Scott Kujawa's Stories

Virus update. We’ve reached 3,338 known cases and 259 dead, according to updates posted yesterday. This means since last week we’ve had 127 new cases and 11 new deaths. Governor Cuomo has stopped his briefings after doing them for 111 days. We’ll see how New York comes out of this as places stay open and downstate continues their opening.

Book news. I’m working on the third book for Ellyville. I’ve written 5,283 words in it this week. This means I overwrote my word count by 283. I didn’t have any struggles getting my words done this week, which was nice. So far, I’ve written 24,242 words into the 40,000 to 50,000 I’d like it to have. I have about fifteen days left before I reach my word count goal. Since I finished the paid edits for the first book of Ellyville, I’m republishing it tonight.

I uploaded my twenty-second video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. Last of Us 2 arrived today. I’m going to play it tonight, after I get groceries. My dragon puzzle is coming along. I worked on it all week. Smiles. Pictures can be found on Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Reading for the week:

1) Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh is book three of her Psy-Changeling Trinity series.

2) Alpha Night by Nalini Singh is book four of her Psy-Changeling Trinity series.

3) Lucky in Love by Cara Malone is book one of her A Fur-Ever Veterinary series.

4) Lucky by Kris Bryant.

5) A Matter of Time by Lucy True is book one of her The Unlikely Adventures of Mortensen & Spurlock series.

6) A Matter of Blood by Lucy True is book two of her The Unlikely Adventures of Mortensen & Spurlock series.

P.S. I’ve posted the covers on Pinterest.

Virus update. We’ve reached 3,211 known cases and 248 dead, according to updates posted yesterday. This means since last week we’ve had 119 new cases and 12 new deaths. Numbers fell this week, so woot. Not sure if they’ll stay this way.

Book news. I’m working on the third book for Ellyville. I’ve written 5,291 words in it this week. This means I overwrote my word count by 291. I did better last week, but this week was hard. I skipped writing on Friday, but hit my 1k words on Saturday when I felt better. So far, I’ve written 18,959 words into the 40,000 to 50,000 I’d like it to have.

I’ve received the paid editor suggestions for book one of Ellyville. I plan to go through them, doing three chapters a day. It’ll take me six days to update this older story. I also revised my first book for Bastet’s Daughters. I’m republishing it tonight.

I uploaded my twenty-first video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. Warcraft. Shaman still, but she’s max level and I’m not going to do the gear thread mill. So, once I finish off her quests, I’ll shelve her for a while. Still working on my dragon puzzle. Last of Us 2 comes out this week, so I might lose myself in it.

Reading for the week:

1) A Most Unlikely Hero 7 by Brandon Varnell is book seven of his A Most Unlikely Hero series.

2) Different Worlds by Lily Seabrooke.

3) Tablecloth Troubles by Juliette Harper is a short story in her Jinx Hamilton series.

4) Amy’s Rest by S R Silcox.

5) The Monstrous Seven by Lily Harper Hart is book four of her Hannah Hickok series.

P.S. I’ve started posting the covers on Pinterest.

Virus update. We’ve reached 3,092 known cases and 236 dead, according to updates posted today. This means since last week we’ve had 240 new cases and 18 new deaths.

Book news. I’m working on the third book for Ellyville. I’ve written 5,583 words in it this week. This means I overwrote my word count by 500. Awesome. So far, I’ve written 13,668 words into the 40,000 to 50,000 I’d like it to have. The paid editor I’m using has book one and two of Ellyville. She’s going to tighten them up. She also has my July release for Crimson Rose. And the 10k word Samantha Redding short I wrote about two years ago. I’ve been working on self editing/revision the first book of Bastet’s Daughters. I wrote this about two years ago, which means it needed to be improved. I cut about three to four thousand words out of it so far. I have fourteen pages left to finish.

I uploaded my twentieth video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. Still Warcraft. I try to play once a day. My Alliance shaman is in her 90’s. Almost leveled her to new content. The 100% exp boost Blizzard activated makes leveling quick. Also, worked on my dragon puzzle. Pictures are on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Reading for the week:

1) Everything but the Girl by Saxon Bennet and Layce Gardner.

2) Odyssey by Erik Schubach is book three of his Tales from Olympus series.

3) The Witch’s Guide to Werewolves by Naomi Clark.

4) Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter is book thirteen in her Jane Yellowrock series.

5) Journey of a Betrayed Hero 2 by Brandon Varnell is book two of his Journey of Betrayed Hero series.

P.S. I dislike the new block editor WordPress changed to. It’s frustrating!

Virus update. We’ve reached 2,852 known cases and 218 dead, according to updates posted today. This means since last week we’ve had 204 new cases and 24 new deaths.

Book news. I’m done with the third short story for Crimson Rose. I’ve been working on the third story for Ellyville. I reached 8,085 words into the 40,000 to 50,000 I’d like it to have. With Crimson Rose being finished, I’ll slot Ellyville’s into my 1k words. Another new story set in Bastet’s Daughters came to me last week. I’ve been working on it. It’ll be my 500 word a day story for a bit.

I uploaded my nineteenth video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. Warcraft. I’ve tried to play once a day.

Last night was a stressful night after looting spread across Rochester. I’m not going to discuss it further in this post. If you want to hear how I feel, my sobbing in my video makes it clear.

Reading for the week:

1) Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee is book five of her Moonstone Bay series.

2) No Crone Unturned by Amanda M. Lee is book three of her Spell’s Angels series.

3) Sinfully Delicious by Amanda M. Lee is book one of her Two Broomsticks Gas & Grill series.

4) The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M. Cameron.

5) A Game of Hearts by Natalie Brunwick.

6) The Light in You by Lisa Elliot.

7) Sedition by Erik Schubach is the fifth short story in his Fixit series

P.S. I dislike the new block editor WordPress changed to. It’s frustrating!

Virus update. We’ve reached 2,648 known cases and 194 dead, according to updates posted today. . This means since last week we’ve had 466 new cases and 22 new deaths.

Book news. I’m almost done with the third short story for Crimson Rose. I’ve written 5,740 words in Crimson Rose this week. I have about 4k to 5k left to work with to reach my goal of the 20,000 to 21,000. I’ve been working on the third story for Ellyville. I reached 4,942 words into the 40,000 to 50,000 I’d like it to have. As I mentioned earlier, I plan to slot it into my 1k words schedule once I finish Crimson Rose. I wanted to add 2,500 words to Ellyville, but I took a break in the middle of the week. Still, I wrote 2,300 words for it. So, I’m not upset with skipping one day of writing.

Cover artist news. I have the cover for Cleo’s and Petra’s next story. However, much like this year, she gave me bad news. We talked, and I should have the remaining covers for my other stories before she has to handle her health issues. I worry about her, hearing about what she’s dealing with. I mentioned this more in my YouTube video without revealing specifics.

I uploaded my eighteenth video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. I spent a lot of time playing Warcraft this week. I’m still leveling an Alliance character doing the quests. I’ve moved to Burning Crusade and cleared three zones. Woot. Grins. This week I needed a break from being online, so I’ve been playing a lot of Sims 4 on my Xbox. I’ve been working on my new dragon puzzle. Pictures have been posted on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Reading for the week:

1) Waiting for You by Elle Spencer.

2) French Press by Sienna Waters.

3) With This Ring by Debra Dunbar is book eleven in her Imp series.

4) How to Survive an Undead Honeymoon by Hailey Edwards is book eight (it’s a short story to be honest) of her The Beginners Guide to Necromancy series.

5) The Ghost and the Silver Scream by Bobbi Holmes is book twenty-four in her Haunting Danielle series.

6) Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards is book two of her The Potentate of Atlanta series.

7) Witch Confidential by Lily Harper Hart is book two of her Supernatural Speakeasy series.

8) The Ghost of Potter’s Gap by Juliette Harper is a short story in her Jinx Hamilton series.

Virus update. We’ve reached 2,182 known cases and 171 dead, according to updates posted yesterday. The new data for Sunday hasn’t been posted anywhere, so I’ll include it next week. This means since last week we’ve had 393 new cases and 23 new deaths. We’ve started to increased testing, so cases have grown. We also opened phase one on Friday, so things will be interesting.

Book news. I reached the halfway point for the third short story for Crimson Rose. I’ve written 4,290 words in Crimson Rose this week. I have about 9k left to work with to reach my goal of the 20,000 to 21,000. So, I have about nine days of writing left to finish it. I started the third story for Ellyville, adding 2,500+ words to it. For now, this is my goal for the week. Once I finished the next Crimson Rose, I’ll slot Ellyville into the 1k words schedule.

Cover artist news. I talked to the artist for Cleo’s and Petra’s next story. She said it would be done by June. So yay. Grins.

I uploaded my seventeenth video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. I spent a lot of time playing Warcraft this week. Leveling an Alliance character doing the quests from the original continents. Moving onto Burning Crusade area soon. I’ve been working on my new dragon puzzle. Pictures have been posted on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Reading for the week:

Virus update. We’ve reached 1,789 known cases and 148 dead, according to updates posted today. This means since last week we’ve had 250 new cases and 21 new deaths. Going to the store is still stressful. There’s many things we still can’t get. Or, those items were there last week, but gone this week.

Book news. I started the third short story for Crimson Rose. So far I’ve written 5,784 words of the 20,000 to 21,000 I’d like it to have. So, I have about fourteen days of writing left to finish it. I don’t need this until July, but I’d like to finished before this. Starting tomorrow, I’m thinking I might get 500 words done on the third book of Ellyville.

Editor news: I browsed through Fiverr for an editor/proofreader. After settling on four I thought might work, I contacted one and we’ve been working together to get my June story done. She also offered to combine my order with another book, so I sent her book one of Ellyville. It’ll be cleaned up with another pair of eyes looking it over. When I send her the third story of Crimson Rose after I self edit and give to my reader, I’ll combine the second book of Ellyville with the order.

I uploaded my sixteenth video on my Youtube channel. As usual, I talk about the same things I do here but maybe more.

Gaming news. Not much to say. I’ve been playing cell phone games. Harry Potter. Lovestruck. Sims Mobile. Didn’t have a lot of time to play my console or Warcraft. Ah well. Grins. I’ve been working on my new dragon puzzle. Pictures have been posted on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Reading for the week:

When I was in school no one tested for autism. I remember hating learning how to do cursive. I had to be tutored for it for hours. It sucked. The reason I mention this is I keep getting told by editors my writing is redundant, or my grammar is horrible, or other various related discussions I’ve had for two years. I was also told something about colloquialisms and how it appears I don’t use them in my writing, which most people do.

So… I’m frustrated. I debated tonight about no longer writing except for myself. The last two years of trying to figure out what editors wanted, or why they suggested certain grammar changes has exhausted me. However, for years I’ve thought I’m autistic and reading studies about grammar and autism further reinforces my belief. I should get tested, and it wouldn’t surprise me to learn my theory is correct. Plus, I see autistic traits in my family members. They know who they are. Grins.

Anyhow, I researched a bit tonight and reading:

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