I'm sorry to report that I've reached the portion of my current book project where a lot of people are going to die. I don't really enjoy killing off characters, despite doing it ALL THE TIME according to my readers. The sad truth of it is that in a realistic setting, being a superhero is incredibly dangerous and it is their privilege to die with their (pixie) boots on. #WritingCommunity #wip #cosowriters

Hey there, all you cool new #cosonauts! I'm Ian: author, meme aficionado, caffeine enthusiast, and shiftless layabout. #meetthenauts #introductions I know it can be overwhelming so here are a few tags specifically for the #writers: #cosowriters #amwriting #wip #WritingCommunity #cosobooks #opencarrybooks

Pin them into their own column and voila, you have a group of potential friends just waiting to meet you and talk about the same stuff that interests you!*

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Went over 20k words in Extinction Event yesterday, and Shit Just Got Real. The war for the world has begun in earnest. #wip #cosowriters #WritingCommunity

I'm nearly up to 10k words on my #wip Extinction Event. Satisfied with progress so far. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters

Up next in the #wip, my supervillains are going to be attacked by non-powered German special forces ahead of the heroes' arrival. A bloodbath will ensue, followed by a run-and-gun highway chase. This is a set piece that would be in the movie trailer if this book ever got made into a movie. #cosowriters #WritingCommunity

I'm pretty sure I wrote like 1500 words at work today and emailed them to myself to add to the #wip tonight.

A morsel of tonight's writing. #cosowriters #amwriting #wip

Been kind of noodling on a short fight scene in my #wip today. It's short because of the three heroes, one is bulletproof, one heals from grievous harm in seconds, and the other can travel along walls and ceilings. The bad guys are dudes with guns, and they're way outclassed. #cosowriters

Just finished the next draft of Roast Wyvern and Other Recipes, clocking in at a tidy 104k words (for non-writers, that makes it a medium girthy doorstop of a novel). Next it goes off to my primary editor for spit and polish and telling me everything I did wrong and have to fix. #WIP #CosoWriters

Two-thirds done with the next round of revisions on Roast Wyvern. Still torn about the ultimate fate of this one. Do I send it out to agents or do I keep this one under my own imprint? Decisions, decisions. Anyway, good night, #Coso, wherever you are! #amwriting #cosowriters #wip

Well, I got through edits of the first third of my #wip tonight. About another 65k words to go. Then proofreading. Then I have to decide whether to submit it or just publish it myself. Decisions, decisions. In the meantime, good night, #Coso, wherever you are, and always

Chapter 9 of the #wip and the action shifts to Paris, where the heroes pick up the next to last member of their team. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters

Chapter 4 is done. Time to move the action halfway around the world to Egypt. #writingcommunity #cosowriters #wip

Good morning, #cosonauts! I finished Ch 3 of the new book project last night. #cosowriters #WritingCommunity #wip

Ok, #Texas #cosonauts, I need your help. For my current book #wip, I need to set a superhero headquarters (think the size of a small community college campus with some surrounding open space) in the immediate Dallas/Ft Worth area. Where should I put it?

Ch 2 of the #wip is done and onward to Ch 3. I'm doing my darnedest to make this one the manhunt/political thriller I've been wanting to write for a long time. #writingcommunity #cosowriters

Onto Chapter Two in the new book. This one is a cavalcade of old friends...and old enemies. #WritingCommunity #cosowriters #wip Anyway, good night, #Coso, wherever you are!

First line of the new book project:

Tafsut had been invisible her entire life.

Good night, #Coso, wherever you are! #WritingCommunity #cosowriters #wip

Finishing the plotting on a book is almost as good a feeling as finishing the text. Tonight, I begin JCU book 25: POSSE. #cosowriters #WritingCommunity #wip