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Teenage Beast: The Home Stretch

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Joe_Williams

This morning I finished the main body of the first draft of my horror novel, Teenage Beast.

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Teenage Beast: Words and Pictures

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Joe_Williams

As I have written before, I have been writing a horror novel — Teenage Beast — since June 7th and frankly, I am surprised by my progress. I thought I would spend several days staring at a flashing cursor, not … Continue reading →

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Two Months, Four Days and 38,329 Words Later

Posted on August 11, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’m still writing. Somehow I have managed to keep to my morning ritual. Sadly, if this were a gym membership, I would have crapped out on it long ago. Writing is a lot less physically taxing, but it is mentally … Continue reading →

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What Are Words For?

Posted on July 21, 2026 by Joe_Williams

A simple question from my wife led me to discover just how much progress I’d made on Teenage Beast. It turns out I’ve been so focused on telling the story that I forgot to keep score. Continue reading →

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A Face in the Crowd

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’m about 70 pages into the first draft of my Teenage Beast story. I envision it as a comic, but I am writing it out as a full prose story because that is simply the way it wants to come … Continue reading →

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If They Ask Me, I Would Write a Book…

Posted on June 24, 2026 by Joe_Williams

Well, nobody asked me, but I’m writing anyway. It may become a book. It may be an illustrated story. It might even end up as a comic. Whatever form it takes, I’ve made a habit of throwing words down on … Continue reading →

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Keeping Good Habits

Posted on July 24, 2025 by Joe_Williams

This is the thin 3-ring binder I bought from a dollar store near work and filled it with 97¢ worth of looseleaf paper in order to work out the story of The Teenage Beast. I am writing an outline for … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad Habits

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Joe

Of late, I have been bedeviled by procrastination and waiting for inspiration like a train that is never going to come. Maybe a more apt metaphor is the train is sitting on the tracks, but it’s not moving. When times … Continue reading →

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