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

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING APRIL 26, 2014

Well folks, I did get to work some on Alpha, Book 2: Wayward Son this past week. Almost another full chapter, as a matter of fact.

But as reported last week, my main focus has been on the short story that now has an end of May 2014 deadline. I'm about ¾ of the way through the second draft, and definitely will be turning it in before the due date.

Now, as many of you have probably figured out, there is a BIG difference between a short story and a novel.
In this case, the short story shouldn't be more than 15,000 words maximum, although I'm about 900+ words over that at the moment; and the novel
should be between 60,000 words (minimum) to 70,000 words in an ideal world.

Of course, choosing the right words for your stories has always been a challenge writers have faced since the dawn of creative story telling, and something we will have to discuss further in a future column.

Kathryn Frizzell cover art 

Meanwhile, my latest short story "Wolf Hunt", has just been published in the ONCE UPON A SIX GUN  anthology from Pro Se Press;

and The Free Choice E-zine just celebrated its second straight month of 3000+ page views, a fact that makes this humble Editor-In-Chief very proud.

So, overall, it has been a good week.
Hope yours went well.

See you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior
27 April, 2014