{"id":930,"date":"2015-01-11T11:55:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T16:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2015-01-11T11:55:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-11T16:55:21","slug":"just-a-rambling-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/just-a-rambling-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Just a rambling post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Work on Baal's Heart 3<\/em> is going well now that I've gotten over a tiny bout of writer's block. For a few weeks there it was like squeezing blood from a stone. I'm right around the 55% mark, if it's going to be as long as I think it will. Not going to be finished before leaving in a few weeks though... Ah well, c'est la vie. Can't settle on a fucking name! I'm just going to call it The Baal's Heart Three<\/em>. ;)<\/p>\n

Conundrum when it comes to rating books now that I'm an author. Asked around what others do, and it varies wildly. Should authors rate other authors' books? What if you read a book that you just can't finish? Authors support each other, but authors also do compete... You want to maintain good relations. Right? In the short time I've been an author, I've seem some pretty petty shit going down.<\/p>\n

I think I might just not rate any books unless I can rate them high.<\/p>\n

Leaving for vacation in just over two weeks. Sun, sand, rum... water so blue it looks photoshopped. I'll be so glad to be out of this fucking snow. :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Work on Baal’s Heart 3 is going well now that I’ve gotten over a tiny bout of writer’s block. For a few weeks there it was like squeezing blood from a stone. I’m right around the 55% mark, if it’s going to be as long as I think it will. Not going to be finished before leaving in a few weeks though… Ah well, c’est la vie. Can’t settle on a fucking name! I’m just going to call it The Baal’s Heart Three. ;) Conundrum when it comes to rating books now that I’m an author. Asked around what others … <\/p>\n

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For those who've been asking for the Baal's Heart Box Set in paperback (or in general) you can find it here: https:\/\/books2read.com\/BaalsHeart. So far it's only in a few places but it'll be available elsewhere as they receive the info from Ingram Sparks. 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