In 2005 I wrote a novel, JSA: Ragnarok, which was to be published by Byron Preiss’ iBooks. Byron’s tragic death in an car accident ended iBooks and, while the company’s assets were bought by a new owner, the fate of Ragnarok remains up in the air.… Read the rest
Novel
The sad, sad story of my poor never-(yet)-published Justice Society of America novel JSA: Ragnarok is related here. Here’s another excerpt, set in the days right after Germany surrendered, a charming little chapter that follows superheroes Ted (Wildcat) Grant and Queen (Wonder Woman) Hippolyta on a night out on the town, JSA-style:
JSA: Ragnarok
© DC Comics
Chapter 11/ May 1945
Hippolyta still wasn’t quite sure how she was supposed to behave.… Read the rest
Back in July and September, I ran a couple of excerpts from Hey, Sophie!, a YA novel I wrote based on someone’s intellectual property. Alas and alack, the book has not seen publication and likely never will, which is a shame.… Read the rest
…’Cause The Same Old Story is done! I typed “the end” last night, 46 days and 57,000 words after I got back to work on the already-started manuscript on August 16, averaging about 1200 words a day, for those keeping score.… Read the rest
Bits and pieces of The Same Old Story, my 500-words-a-day-novel-in-progress, are scattered through previous postings (here, here, here, here, here and here). Of course, once things got rolling, I was averaging more than that (better than double) and, for the past several days, I’ve been concentrating exclusively on finishing this up.… Read the rest
Continue reading about 500 Words A Day and the Temple of Doom
Progress on The Same Old Story (here, here, here and here) continues at a steady pace, with the word count up to 45,000 or so. The Same Old Story is a mystery set in the early-1950s whose protagonist is a pulp and comic book writer.… Read the rest
A couple of weeks back, I decided to pick up the manuscript of a mystery novel I had started some time back but which has sat for years untouched. I had about 21,000 words written and I reasoned if I wrote an easy 500 words a day on the book (on top of my ongoing paying writing), I’d have a completed novel in two to three months.… Read the rest
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Paul Kupperberg on August 29th, 2008
Taking up a dare from his friends, young Merlin Krebbs now finds himself locked inside a rocket full of corn flakes speeding towards his planet’s sun (or you can just read it, here). Boy, is he sorry now he didn’t listen to his parents!… Read the rest
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Paul Kupperberg on August 28th, 2008
Here’s the first half of the first chapter of a silly science-fiction young adult book I was playing with several years back. The rest of the chapter tomorrow:
WAYSTATION
© Paul Kupperberg
chapter one
“I am in deeep trouble!”
Merlin Barnstorm Noble Gleeznak Riboflavin Shakespeare Krebbs had a lot of reasons for making what was probably one of the all time biggest understatements to ever be uttered in Known Space.… Read the rest
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