PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 23, 2025

 ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE.

Been working hard on trying to conclude the first draft of SHERLOCK HOLMES and "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly", but life has had other ideas most of last week.😒

Hopefully I can complete the manuscript this coming week, but we'll have to see how it goes.

And no new news on that MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING at this time either.

With that in mind, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

24 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16, 2025

 While it is not totally finished yet, the conclusion of SHERLOCK HOLMES and "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly" IS in sight!😀

But then what?

Once the HOLMES story is completed, I will be taking a couple of days off to relax from Victorian England before returning to give the tale a final proofreading as well as adding my Creation Of Essay and my usual Author Bio before sending it off to Airship 27.

But what do I do in-between and past HOLMES?

It has to do with that MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING.

I've had a few friends and fans ask about it.

One was actually correct in their assumption of what was going on, although not the reason(s) why.

Unfortunately I still cannot officially discuss it publicly yet.

All this teasing is as close as I can come to saying anything at the moment, and even this is questionable at best but I should be safe since I haven't given any actual details nor neither confirmed or denied any speculations.

In any event, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

17 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 9, 2025

 It was mostly research again this past week, not only for SHERLOCK HOLMES and "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly" but also for that MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING.

I'm sure some astute web surfers out there have already figured it out, or at least suspect what it is but unfortunately I still cannot officially say anything at this time.

When possible, I will, especially considering I HAVE been working hard on trying to find a solution to the issue.

Until then, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

Have a great week and I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

10 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 2, 2025

 Work proceeds apace on SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN FOLLY.

I had to stop and do some research last week in regards to The Bard's plays, but it has paid off as the story approaches the 10,000 (out of 15,000 for the average Airship 27 short story) word mark.

I'm sure that at least a few astute observers out there have noticed changes to some key Amazon listings in recent days, if not the Facebook pages of myself and a few other people as well.

Unfortunately all that is part of the MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING that I still cannot officially discuss with anyone publicly at this time, but rest assured that myself and everyone else involved are working on the problem(s) and, in my case, once the SHERLOCK HOLMES story is finished, I will be devoting my full attention to the matter, even if I have to wait awhile longer before I can actually say in complete detail what is going on.

With that in mind, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

3 August, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JULY 26, 2025

 Alas last week was NOT a good one, writing wise. Barely managed 300 words on SHERLOCK HOLMES: "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly" since the last Progress Report, but at least that's 300 more words than I had.

There just isn't really enough time in any given day after I take care of life and everything else I have to.

With apologies to Douglas Adams, the universe can take care of itself.

There have been some new wrinkles in the MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING that is going to affect my writing, but unfortunately I still cannot officially talk about it with you folks yet.

Given time, I hope to be able to speak about what is happening/had happened and the future, but DON'T PANIC! (Another Adams reference. Can you tell I'm a fan of his work?)

My health is as fine as it can be for a 63 year old man with a heart condition.

All the behind the scenes stuff happening right now is business, not medical.

But I definitely plan to stay indoors as much as possible over the next few days as my neck of the woods experiences its latest heatwave.

The third so far this year.

Collect them all, if you dare. 😡

In any event, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

27 July, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JULY 19, 2025

 Still working on SHERLOCK HOLMES: "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly".

"Spare" time that I could dedicate solely to writing was not in much abundance this past week and this week looks uncertain at the moment as I post these words. But I am officially on the second half of the adventure and about to break the 8,000 (out of a projected 15,000) word count.

Will just have to see how things go.

In any event, take care.

STAY SAFE!

Have a great week, and I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

20 July, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JULY 12, 2025

 To repeat a classic line, SHERLOCK HOLMES knows the game's afoot. He hasn't got the whole mystery solved, but enough to continue investigating "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly" as I enter the second half of this short story.

Yet like I have said before, it not only takes time to craft a mystery, but even more to write one worthy of the Victorian Era's famous consulting detective.

Of course the never ending battle of housework, errands and other responsibilities versus having "free" time to write is another matter.

After all, the entire staff of my household is me, myself and I.😑

In any event, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

13 July, 2025