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Thinking and Rethinking … I Need Coffee

Josh Robert Nay

Some of you may have been wondering what I’ve been up to for the past month or two. Some of you haven’t. Either way, I think I’m going to write this entry. Most of my time has been spent on TruTower.com. It has been a wonderful experience writing for the tech blog, and I’m definitely looking forward to continuing. I heartily invite all of you to like the page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/trutower. Aside from TruTower, I’ve been working on a short story here, a poem there, but nothing new to report on the publication side. It’s not that I’ve stopped

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I Wish I Was A Morning Person

Josh Robert Nay

Mornings … I hate them. Well, sometimes. See, I’m kind of a morning person per se, but when it comes right down to it, if given a choice, I’d rather catch an extra wink of unconsciousness than catch the first rays of the sun at 7 am. This morning, however, I’m wide awake and it’s barely 8 am. The sun is out, early morning churchgoers and commuters can be seen going by, and a lone bird is chirping loudly in a tree just outside my window. I figured I’d get some work done on my fantasy novella Wynx, but a

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Novels … And Nothing Else

Josh Robert Nay

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted an update on my writing. I’ve opted into posting short writings and that preview of Wynx instead of posting updates on either my work or my website. Simple reason: I like a little variety. That being said, I wanted to touch base on a few things. First off, I am done writing short stories and poetry for now. I find those works enjoyable and satisfying, but the satisfaction dims compared to the satisfaction of knowing I have completed yet another chapter of Wynx, or another brief passage in Fire in the Storm, one of

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The Novel Frontier Begins

Josh Robert Nay

A new short story, more content, more pages … it has been a very fruitful and busy couple of days. Accomplishments have been made with little or no setbacks, and I could not have been happier with the results … The Wild Wild Mind Anyone who had ever read my work knows I’m more of a psychological writer. Most of my writing, while it may not always be extremely deep, has much to do with the characters in their mind than their actions. I try to put a little mixture of both in so as not to make the stories

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Winding Down to the End of July

Josh Robert Nay

Here’s a quick breakdown of my to-do list for July: I promised a short story for all the Western genre lovers out there. That is definitely forthcoming. In fact, I plan on having the story finished by the end of this week. I promised two new poems. Delivered! However, I will also be delivering more this week and next. I promised to have a rough draft of a novel. Delivered, although the actual rough draft is for my eyes only. The final draft is pending editor/publisher approval and changes, so it could be very different from the rough draft. I

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Nothing But Novels, Novels, Novels!

Josh Robert Nay

By the end of July, I plan on shifting my focus from poetry and short stories to novels and novelettes almost entirely. That’s not to say I won’t be releasing new poems and short stories by any means. It means that the novels will take center stage over the poems and short stories. Yeah, August is definitely Novel Month around here. I already have a project in the works for Tor, and definitely plan on releasing more for them after. I am also finally beginning a series that I have been developing for the last four years. That series is

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The Egyptian First-Person Perspective is Doing Excellent

Josh Robert Nay

When reading my new short story The Uninvited and the Curse, which I mentioned in my previous entry on The Purple Dragon as well as in repeated posts on both Facebook and Twitter, some people ask why I chose to go with a first-person perspective for Khufu, the pharaoh in the story. Simply put, the story just would not be as personal without it. I wanted to focus as much as possible on Khufu, his feelings, his memories, and his thoughts. If I were to do a third-person perspective on this, sure, it would have all of the necessary information.

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Ancient Egypt Mania!

Josh Robert Nay

Enter The Uninvited and the Curse, a short story told from the point of view of ancient pharaoh Khufu, for whom the Great Pyramid was built. The story was one of those I announced at the last minute but was quickly scooped up and published by Yahoo, especially for all you fans of ancient Egypt! In the story, Khufu is astounded when he realizes 5,000 years have passed since his death, and the story tells of his thoughts on this and gives a little fictional insight to his death. You can find a link to the short story on the

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Summer Time Poetry Hits Yahoo (Courtesy of Yours Truly)

Josh Robert Nay

I have just published a couple of new poems for Yahoo. The poem entitled Eternal Song of Summer is an obvious tip of the hat to the hottest season of the year and is told from the point of view of a very unlikely source. Another, Fabric Rose is about those little things in life that make love special. The poems can be viewed now on my website’s Poetry page. The website and Title Catalog have been updated to reflect the new poems. Work is still continuing on an additional poem and my short story for Tor. In addition, there

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My American Revolution Begins

Josh Robert Nay

My American Revolution is finally available for viewing to the public! The story, as I mentioned in a previous entry, is a tribute to American Revolution heroine Margaret Corbin, whose bravery should be an inspiration to us all. The short story details her bravery in the Battle of Fort Washington against the British and the Hessians during the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. As the first woman to fight for America in any war, the first woman to be paid by Congress as a soldier, and the first woman to be wounded in the war, Margaret’s struggles for

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