PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Short and to the point this time.

Got to finish going over ZEPHYR LILY before the February 28 submission deadline.✅
Then I finish going over HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, BOOK 3: FEMME FATALE.✅
After that, I will be getting back to some actual writing.✅

Take care and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
24 February, 2019

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Okay, got some work done reviewing my friendly neighborhood beta-proofreader's notes concerning HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, BOOK 3: FEMME FATALE; but I am DEFINITELY going back to start my second pass on "Zephyr Lily" for Jim Beard's 1970s anthology this week.

Tried looking for an appropriate image, but no one has yet to draw the character, the word ZEPHYR either gets me classic cars or dirigibles, and there's too many flowers to sort through for LILY, although I do like this one of a Stargazer, probably so named because of the spotted interior.

Anyway, besides being a writer in general, it has always been a lifelong dream of mine to write for a comic book company.
I leaned towards DC until they started having CRISES and reboots on a regular basis, and while there are some Marvel Comics characters I like, they've hopped on the reboot bandwagon too in recent years, so I'm not completely sure where either company is continuity wise right now.

Unfortunately, the closest I've ever come to achieving this dream is getting involved with start ups that never seem to make it past the "Wouldn't it be nice if...?" stage of existence.😔
Hence everything I've ever wrote or done for them editing wise is just sitting in a computer file gathering electronic "dust", especially since I'm uncertain of the legalities concerning who actually owns what.😢

But I still have HUGH and ALPHA, along with THE REBEL I created for Jaime Ramos' SINGULARITY-RISE OF THE POST HUMANS anthology. Would love to get back to her whenever the opportunity presents itself sir!
And now I have with ZEPHYR LILY a new, mysterious champion to add to my roster!😁

So I better get back to writing/editing.
See you around the Internet!
Lee Houston, Junior
17 February, 2019

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PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 9, 2019

I have finished the first draft of the "Zephyr Lily" story for Jim Beard!

Will let it sit a day or two before making my final(?) pass over it.
Definitely have to have that submitted before the end of this month.

Will probably start going over my friendly neighborhood beta-proofreader's notes concerning HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, BOOK 3: FEMME FATALE until then.

Spent most of today making sure all my various computer files were backed up elsewhere to make sure my data was protected in case of technical problems.
I always use a couple of flashcards for whatever I'm working on at the end of each day, but this was a system wide save I did today.
Hence why it took so long.

Upcoming week looks relatively "normal" (whatever that means).
Bad storm due in Tuesday, but I certainly won't be out in it.

In any event, I've got to get back to writing now.
See you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
10 February, 2019

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 2, 2019

At just a little over 7,000+ words (out of a 10,000 maximum limit), I'm still working on my Zephyr Lily story for Jim Beard's upcoming 1970s anthology.

Now, for those who came in late, I love the comic book medium.
Always have, and probably always will, despite how dang expensive the darn things are getting nowadays.
When I first started reading, and I do stress the R word here, they were only 20 CENTS for 20 pages of story and art per issue. A lot of titles featured a COMPLETE lead story AND a second feature for that price!
But nowadays...

Enough reminiscing, for now.
Got a busy week ahead of me, including a dentist appointment on Tuesday.
Hopefully I'll get more done, let alone approach writing THE END to my current project, but that remains to be seen.

In any event, I better get back to it now.
See you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
3 February, 2019