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Writing Update

Posted in Beginnings, Biosphere, Break the Leg to Bend the Knee, Butterfly, Contagion Phase, Labyrinth, Mind Master Chronicles, News, Puppet on a String, The Pretender, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The writing/ typing/ editing/ and proofreading are going well. I’m about a third of the way through the Contagion Phase 2: Beginnings final round of editing. Mind Master Chronicles 4: Butterfly is about a third of the way through typing/proofreading. Then, the three rounds of editing will begin. I’m trying to write a page in Contagion Phase 3 six days a week. It’s almost done and is ready for typing … as is Mind Master Chronicles 5: For the other four books, my goal is writing 3 pages per week.

I’m giving up my GoDaddy site since they’ve integrated AI into it. My domain name will eventually redirect here (WordPress).

I’m participating in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale! It lasts the entire month of July. All five of my currently published books will be free. Here is the address: https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/

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Fight Bullying! AppleTV Blasphemes!

Posted in News, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The only thing Apple accomplished with that desecration of the Holy Eucharistic bread scene in the Your Friends & Neighbors episode is encouraging the bullying of Catholics, some of whom have been their loyal customers for years, and the encouragement of the desecration of the Holy Eucharistic bread, where Jesus Christ is present. When you suffer from an ideology that has no truth in it, you mock and bully the one that does. Obviously the Apple company has put hatred and toxic ideology over business considerations. There are plenty of bad acts Apple TV wouldn’t dare depict on TV lest it be seen as encouraging the behavior. Encouraging the bullying of Catholics and the mocking of Jesus Christ is apparently fair game in the eyes of some ideological radicals.
Apple is trying to normalize the bullying of Christians and the desecration of the Holy Eucharistic bread. I can’t see where a company which shows such ugly disrespect for its own customers has many prospects for growth in the future.

Please write a letter to Apple TV asking for an apology and removal of the offending and irrelevant scene.

https://catholicvote.quorum.us/

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Re-establishing Writing Regime

Posted in Beginnings, Contagion Phase, Mind Master Chronicles, News, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

I’ve added more books to my writing regime, but I’m only doing a page a day of any one book. My priority is getting Biosphere 3 done regularly, but I’m chipping away at four others now. It keeps things interesting, and I don’t want to lose that inspirational feeling. Writing is a discipline like exercise, it becomes easier to establish a routine with it the more you do it. But notice that is easier not easy.

I am almost done with round 2 of 3 of editing of Beginnings. Butterfly typing has been increased to 4 pages a day. I proofread 5 pages a day of the typed pages to catch up on the time I lost.

Physical therapy takes a lot of time. Super Stump and Lefty (left foot) are making a lot of progress with standing. I’m opting for a walker rather than a prosthetic.

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What’s YA?

Posted in Beginnings, Contagion Phase, Mind Master Chronicles, News, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on May 7, 2025| Leave a Comment »

When I shelved books at a local library (in the liberal state of Minnesota) years ago, young adult was Sweet Valley High. The content is a lot more mature now. Bookstores have mature content in the children’s section. That’s why I decided to list all my books as adult fiction. I figure no one will know what ya means anymore.

Meanwhile, I’ve gotten back into a routine of writing, editing and typing. So, I’m making progress.

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The Start of Super Stump

Posted in Contagion Phase, Mind Master Chronicles, News, tagged , , , , , on May 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »

On Jan 29th, I wound up at the hospital with a painful, blue and cold right foot. On Feb 3rd, my foot had to be amputated due to peripheral artery disease. Now I have a below-the-knee stump I’m very attached to: Super Stump! I’ve had to postpone my two pre-orders as Super Stump prepares for his prosthetic.

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Writing Update

Posted in News, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , on December 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

12/19/24

Pre-orders are up for Contagion Phase 1: Beginnings (May 7, 2025) and Mind Master Chronicles (Book 4): Butterfly (Nov. 7, 2025)!

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Writing Update 12/11/24

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Writing Update

12/11/24

I’ve entered all of my available Ebooks in the 8th annual End of Year Smashwords Sale #EOYsale24 #smashwords. All of my available Ebooks will be free during the sale. The sale runs from Thursday, December 12, 2024 to Wednesday, January 1, 2025.


https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JAChandler1
https://www.smashwords.com/dashboard/sitewidePromos

 Break the Leg to Bend the Knee

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1415973

 Contagion Phase 1: Biosphere (always free)

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1545993

 The Mind Master Chronicles (Book 1): Labyrinth (always free)

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1353449

 The Mind Master Chronicles (Book 2): Puppet on a String

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1386746

The Mind Master Chronicles (Book 3): The Pretender https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1624381

I’ve set up for the Ebook of Contagion Phase 1: Biosphere to be free from now on. It may take some time for the free price to come into effect on some sites. Meanwhile, I’m getting the second book in the Contagion Phase series entitled Contagion Phase 2: Beginnings ready for pre-order. I hope to release it in May 2025.

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Writing Update

Posted in Mind Master Chronicles, News, The Pretender, tagged , , on November 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Writing Update

11/18/24

Hi. Just a reminder that the Goodreads Giveaway for the dystopian novel Mind Master Chronicles (Book 3): The Pretender ends on November 19, 2024. Enter now to win a free ebook copy of Mind Master Chronicles: The Pretender!

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/399518-mind-master-chronicles-the-pretender

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Goodreads giveaway for Mind Master Chronicles: The Pretender!

Posted in News, The Pretender, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »

I’m doing a Goodreads giveaway for Mind Master Chronicles: The Pretender! https://goodreads.com/giveaway/show/399518-mind-master-chronicles-the-pretender The giveaway ends on Nov 19. The book’s release date is Nov 1, 2024.

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Writing Update 7

Posted in Biosphere, Contagion Phase, News, Thoughts of the Day, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 28, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Writing Update 7

Tomorrow’s the day! Contagion Phase 1: Biosphere will be released! I have updated the Books Available links page with links to retailers. It will be available in eBook format for $2.99, paperback for $12.99, as well as the Everand subscription service.

If you have Amazon Prime, you can use No-Rush Rewards or Amazon Day Rewards and get Amazon Digital Services credit to buy the Kindle Ebook versions of Contagion Phase 1: Biosphere, Mind Master Chronicles: Puppet on a String, or Break the Leg to Bend the Knee on Amazon.  You can get up to $3.00 per transaction, which would pay for any of these Kindle eBooks. [Update: It appears the Amazon No-Rush Rewards policy has changed. You now get $1.00 Amazon Digital Services credit per transaction.] And of course the Mind Master Chronicles: Labyrinth eBook remains free.

Also, currently buying an eBook for $2.99 gives you 9 Kindle Rewards points per book toward the purchase of other Kindle books. Once Contagion Phase 1: Biosphere becomes available on April 29th, it should also net you 9 points for the eBook. As far as the paperbacks go, you can get 10 pts for Mind Master Chronicles: Labyrinth, 15pts for Mind Master Chronicles: Puppet on a String and 12 pts for Break the Leg to Bend the Knee. Since Contagion Phase 1: Biosphere is still in pre-order, points aren’t listed yet. But the going rate is 3 pts per dollar spent on Kindle eBooks, and 1 pt per dollar spent on paperbacks. 300 points equal $3.00 in Kindle Rewards book credit.

In July, I plan on submitting this book and my other three books to the Smashwords store sale.

I am happy to have completed the book and am hopeful it will be an enjoyable read for any readers out there! Meanwhile, the typing up of Mind Master Chronicles: The Pretender (Book 3) is almost complete and it will then enter the some-days-it-seems-endless editing process. After the typing of Mind Master Chronicles: The Pretender (Book 3) is complete, then the typing will commence on the prequel to Contagion Phase 1, which is aptly entitled Contagion Phase 2: Beginnings. The typing and the editing of the two books will occur simultaneously. Happy reading! And if you like any of my books, feel free to leave a rating! I appreciate it! Thanks!

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