Good morning!
I have seventeen stories to share with you today and a few not yet posted, so watch for them over the long weekend.
How can that be since I was all off week? Well, one six-part series about the finding of the remains of a World War II Army veteran and bringing them home for burial more than seven decades after he went missing is the result of work done over several weeks. I also worked last weekend and, of course, wrote some stories.
Finally, some stories didn't run until this week.
On the fiction front, how is the at-home writing retreat progressing? Actually, I'm almost right on schedule.
The goal is to write a good working draft of half of Call of the Siren (the second book in the Limbo trilogy) during this retreat and then write a good working draft of the second half.
I'm currently ahead by one chapter, although the chapters are less developed than I'd wished, which was probably a little too ambitious for a two-chapter-per-day plan.
However, the future work in these chapters is clearly and directly marked, which will make the follow-ups easier than the process up until now.
And I've done some additional side notes and work on these chapters that I hadn't anticipated happening. So keep the good thoughts coming, because it's a very successful writing retreat so far - and it doesn't end until later Monday afternoon.
We have two books in progress for The Adventures of Cornell Dyer series to share (Cornell Dyer and the "Mistical" Being, co-written by Rebekah, who had surgery yesterday) and Cornell Dyer and the Calcium-Deficient Bones (co-written by Timothy), which is almost ready for editing.
Our artist Sue Midlock is nearly done with the chapter heading illustrations for "Mistical Being." Sue is recovering nicely now from her own surgery at the start of summer but may have another issue, ugh! So please keep the good thoughts coming.
Timothy is currently outlining another Cornell Dyer story. This one is another parody and features a character named Sherman Homes.
A few weeks back, Sarah had a crazy dream that sounded perfect for An Adventure of Cornell Dyer mystery. But she wants time to draw some sketches, a map, and write the "rules." It's called Cornell Dyer and the House of Broken Portals.
Bertrand the Mouse has returned, and you can read about it here, here, and here.
Jennifer Wainright (frontispiece artist for Lycanthropic Summer) has completed two portraits for "Girls of the BryonySeries" series for tween girls. It's beautiful and it shows that artist Jennifer Wainright can draw anything from werewolves to portraits!
She was working on art for the third book (I have eight planned in all and two in progress). Jennifer is also recovering from a motorcyle accident, so please send up good thoughts for her, too!
Now back to the seventeen stories. Simply click on the link of the story that looks interesting to you. Happy scrolling!
But before the stories, I have a list of additional resources and information. Please check them out, too -
Finally, if you'd like to find more kindness in your life, consider this book.
And have a great Friday!
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
Sue's Diner is a fictional restaurant in the fictional Munsonville that only exists in the BryonySeries.
Each Sunday, we post a new recipe. The recipe is either featured in one of our cookbooks or will be featured in an upcoming cookbook.
Check out the recipe here.
WRITERS
If you'd like to officially join WriteOn Joliet, we have two tiers of dues. We also have a marketing arm that's getting longer every year, well, except this year. Check us out at writeonjoliet.com.
Daily updates: I do post the briefs on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.
BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries.
And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.
BRYONYSERIES BOOKS
For books and more information about the series, visit bryonyseries.com.
BRYONYSERIES EVENTS
A full month of virtual events can be found at bryonyseries.com/calendar-of-events-1.
QUESTIONS
Email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.
FEATURES
Man dies of apparent gunshot wound: Autopsy scheduled for Sunday
Pets of the Week: Sept. 13: Will County rescues have dogs and cats for adoption
Foster, Newman visit Will-Grundy Medical Clinic: Visits included tour of facility, reception
The first three parts of a six-part story:
Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage."
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