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Ronald
L. Donaghe
Winner
of The Jim Duggins'
Outstanding
Mid-Career Novelist
award, 2008
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July 1, 2009...Las Cruces, NM...
A lot has happened in the last year. I retired from my job as a
technical writer from New Mexico State University in December of 2008,
which means that I've now joined other Baby Boomers in launching a
second or third career.
- I now edit for a publishing company using the wonders of the internet.
- I've put seven of my books on Amazon Kindle.
- I've been writing the fifth and final book in the Common Threads in the Life series, entitled A Summer's Change.
- My partner
and I have just moved into our dream home, a totally renovated,
two-story brick Tudor Revival (with Dutch influences) built in 1907.
And this brings me to my third...no...fourth career...
 I will be teaching editing and writing (course description) in my "man cave"
upstairs. Las Cruces is a vibrant, growing city. Because of the
university we have students from all over the world studying
agriculture and engineering, which gives us a more-than-local flavor.
And it is a favorite "snow bird" city with people moving in from the
colder, less weather-friendly places. So, in launching my editing and
writing classes, I'm inviting writers from elsewhere to consider coming
to the area for a sabatical/retreat. Here's what to do in a very accessible radius of Las Cruces |
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News...
All
three of The Journals of Will Barnett (Uncle Sean, Lance,
and All Over Him) have now been published in the Spanish
language by Editorial
Egales (Barcelona-Madrid). They are also available in
the Spanish language at Amazon.
Tío Sean (ISBN:
84-95346-75-3)
Lance (ISBN: 84-95346-78-8)
Todo sobre
él (ISBN: 84-95346-88-5
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Welcome to my personal
website...You can now enjoy the convenience of online shopping
for GLBT books here, without ever leaving this website:
Because
I am a writer, most of what you will encounter here is my
work. I mainly write fiction and fantasy and a little
autobiography. But I have also written book reviews for
Foreword
Magazine
(the print version) and articles on various issues. From
2003-2005, I maintained and edited the online book-review
e-zine, The
Independent Gay Writer.
You can access it by clicking on "Newsletter" in the
column to the left.
As a writer, I have come to
understand much of the publishing industry in all its messy
glory. I've met many writers since my first book was published
in 1989, and many of them
are aspiring writers, trying to get a handle on this miasmic
publishing business. So from my perspective and experience,
I've recognized the need for a little explication of that
industry. You can click on "Archives" and other
buttons on the left to read my articles on writing and
publishing, meet new writers, access the growing list of
writer resources I have found, and otherwise spend many hours
on the hundreds of pages that exist on this website.
As
a gay man, I have also included a few of my thoughts on the
state of the country into which I was born as concerns "my
people" if you will allow me that designation. These
"rants" can be found in the archives, as well.
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included a powerful site search engine that will find
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this site. Give it a try below.
Work
published in 2004
includes: The
Early Journals of Will Barnett (contains
the three novels Uncle
Sean,
Lance,
and All
Over Him
in one volume) and the first complete Book One in the
"Twilight of the Gods" fantasy trilogy.
The
"Twilight of the Gods" trilogy will include Cinátis
(pub 2004), Gwi's
War
(in progress), and War
Among the Gods.
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My
Work
Common Threads
in the
Life
Coming
to
"Common Threads"...
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A Summer's Change
The
Journals of
Will Barnett
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