Archives for January 2011

I just finished the first draft of my new novel “The Hidden Institute”. It’s a little bit Harry Potter, and a little bit Henry Higgins, and weighs in at about 66,000 words.

This is a small section from my new novel. I kinda liked it, so I thought I’d share it with you lovely people:

Cliffy lept from the runner as they reached the school, sprinting for the doors of the building. As he burst through the side doors, running past the guards who called out even though they recognized him, he turned in the direction of the Headmaster’s office. As he turned the corner, he saw something that stopped him short.

Cliffy gaped, then grinned, and asked, “So, what happened this time?”

I find that I get more done when I expect to get something done. To that end, I’m going to plan out 2011 in the large scale, and see how close I come to meeting these expectations. Note: I’ve intentionally made my estimates conservative, to follow Scotty’s law of padding.

Note: You will see a reference to “Hell Hath No Fury”. It’s a secret project that Allie and I have been working on, which features the Greek Pantheon in a Film Noir mystery regarding the zombie apocalypse. There’ll be more news about that, as we get more done on the project (as it is, I have nothing more than an outline. . . but it’s a damn good outline).