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Saw “The Furious” yesterday. Entertaining Kungfoolary at its finest.

There are many items on today’s agenda, but one of them is at least an hour to write. The novel WIP is calling. #5amwritersclub

Caught a rocket launch while getting in my 10 miles on the water this morning. Here, I’m still heading north in the Banana River.

My next in-person event! SharkCon on July 18 & 19 Tampa, Florida

Feeling good enough to get in a smidge under 11 miles in my outrigger canoe this morning. A little writing work to come before an afternoon shift at the running store.

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I did some work on the novel WIP after the gym this morning. Continuing to work my way through the very rough manuscript from the beginning. Added about 150 words as I fillled in small gaps and did some light editing. #5amwritersclub #indieauthors #writingcommunity

Reading this always helps me. First spotted hanging over a door in the boathouse at Rutgers (1985), it has stuck with me ever since. #DareGreatly #5amwritersclub #indieauthors #RutgersCrew

I wrote about 1600 words yesterday. Pleased. At the point in my rough draft where most of the important bits are slapped down. I’m heading back to the beginning to start filling in details & nuance & reconciling. That process will lead to a “true” first draft 🤔 #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

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An easy 6-mile paddle to start the day as the sinus crud is not quite gone.

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Today, I opened my novel WIP for the first time in a week. I only added about 150 words as I finished out a scene, but it felt good. I have more ambitious goals for tomorrow. #5amwritersclub #indieauthor #writingcommunity

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Good morning 🐈

Just a little “catsploitation.” Hamish really thinks you should buy, read, and sleep on a copy of Delphys Rising.

First day of my one summer session class today. Slept in until 9 to try and tamp down the sinus flare-up. Feeling good enough to get through it 🙃 #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

Sinus/ear thing knocking me down the last few days 🫤 Didn’t quite reach my stretch goal of getting my novel rough draft completed before my summer class starts tomorrow 😑 Still, I’m close… #5amwritersclub #indieauthors

Nature’s sunrise palette 🎨

This morning’s dolphin dawn with the Eau Gallie Bridge in the background. Was hoping for more than the just under 8 miles I did, but I was feeling a sinus thing coming on and decided not to push it 🫤

Disclosure Day 👍 👽

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This morning’s pelican sunrise.

Fun day updating my online resources for the course I start teaching next week. Unfortunately, my brain is too fried for any writing today.

Anatoli the Anole was out enjoying the sun in the garden this afternoon.

I had a very short writing window today. Still, I added about 600 words to the novel WIP. Tomorrow’s priority is getting my “online stuff” updated for the course I start teaching next week. But you never know… ✍️ #5amwritingclub #writingcommunity #indieauthors

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Some guy paddling this morning. Planning to get in a little writing tomorrow 😉

Like a painting…along the south end of Merritt Island

Eau Gallie Causeway Dawn

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Solid 10 miles in the OC1. 🚀 Rocket launch about 1 mile in!

Gym, reviewing some research, and about 500 words slapped down before starting my shift at the running store.

Caturday lounging with Hamish Wimbish 😻

Another good writing day—2000 words added to my novel project. Now, it’s time for an anomalous late afternoon shift at the running store. Happy Friday!

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After the gym, shuttling my mother-in-law to an appointment, and a quick grocery store stop…a good day writing—2000 words added to the novel WIP. Added a chapter I hadn’t “outlined” for 👀

I used the small writing window I had today to get down about 1200 words for the new novel.

Well, I hope the FREE promotion works out—meaning I get some reviews for RESONANCE and maybe a sale or two of other books. I also had enough downloads to get to NUMBER ONE in two categories 🙃 #5amwritersclub #indieauthors #readingcommunity

And … RESONANCE made the jump!

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A good 7.25 miles this morning. Some beautiful colors in the sky, a pelican pose, and the dorsal fin of not-a-dolphin 🤔

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A beautiful morning to crank out 7 miles in my outrigger canoe—which was split in half by about 10 minutes of sunrise dolphin time. After that, I did manage to write a few new sentences before I had to head to the day job. #5amwritersclub #dolphins #sunrise

It’s a new month. My major goal remains unchanged—finishing a rough draft of my new novel before I start teaching summer semester on June 16. So, after a short paddle this morning, there will be writing! #5amwritersclub #DareGreatly

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I had to go into the day job today just as I was finally feeling some flow in my writing session. Still, I did start to better figure out the direction of the scene I was working on. So, tomorrow…back to the last exchange between Noah and Teddy. #5amwritersclub #indieauthor

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