Eric C Bailey, Author

a sixty+ aspiring published author

“Nothing is writing, except writing.”

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December, 14 2025


Welcome to my blog page index. Check it out for more frequent updates, progress reports, and venting etc. 

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  • Recipes that are marked with an image of the recipe

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Original DRAFT written in the summer of 2025

Jan 8, 2026 8:27 PM

I am a Newb. When I started writing in August 2019, I was starting at zero. Thanks to Meg Latorre and Jenna Moreci, I got the basics from YouTube right some quick.

by Eric C Bailey

Originally published Dec. 14, 2023

Dec 28, 2025 10:49 AM

This is a common addition to other author’s newsletters. It seems like a good idea. After all, we have to stop writing, plotting, outlining, and daydreaming sometime ...


Dec 14, 2025 7:27 AM

I am not a good writer. I am not a natural writer. Sounds like clickbait? Maybe a little, yet it is all too true.


I will go into this subject in detail on my blog; this is a heads-up of what’s coming. A heads up of why EXTINCTION SPECIES has stalled …

by Eric C Bailey

Originally published May 14 2021

Dec 13, 2025 9:40 PM

I recently ordered a book (The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences) as a birthday present to myself.


It got me thinking about procrastination and all the various ways we ALL at times, avoid doing what we want to do. Be it writing, painting or whatever it is YOU want to do.


Nov 18, 2025 9:43 PM

How the Fuck am I (a Newb) qualified to select an editor for my first manuscript?


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