PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 25, 2024

 While I celebrated completing my short story "Operation Colossus" for Robert J. Mendenhalll's upcoming third volume in his ongoing CODE NAME INTREPID CLASSIFIED anthology last week, I still had to give it a final review before submitting the adventure for publication.

After a little tweaking and sweating over everything from the first word to the last punctuation mark, the submission came in at 9,688 words.

At some point there will be a galley review before the book is released this fall, but there is no point in resting on my laurels, or my hardys.😉

(Private joke for fans of Stan and Oliver.)

So what's next?

It's back to SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA!

Unfortunately, between the time involved creating "Operation Colossus" and the computer crash that tried to keep me from writing for almost 2 months before that, I'm going to have to go back and reread the entire manuscript from the beginning before I can pick up where I left off.

Especially considering that I do not have a complete version of Chapter 29 saved anywhere, which is what I was in the middle of when my previous computer crashed to begin with.

But like The Beatles sing... ♫Ob-la-di, ob-la-da. Life goes on.♫

So on that note♫, take care.

Have a great week.

I'll see you around the Internet.

And for those celebrating... HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

(There is no visible white "ink" for the middle word.)

Lee Houston, Junior

26 May, 2024

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 18, 2024

😀 I FINISHED!😁

I have completed "Operation Colossus", my short story adventure for the upcoming third volume in Robert J. Mendenhall's CODE NAME INTREPID CLASSIFIED anthology series.

I still need to do one more, overall rereading edit of the tale from start to finish to make sure there are no formatting errors or other mistakes as well as ensure that it is as great a story as possible.

Therefore I cannot post a final word count yet.

But I can say that I did break 9,000, but am in no danger of coming near the 10,000 word maximum limit.

So what do I do for an "encore"?

I'll let you know next week.😉

Until then, take care.

STAY SAFE!

I'll see you around the Internet, and who do I notify that Blogger's Text coloring functions aren't working right now?

Lee Houston, Junior

19 May, 2024

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 11, 2024

 While "Operation Colossus" isn't totally finished yet, my short story for the upcoming third volume in Robert J. Mendenhall's CODE NAME INTREPID CLASSIFIED anthology series has broken the 8,000+ word mark!

I'm in the middle of the climax/final battle now.

Will be totally surprised if the adventure breaks 9,000 words but the story will satisfactorily conclude well under the 10,000 word maximum limit.

It's taken me a long time to get to this point, especially considering some of the stuff that I've had to deal with on the personal side of life since I first agreed to undertake this assignment.

Yet this author is extremely happy with the results and hope you will be too upon reading it when the anthology comes out this fall.

And for those celebrating today...

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

12 May, 2024

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 2024

 Yesterday was May 4, also known to some as International Star Wars Day.

May the Fourth, I mean Force, be with you always.

Although I found it quite ironic that Amazon was having a Star TREK Kindle Book Sale the same day!😕

ANYWAY...

Have broken the 7,100+ word mark on my way to the climax of "Operation Colossus", my contribution to the forthcoming third volume in Robert J. Mendenhall's CODE NAME INTREPID CLASSIFIED anthology series.

The minimum, which I will well make, is 7,500.

I don't believe in padding a story, so I won't be attempting to achieve the 10,000 word maximum, but I seriously believe this is a good tale and an adventure worthy of Team Intrepid.

But while the goal is in sight, I better get back to writing now so the story is completed.

Take care.

STAY SAFE! 😷

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

5 May, 2024

and HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO too!