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Progress Report Week 4 June 2012

Current Projects Undertook work on the following current projects: ShortStory24: has been revised and rewritten. It currently stands at 6,310 words and will be the first story in Anthology7 . Anthology7: I changed my mind. My fifth anthology will be Anthology7 which features the sharp and pointy, instead of creative non-fiction. One story and one poem already complete and awaiting revision, one story partially complete, and two story ideas, which arrived this week ( ShortStory36 and ShortStory37 ; see below) and need to be written. Intended word length for this anthology will be between 15 and 20 thousand words. Estimated release date November 23, 2012. Individual stories and poems featured in this anthology will begin being made available after the fourth anthology’s release. Publishing The following publishing tasks were completed this week: Formatted and uploaded Nothing (previously ShortStory10 ) to Smashwords and Kindle; Posted release announcements for Nothin

Nothing is up on Amazon and Smashwords

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Nothing has been released on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the second story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a science fiction tale in which humans and shapeshifters find themselves locked in a battle for supremacy after a colony ship crashes. Nothing is approximately 1,250 words in length.   can be found in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.

Progress Report Week 3 June 2012

Current Projects The flu pretty much wiped me out last week, so not a lot was achieved on anything. I think I got to some of the housekeeping chores for publishing, but that was all. Publishing Okay, so this week was a little more productive than the last two. Following publishing activities completed: Cover design for An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us completed; Cover designs for individual stories in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us completed; Kindle formatting and upload for Shadow Life completed; Smashwords formatting, upload and release for Shadow Life completed; Blog announcements prepared for An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us and individual story releases.

Shadow Life is up on Amazon and Smashwords

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Shadow Life has been released individually on Amazon and Smashwords. This short story is the first story in An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us . It is a contemporary paranormal urban horror which opens with Denie discovering the murder of Nicola, her lover. While Denie was sworn not to reveal the secrets of the night to Nicola, others were not so bound, and with Nicola’s death, Denie discovers just how much of a free spirit Nicola truly was. Her need for vengeance overrides her scruples about crossing the line between life and undeath, and Denie joins with the vampires in order to wreak justice on Nicola’s killer. Shadow Life is approximately 5,250 words in length. can be found in   An Anthology of Those Who Walk Among Us will be released in late July 2012.