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

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JANUARY 26, 2019

FINISHED my review of Nancy Hansen's next fantasy novel!
Good reading, and her fans should not only get excited over this book when it's eventually released, but be prepared for a shock when they come across that one surprise plot twist I talked to you about last week.

I AM working on my "Zephyr Lily" story for Jim Beard's upcoming 1970s anthology now.
Am at almost 6500 words (of 10,000 maximum) and the tale is reading like a prose adventure from some of the great comics that debuted in the decade of disco, Star Wars, and the bicentennial.

I may not be a prolific writer when it comes to overall output, but man, the quality of these assembled words has to be some of my best work yet!

In any event, I better get back to writing now.
See you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
27 January, 2019

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JANUARY 19, 2019

At this point, I'm less than 30 pages away from finishing going over my friendly neighborhood beta-
proofreader's latest fantasy novel and I must say that it is not only one hell of a read, but that there was a plot twist about halfway through that I did NOT expect!

In the fairness of full disclosure, Nancy Hansen is my friend and we trade our various manuscripts back and forth between each other all the time for reviews and opinions, but still...

Once this is completed, finishing ZEPHYR LILY for Jim Beard will be the next stop on my Winter 2019 agenda as I try to stay warm, but I also have to go out on 3 different occasions this coming week, so how things actually turn out remains to be seen.

In any event, I better get back to work now.
Take care, and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
20 January, 2019

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JANUARY 12, 2019

Still wearing my editor's hat as I go over my friendly neighborhood beta-proofreader's latest fantasy novel manuscript while she reviews what will be HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, BOOK 3: FEMME FATALE.

Won't spoil any of the details for you but, even though I'm only about halfway through it at the moment, this IS a tightly written book and a fast paced adventure.
I truly think Nancy Hansen's long time readers and any fantasy fan alike will enjoy this novel when it's eventually published.

But inbetween giving this manuscript back to Nancy and reviewing her thoughts on HUGH to finalize that novel for submission to the publisher, I WILL be fast-forwarding to the 1970s to finish "Zephyr Lily" for Jim Beard first.

So with that thought in mind, I better get back to work now.
Take care, and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
13 January, 2019

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING JANUARY 5, 2019

WOW!
Can you believe that this is the first Progress Report for 2019???

Editor's Hat

Anyway, I'm starting out the year wearing my Editor's Hat as I review my friendly neighborhood beta-proofreader's latest fantasy novel while she reviews HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, BOOK 3: FEMME FATALE.

Whenever I finish that, I have to complete the "Zephyr Lily" story for Jim Beard's 1970s super hero anthology project before I go back over Hugh myself.

When Hugh is completely finished I will send it on to the publisher and then (probably) begin work on whatever becomes the third novel in the PROJECT ALPHA superhero series.

All this while taking care of housework and other life necessities!

In any event, I better get back to it, so take care and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
6 January, 2019