss Lady a deck for a gazebo or pergola for sometime. She finally wore me down and I've been measuring and marking, pricing materials, and...starting work on the project. The four corner anchors are in, the outer frame is built, and the remaining lumber is awaiting a new day in my backyard. Tomorrow evening, I'll attach the outer frame to the corner anchors and begin measuring and cutting the remaining floor joists.
No Fortney project ever gets done without someone getting hurt. I got stung by a wasp or bee on my lower right abdomen and it's uncomfortable but not enough to stop me from my appointed tasks.
Something nice about working on projects like this is that while the hands are busy, my mind can be thinking about some new ideas for the new novel.
Now if that durned muse would just drop by to help!
Enough for tonight. Back with another update soon.
Remember...let's be safe out there!
Jeffrey
© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2017
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Has Anyone Seen My Muse?
Muse: one of the nine inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts in Greek mythology.
If any of you have watched the movie Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John played a muse named Kira (Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance) who inspired Gene Kelly's character (Danny McGuire) back in the 1940s) and Michael Beck's character (Sonny Malone) in 1980. Hopefully, she helped others before the 1940s and in the years between then and the 1980s.
There was a time when I began putting my stories together for e-publication when my muse must have been hanging around night and day. The ideas and words flowed like a raging river.
Lately, I think she may be busy helping others and only drops by from time to time. I haven't done much writing in the last two weeks (or advertising for that matter). Then yesterday, I wrote 4 1/2 pages of new material for the sequel to Death Haunts the Stars. And, I feel like I've got a couple/few more pages in me today!
Well, we'll see...
Sales and Kindle Reads have dropped slightly on the existing books. I guess the half of the population that would agree with my stories are now extremely happy and those who wouldn't agree with them are suffering mind numbing depression over recent events. (Not that they would buy my books anyway!)
I've put together a script for my first videos for my Amazon Authors Page and for my Facebook Authors page. Just waiting for a nice day to shoot them outside. Tuesday's forecast looks good!
My current novels can be purchased as e-books at my Amazon Authors Page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Don't forget, if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, you can download and read my books as part of that subscription.
Spring is not quite here yet. It's been warm enough in Oklahoma that the Red Cedars and Bradford Pear trees are blooming. Have I mentioned that I'm deathly allergic to the Red Cedars and none too fond of the Bradford Pears? This year, my allergies resulted in an upper respiratory infection. Yuck! But I'm finally on the mend. Now the weather is turning cold again. Hopefully, I won't get a cold...
That's enough for now. Stay safe out there!
Jeffrey
© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2017
If any of you have watched the movie Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John played a muse named Kira (Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance) who inspired Gene Kelly's character (Danny McGuire) back in the 1940s) and Michael Beck's character (Sonny Malone) in 1980. Hopefully, she helped others before the 1940s and in the years between then and the 1980s.
There was a time when I began putting my stories together for e-publication when my muse must have been hanging around night and day. The ideas and words flowed like a raging river.
Lately, I think she may be busy helping others and only drops by from time to time. I haven't done much writing in the last two weeks (or advertising for that matter). Then yesterday, I wrote 4 1/2 pages of new material for the sequel to Death Haunts the Stars. And, I feel like I've got a couple/few more pages in me today!
Well, we'll see...
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Sales and Kindle Reads have dropped slightly on the existing books. I guess the half of the population that would agree with my stories are now extremely happy and those who wouldn't agree with them are suffering mind numbing depression over recent events. (Not that they would buy my books anyway!)
I've put together a script for my first videos for my Amazon Authors Page and for my Facebook Authors page. Just waiting for a nice day to shoot them outside. Tuesday's forecast looks good!
My current novels can be purchased as e-books at my Amazon Authors Page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Don't forget, if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, you can download and read my books as part of that subscription.
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That's enough for now. Stay safe out there!
Jeffrey
© Jeffrey M. Fortney - 2017
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