Excerpts from Cooper's Moon

1/4/2012

It's the New Year, and I've been up every night writing--my New Year's resolution is to write at a decent hour. For me the best time is late at night--there are no distractions then.

I've been working on Blood Moon now for about six months and am about two thirds done, 51,000 words. Sometimes it seems there aren't enough words out there!

Anyway, I'll be sharing with you experiences that I have on the way to writing the Cooper Series--the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Mostly it's been a good trip. I hope you'll enjoy it with me and share your ideas along the way. I will look forward to your comments.

By the way, many thanks to my agent, Tris Coburn, for his hard work in shopping my books to selected publishers.

Thanks also to my son for designing this web site. It is still in progress.

Finally, a special thanks to my wife, my muse, as I write each evening to the music of Leonard Cohen. She is my inspiration and my untiring reader.

And to you, all the best for the New Year!

21 Comments

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1/5/2012 05:54:45 am

Your blog is fantastic. Ricahrd and I are looking forward to seeing how "Cooper" develops.

richard

1/5/2012 09:11:27 am

Thanks! I will let you know how it goes. Tris is ready to shop Blood Moon this spring. Fingers crossed.

Yet someone else's muse....

1/5/2012 09:38:44 am

I know there was a small cat in the first novel. I have yet to see her appear in the second one even though you are now half way through. BTW: I can't wait until you are back on a normal routine. This 4 AM writing is tiring but your family loves and supports you, "Connie"....even our cat and dog lay at your feet as your type away late into the morning....

connie

1/5/2012 09:42:30 am

Thanks, Muse! Good point. The cat is back. I will check under the porch to see how he's doing.

Susan

1/5/2012 12:07:12 pm

I can tell by your photo that Leonard Cohen has inspired more than just your writing....Are any song lyrics being penned in the wee hours?

1/5/2012 02:01:26 pm

Not yet, Susan! I'm not much good at writing songs. I think that's more like you. Maybe you can come up some good lyrics in the wee hours. I can hear them already!

Martin

1/7/2012 06:39:14 am

Professor Conrath is a fascinating individual with a philosophical mind and intense curiosity. In his life-long struggle to shape sense out of chaos, he has created yet another universe wherein an unsuspecting reader may mouth the book's opening lines - only to find himself sucked into the author's cosmic vortex.

Write on!

1/7/2012 06:40:17 am

Wow! You give me too much credit, Martin. Thanks, but write on!!

Cathleen

1/8/2012 11:41:53 pm

I agree with Martin. Well put! :-)

Connie

3/5/2012 02:42:52 pm

Thanks, Cathleen!

Ellen

1/7/2012 02:07:47 pm

Richard,

This is an Awesome site. I wish you much success in your writing.

The first installment, has left me waiting in anticipation for more.

Keep up the good work.
Ellen Schmidt Naples

1/7/2012 02:08:55 pm

Thanks, Ellen! More later. The book cover for Cooper's Moon should be up shortly.

connie

1/7/2012 02:11:22 pm

Connie,

Your welcome!
I am already trying to figure out who will play in the HBO Mini-Series. You never know.
I'll keep my eye out on the Web.

Happy New Year

Ellen

1/7/2012 02:12:47 pm

Hmmmmm... Let's see. Casey or Ben Afleck?

Kelly

1/11/2012 09:44:57 am

I am so proud!!!!!!!! This is amazing! Congratulations!!!

1/11/2012 09:46:14 am

Thanks, Kelly! Thanks also to the designers who put the site together! I will be posting another installment of Cooper's Moon shortly.

David O'Dowd

1/15/2012 10:06:48 am

Hi Richard;

It's been a long time. Happy to see you're doing well, and what is fulfilling to you! We're all getting to the age for much deep thought! Blessedly, I've arrived at my spiritual destination. Still living in Texas, and haven't been back to our old stomping grounds for almost three years. I believe I'll attempt a trip back there this Spring.

Blessings to you and your family!

David

P.S. Maybe I could get an autographed copy of the first of your series!

1/17/2012 01:20:28 pm

Hey David--great to hear from you! It has been a long time hasn't it and you are right about reaching that age--I am loving the writing life. It's like being on a continuous adventure. You never know where a story is going to take you. Hope we can get together sometime in the near future! Cathy and I talk quite a bit.

Yet another Muse

2/2/2012 02:17:58 pm

Wow! I love this excerpt and can't wait to re-read (for the millionth time) what is coming next. It looks good, Richard/Connie/Ricardo... all good names for a really good story. Very exciting.

2/2/2012 02:22:18 pm

Thanks for the feedback! After all you are my guru!

3/11/2012 02:41:21 pm

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