Back in the Saddle Again !! :(7

Okay, well I have spent a little time working on the next several volumes in the 'Raven Dancer Series,' and I think this will be a big year for the craziness of Ashton Lightfoot, Cynthia Hook the demonic coach and particularly James Joyce Holmes who has become me. Ha Ha and you'll see.

Now, girls, please pass copies of the book along to mom as she will find it and the new ones that come along really fun . . . and funny.

Oh, be sure to check out 'Coming To You Live From Your University Town or Broadcast Station tm. I think it is on 'ComingToYouLiveFromYourUniversityTown.Blogspot.Com . I'll check that in a minute or two.

Cheers,

John/Shawn Simpson/A.VonOrlebeck

'Raven Dancer' Hits a Record on Amazon

Gad I'm pooped after a summer of getting ready to make a move. So, if you care to send me a voice mail, just call it in to 541 914 8512 and say anything you want about the book, life, living and of course, all of your antics.

Mail to: 1928 Friendly Alley, Eugene, Oregon 97405 Okay. Be good but write . . . letters are kind of fun to fondle and hold dearly.


Hey, I just tuned into Amazon.com to see what was happening with 'Raven Dancer,' sales and discovered that someone has actually posted the darn thing on the used market for so much money I couldn't believe it. Here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1452884420/ref=si_aps_sup_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1314464491&sr=8-1&condition=used

Catch you soon.

A Daily Practice - Writing Raven Dancer

Here's a shot I took this morning before going into one of my fav. writing spots, the University of Oregon Art Museum's coffee shop, 'Marche.'

It still amazes me how quickly the original story took shape. I started the book on December 15, 2008 and the first draft was done on February 15, 2009. That's 115,000 words in two months, an insane rate of speed. It must have been channeled.

But, I've been rewriting and revising since then.

One of the reasons I rewrite so much is because the speed that the original story came to me made the writing more like a stream of consciousness. And, I don't know if any of you use this technique, but you may realize the conscious stream doesn't do English very well.

How did I get it done so fast? I follow the same routine every day; bike up to the University of Oregon Library at 7:15 am, get to work by 7:45, work continuously until 1 pm, come home, do the errands that can't be avoided, walk the dog and check all of the mail(s). Then, back to work until 6 pm.

Following that formula, plus the use of affirmations, I would consistently write 3 to 4,000 words per day, one day it went to 5,000. At that rate, the story takes shape as if it is being channeled. It is so complex, I think it was. I never could have put together a plot line like that one. More on that another day.

JS (:7