Paul Inman sent an update for Ageless

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Hey, gang! It’s been a while. But I’ve kept myself busy! Let’s catch up some, shall we?

1st - Too Many Controllers was pulled from production for reasons beyond our control, but you can already find some of the stories from those amazing authors elsewhere on the webz. (Before you ask, if you invested, yes, refunds will be coming soon, so I’m told)

"So, what’s that mean for your short story, "1989?"

Glad you asked. I am currently working on plans to expand it into a longer tale. Right now I’m not sure if that means a novella (a short novel or long short story) or a full-length novel, but I’ll let you know as soon as I know.

2nd - I’ve been working on Timeless (working title), the indirect sequel to Ageless. I have planned the entire story and it seems to be turning into a full-length novel. I was hoping for something along the lines of a novella. But, alas, it seems that the life of Eugene will not be abridged. Things have been going well with the writing. I am about halfway through the first act with hopes of finishing the first draft by April. Follow the Inkshares draft page HERE.

And here’s the placeholder cover too!

3rd - I have a goal for 2017 to write one short story a month unrelated to any other thing I’m doing. I wrote one in January with the hope of giving it to you guys for free. But it needs a LOT of love, so maybe I’ll hold off on giving them out until they have seen a good bit of revision. I already have my idea for this month’s story. I’m eager to get it out of my head. Incidentally, the January one has a working title of "Cause & Effect."

4th - Happy Valentines Day! Much love to all who have supported this crazy dream of mine. Thanks!

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Paul Inman liked Pilot X

Slight tidbit about the origin of the name Pilot X.

Pilot X became a character for me on April 16, 1997, when I wrote a story on my satirical news website about a crashed pilot in Colorado. I didn’t call him Pilot X in the story but that’s how I thought of him. http://www.subbrilliant.com/subarc0497.html#Jetcrash

He kicked around in my head for awhile and I began using him as a byline on November 5, 1997. The idea is the crashed pilot from the earlier story would be Subbrilliant News’ reporter from heaven or hell.

http://www.subbrilliant.com/subarc1197.html

The name kicked around for awhile. And when I started toying with the idea of a story with a timeship pilot, I pulled the name out of cold storage in my brain.

On December 17, 2013, I jotted down the first bit of story on my experimental blog, called Pilot X: The Tower.

http://www.subbrilliant.com/blog/?p=413

I kept posting little snippets and treatments until September 20, 2014. Then in November 2014, I wrote Pilot X as my National Novel Writing Month project.

Anyway, not sure who interesting that may be but figured I’d share a little of the history of Pilot X’s name as he steps out into the published stage of his existence.

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