Eric C Bailey, Author
a sixty+ aspiring published author
“Nothing is writing, except writing.”
December, 14 2025
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In preperation to re-plot EXTINCTION SPECIES I put the whole manuscript into Plottr.
I am now summarrizing each chapter on the print out of the Plottr file.
How obvious it is that whole chapters have to be deleted—as was often stated by my editor … crap!

And the pyramids are a faint haze in the distance …
Yes, I was in denial. EXTINCTION SPECIES had finally had the big professional developmental edit—and it left me gutted.
Original DRAFT written in the summer of 2025

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
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 ...
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