Hello, friends.
This week was insane. Pamela’s situation with sciatica is heartbreaking to watch and it’s making me anxious to see her in so much pain that I’m so helpless to do anything about. Things at work are crazy because they are. I have a very interesting class that takes a lot out of me because roughly half the class is like teaching elementary school instead of high school. There’s been some cool things, too.
So, let’s do this thing!
Welcome to the 68th installment of Gauthic Times, the newsletter about my writing, my life, and some kind words from an email.
I see you sitting there reading this and understand that you’d like more of my writing. Well, becoming a paid Patron on my Patreon, where I write about things in more detail than I do in the newsletter or on my website, including the actual names of my works-in-progress and not just codenames. The lowest tier for Patreon is $1 but at $5/month, we’re looking at some serious help.
I mean, if every subscriber or reader of this newsletter, or every social media follower I have became a Patron at even just the $1 tier, I could write more and pay my bills better. The same would happen if they bought copies of my books.
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Anyway, let’s do this!
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I finished Project: MG Space Adventure III this week. And I’ve decided (for now) on the new title. I worked on it every night and finished it Friday. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the story overall. It’s a real adventure and I really found myself engrossed at a certain point.
Draft two is done and I’ve sent it to at least one beta reader. I’ll be sending it to another soon.
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In this spot over on Patreon, I updated Patrons on the lack of work on my graphic novel idea for this week. The only way to know about it is to become a Patron.
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A writer I know who has been a big help to me for many years offered to read Project: Monster. Friday, I came home from work and errands to find a very nice email from him, giving some solid advice about the book.
The last paragraph of the email nearly had me in tears:
“Hope this helps. And thanks for letting me check it out. Your writing is tight, and in these past several years you’ve become a really solid writer. Now try to focus on what makes your work Bill Gauthier fiction. Keep honing your voice and don’t be afraid to take chances. You’re right there and ready to take that next step. Keep plugging!”
Damn! That’s a very big boost that I really needed.
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And here I’ve come at the end of this update. I apologize for it being so short. Thank you for reading!
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