PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 30, 2025

 I HAVE FINISHED WRITING

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN FOLLY!😁

I still have to finish proofreading the manuscript before adding my behind the scenes essay and Author's Bio so I can send it off to Airship 27, but obviously once all that is done the big question before me is: WHAT NEXT?

There has still been no official, public announcement on that MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING, although a lot of you have already accurately guessed what is going on, if not all of the reason(s) why.

I can tell you that I have not been sitting idly by twiddling my thumbs when not working on Holmes.

I have been researching and studying my options.

What comes next will be a big step for yours truly, but while not fully prepared yet, it is one I am willing to take and hope for the best on.

But what I have in mind will also require a LOT of writing, so I better get back to it now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

31 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 JUNE 14, 2025

 Have submitted my COMIC BOOK HORROR ANTHOLOGY STORIES. The contest doesn't end until July 31 so it probably won't be until sometime in August at the earliest that I hear something on the subject, thus I have returned to working on SHERLOCK HOLMES: "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly".

Still haven't heard any more news on that PENDING MAJOR DEVELOPMENT, but for those of you able to celebrate today...

Lee Houston, Junior

15 June, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JUNE 7, 2025

 It's hard to believe that the year is almost half over and the weather is just now getting decent enough for me to wear both a short sleeve T-shirt and a pair of shorts. Normally I'd already be in Spring/Summer attire by the first week of May at the latest, but this year has been really weird weather wise.

Anyway...

The first of two COMIC BOOK CONTEST ENTRIES is done and I'm working feverishly to complete the second before the Submissions Box opens June 13.

Considering that's a Friday, sounds appropriate for a horror anthology, don't you think?

In any event, after the stories are done and submitted, then I will be returning to SHERLOCK HOLMES and THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN FOLLY unless something else comes up between now and then, but I still haven't heard any new developments on that MAJOR EVENT PENDING as I post this.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

8 June, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 31, 2025

 I paused to remember writer Peter David and did not post a PROGRESS REPORT last weekend. So there is a bit of catching up to do.

Before the memorial post, I did work on my SHERLOCK HOLMES story but while I am more than a third through the manuscript, I haven't reached the halfway point on it yet because I paused working on that to come up with an entry for a HORROR ANTHOLOGY COMIC BOOK SHORT STORY CONTEST.

I am kicking a couple of ideas around. One of the two I've already written and the other is still in progress.

Which of the two or both (if the rules allow it) I'll submit remains to be seen because the submission door doesn't even open until June 13, which happens to be a Friday this year. Hmmm...

Anyway, Horror isn't really my genre; but if it's one thing I've always wanted to do, it's write for a comic book company.

Unfortunately, the closest I've ever come to realizing that goal is editing the independently produced RAYE KNIGHT: SPELLBOUND for my friend Victoria Pagac.

The rest of the time I've always wound up at start up ventures that never get past the "Wouldn't it be nice if..." stage.

All I can do is produce the best short story possible within 8 pages (maximum) of a comic book and hope for the best.

And for those interested, all has been quiet on the MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PENDING front.

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

1 June, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 10, 2025

 It has been real busy on the personal front lately, especially today, but I am back to working on SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE ADVENTURE OF THE SHAKESPEAREAN FOLLY.

Ron Fortier of Airship 27 and other endeavors is out of the hospital after his cancer surgery.

I'm sure everyone wishes him a speedy recovery.

And in regards to that OTHER MATTER, all I can say is that I've been told an estimate as to when a formal statement will be posted to the public but still can't take any official action until then.

The only thing left is to wish everyone who can celebrate today a

and I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

11 May, 2025

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING MAY 3, 2025

 I FINALLY FINISHED PROOFREADING SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA!

The final word count was 59,956. Up 411 words from when I began.

The only delay now is Ron Fortier of Airship 27 wants me to wait on sending it to him until after his Cancer Surgery on May 9.

Considering he's already shared information about this on Facebook, the Airship 27 Flight Log and other places, it's not like I'm revealing some deep dark secret that is supposed to remain private and I'm sure everyone reading these words joins me in wishing Ron good luck and a speedy recovery.

So now to pick up where I left off on the SHERLOCK HOLMES mystery I was working on when I decided trying to bounce back and forth between HOLMES and SOLITAIRE wasn't working and focused just on the lady until that was completed.

The story has gained a (working) title, "The Adventure of the Shakespearean Folly", but I'm only somewhere between a quarter and a third of the way through completing the first draft of that manuscript.

I'm going to have to reread everything I already have and take it from there.

As for that OTHER MATTER I've been eluding to over the last few Progress Reports, until an official public announcement is made by the other party involved I can't go into any greater detail than I already have.

But if you follow the recent Internet comments of a few of my fellow writers carefully, you'll know I'm not alone in the current situation.

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

4 May, 2025 (MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU! 😏)

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING APRIL 26, 2025

 While I unfortunately didn't get more than a couple of paragraphs proofread on SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA
since my last Progress Report😢, that is because I have been dealing with a major new development within the writing side of my life.

Alas, I cannot share any details with you at this time because no official announcement has been made public yet. However I can say that what is going on behind the scenes at the moment affects a lot of my past creative catalog and its future.

Wish I could say more but, other than hopefully completing the S2 editing this week, I have to keep silent on the matter while I try to get things worked out to deal with the repercussions of the situation.

In any event, take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

27 April, 2025