July 31st, 2008 Kai Starr
We had one of those weird rain showers, yesterday, the kind where it’s pouring down, and yet, the sun is brightly shining as if nothing’s out of order. I love those showers, just because they feel so surreal. Anyway, it didn’t help to cool things off very much, but I was glad for the moisture in the air, all the same.
Today, in A Covenant of Shadows, Anya Bui discovers her new role isn’t going to be as easy as she’d hoped it would be. And in Desperado Dawn, Jenny Sue Carter gets smart with Nathan Blake, and gets a good taste of his violence.
Today’s Updates:
A Covenant of Shadows
A Covenant of Shadows, chapter 21 (ShadowFall novel)
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 15 (Desperado novel)
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July 30th, 2008 Kai Starr
Heh heh… Nothing so exciting as power outages to report, today. Which…is a good thing! I kind of like it when my life calms down a little bit. Too much excitement can age a fellow, prematurely! 
Today, in Desperado Dawn, Nathan Blake’s henchman, Cal Evans, takes George’s palomino into town to sell, and gets spooked, while having lunch at the St. Charles Hotel’s dining room.
Today’s Updates:
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 14 (Desperado novel)
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July 29th, 2008 Kai Starr
Whew! All this excessive heat down here in Texas has caused a lot of power problems. We’ve lost power twice, just in the last 24 hours! Fortunately, the electric companies are very good at what they do, so they usually have us back up and running within a couple of hours. That’s a good thing, too, because when it’s 103+ degrees F outside, it doesn’t take long for the inside of the house to become a sweat box!
Anyway, I am grateful to have power, tonight, so I can stay cool and get my story updates done! Speaking of which…!
Today, in Desperado Dawn, Joshua, Molly and Ricky make it into Round Rock and find themselves an expensive hotel, wherein they meet one of the West’s snootiest room clerks.
Today’s Updates:
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 13 (Desperado novel)
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July 28th, 2008 Kai Starr
Bleah. I’m feeling very stressed out, today. So I’m not going to talk about anything other than the story update.
Today, in Desperado Dawn, Sheriff Jackson and Deputy Alexander pay a visit to the Senate Saloon, where they get themselves a good idea from bartender Jack McCoy.
Today’s Updates:
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 12 (Desperado novel)
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July 27th, 2008 Kai Starr
Whew! What a busy weekend I have had! I got lots of writing done, and have now regained my 5-day lead on updates for Desperado Dawn. I like to keep a small buffer, like that, in case I’m ill or have some other emergency that keeps me from writing an installment for the day. At least, with the ShadowFall novels, I don’t have to worry. They’re already finished and polished, and all I have to do is copy and paste a chapter for a nice, shiny update! (^-^)
Today, in A Covenant of Shadows, Anya Bui faces General Fuchida and finds out what kind of crazy scheme he has in mind, this time. And in Desperado Dawn, Nathan Blake’s gang argue amongst themselves, and Henry gets himself a warning from the boss dog.
Today’s Updates:
A Covenant of Shadows
A Covenant of Shadows, chapter 20 (ShadowFall novel)
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 11 (Desperado novel)
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July 24th, 2008 Kai Starr
You may have noticed that I have removed a lot of ads from the site. That’s due, in part, to some problems I have been told about, where a certain banner ad was redirecting visitors away from this site and onto a full-page ad. This advertiser had not paid for that kind of ad, and in fact, I had not authorized that type of ad from anyone. Naturally, this made me very angry. I’ve also been thinking about removing some of the ads, anyway, as they slow down the load time for the pages.
So now, the only ads on this site are from Project Wonderful, which is a network that’s helped me a lot in bringing new visitors here. So I must send a special Hello! and Thanks! to all of you who have come to check out my stories from one of the sites I advertise on, through Project Wonderful. I hope you’ve found something here that you like, and hope you’ll be hanging around to share in the fun with me. Woohoo! 
Today, in A Covenant of Shadows, Anya Bui finds herself kidnaped and taken to Palacia by Fuchida’s men. And in Desperado Dawn, Ricky boasts to Josh and Molly about the stories he plans to write about them.
Today’s Updates:
A Covenant of Shadows
A Covenant of Shadows, chapter 19 (ShadowFall novel)
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 10 (Desperado novel)
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July 23rd, 2008 Kai Starr
Woof. I really hate some of my characters. Well, not really hate them, hate them, because they are my fictional children, but some of them do reprehensible things, things that I just do not like to have to write. Nathan Blake, for instance, simply needs to have his terrible head blown off. It’s very hard to write for a character as nasty as he is, for to do so honestly, I have to get into his head and think as he thinks, follow his twisted logic and see things as he sees them. It’s not easy, and it’s not pleasant, either. He has managed to disturb me in a deep way, today, and I know it’s only going to get worse, from here. (O.o)
Today, in Desperado Dawn, Nasty Nate does nasty things to poor Jenny Sue Carter.
Today’s Updates:
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 9 (Desperado novel)
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July 22nd, 2008 Kai Starr
Very busy week! I haven’t much to say, today. Sorry about that. I’ll try to do better at having something interesting to say, once the current crisis in my life has passed by. (O.o)
Today, in Desperado Dawn, Sheriff Jackson goes to see George Thicke at the doctor’s house, to gather some information about the attack.
Today’s Updates:
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 8 (Desperado novel)
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July 21st, 2008 Kai Starr
Ha! My mind is all chaotic, this week. I’ve made a bunch of silly mistakes, in a bunch of different places. Simple things, like forgetting to change a link or putting in a wrong name, here and there. I think I’m just a bit on the exhausted side, both physically and emotionally. A lot of stuff happens to me, on a daily basis, and not all of it is good! I don’t talk about all of it, here, because I imagine nobody really wants to hear about the soap opera that is my life. I have enough drama going on in my stories, eh? But yeah, sometimes, things get really rough for me. It’s not all peaches and cream. I do the best I can, with whatever I’m handed, though. I don’t stop trying, no matter what. That either makes me a stubborn go-getter, or a pathetic fool. I’m not sure which, and frankly, I don’t really give a damn, anyway.
I’ve also been having some really, REALLY weird dreams, lately. I’m almost tempted to talk about them, but they are so surreal, that if I told them, I’d probably just have everyone believing I was some kind of opium fiend, or something. For the record, I’m not an opium fiend. I’m a chocolate fiend. A bona fide chocoholic. Thank God chocolate is not yet illegal! (^-^)
Today, in Desperado Dawn, Josh, Molly and Ricky take leave of their kindly host, and Josh hears his first words about the nasty Nathan Blake.
Today’s Updates:
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 7 (Desperado novel)
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July 20th, 2008 Kai Starr
I have been very distracted, this past week, so I’ve had trouble finding good chunks of time to write. I generally prefer to keep things going at a faster clip than I have been able to manage, but I’ve still got some good stuff to share with you, today. I hope you all enjoy it!
Today, in A Covenant of Shadows, Doctor Rubenstein gets an unexpected and unpleasant surprise, when he tries his procedure out on Genjiro. And in Desperado Dawn, Jenny and George leave Austin in the middle of the night, and have a very…unfortunate run-in with the infamous outlaw, Nathan Blake, and his nasty little gang.
Today’s Updates:
A Covenant of Shadows
A Covenant of Shadows, chapter 18 (ShadowFall novel)
Desperado Dawn
Desperado Dawn, chapter 6 (Desperado novel)
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