Thursday, December 23, 2021

All The Books! Still On Sale!

All my books are on sale from Smashwords, through 01/01, for 50-75% off. With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Stranger, Raven, Wanderer. Find them on my Smashwords Author Page - https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wordboy

Sunday, December 19, 2021

All The Books! On Sale Now!

All my books will be on sale from Smashwords, through 01/01, for 50-75% off. With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Stranger, Raven, Wanderer. Find them on my Smashwords Author Page - https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wordboy

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

15 December 2021

On to the next project. In Thine Own Image, the story of Special Agents Harmony and Melody Moore, identical twin sisters, and their partner, Special Agent Wesley Jensen. After retrieving a stolen contagion (and taking down the terrorist cell that stole it), the three find themselves targeted for death. Revelations and memories lay ahead. This is the way.

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

14 December 2021

Whatever else this year may be, it has been productive. In A Mirror, Looking Out is finished. A decent length of 13,608 words. Now to forget about it for a while, and move on to the next project. This is the way.

Monday, December 13, 2021

December Book Sale

All my books will be on sale from Smashwords, from 12/17 – 01/01, for 50-75% off. With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Stranger, Raven, Wanderer. Find them on my Smashwords Author Page - https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wordboy

Sunday, December 12, 2021

12 December 2021

In A Mirror, Looking Out / Got a bit stuck. Stress over it, or note what's supposed to happen, skip ahead, and keep moving forward. The end is not too far off. This is the way.

Monday, December 6, 2021

On A Cold Wind

On A Cold Wind

The story of Caralynn (Carly) Adrasteia, an agent of EarthGov Security in the late twenty-second century, begins. As an Enhanced Human, a group of humans engineered to have superior physical and mental abilities, she is subject to hatred and discrimination while continuing to work for the improvement of her people's situation. Along with her partner, Special Agent Murphy Greenfield, she is assigned to track down two escaped criminals who threaten a newly established colony. One of the criminals, Efhram Bartok, is also an Enhanced Human who wants to incite a revolution and lead the Enhanced Humans to freedom. There is a link between Carly and Bartok, one that only Carly's division director knows.

Available as ebook and paperback - $4.99/$6.99

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

28 November 2021 / The Next Project

The next project, In A Mirror, Looking Out. Back to the story of Special Agent Debra MacNally, a courier with Division Two of EarthGov Security, who finds herself accused of murder. With an unexpected ally, Debra has to prove her innocence. But there's something else going on... This is the way.

28 November 2021

Typed up the last chapter of Mnemosyne. At 27,248 words, its a healthy first draft. It needs a lot of work, but that's for later. Now, its time to move on to the next project. This is the way.

Saturday, November 27, 2021

27 November 2021

Mnemosyne / Two notebooks. Three months, one week/ninety-nine days. This is the fastest i've written anything in a long time. Mnemosyne. Is. Finished.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Brianna and the Three

Brianna and the Three

In the distant future, a woman is kidnapped, and it falls to Archangel Brianna Pandora to rescue her. An officer in the Angel Corps, Brianna is responsible for defending Earth, it's colonies and citizens, as well as training newer Corps members. When given the assignment, she thinks there won't be any difficulty. However, when tracing the victim's last known movements, Brianna finds there may be more to the kidnapping than she first thought. Tracking the victim to a distant colony world, Brianna must deal not only with her own insecurities but with the Three, mythological warriors who may or may not exist.

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Sunday, November 21, 2021

21 November 2021

Taking a break from Mnemosyne to start the first edit on The Hour of the Wolf. Back to the life and times of Special Agent Denise Bell. This is the way.

Monday, November 15, 2021

15 November 2021

Mnemosyne / Three hundred seventeen years later, two synthetic intelligences talk. One has been protecting a precious cargo. Did Cora find what Lisa was looking for? Moving forward, as always. This is the way.

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

9 November 2021

Mnemosyne / Lisa's headed off into the void, laying low for a few centuries. Plus Cora makes a confession. Two-thirds of the way through. Revelations are coming. This is the way.

Friday, November 5, 2021

5 November 2021

Mnemosyne / Lisa got the answer she expected, not the answer she wanted. Where does she go from here? Second star to the right, and straight on till dawn. This is the way.

Sunday, October 31, 2021

Upon A Far Distant Shore

Upon A Far Distant Shore

Section Alpha is a clandestine organization dedicated to handling situations outside the mandate of normal law enforcement. Extraterrestrial, extradimensional, and paranormal threats all fall under their jurisdiction. As an agent for Section Alpha, Artemis Xian had seen a lot in the years she's been with the agency...including the incident that lead her to join up. But while responding to an alert, she finds herself swept away to a deserted town, with no idea how she got there or how to escape. Joined by a mysterious woman who knows more than she says, Artemis has to find the way back home while facing a long time adversary and the aliens that may be behind it all.

Available in ebook from Smashwords, ebook and paperback from Amazon, $2.99/$5.99

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

28 October 2021

Mnemosyne / After throwing herself off a bridge, Lisa's feeling better...but what answers await her? And where does she go from here? This is the way.

Monday, October 25, 2021

Raven

Raven

In his time with EarthGov Security, Special Agent David Troy thought he had seen it all. So when he and his partner, Special Agent Maureen Rogers, were assigned to assist local law enforcement with a kidnapping, he expected to have the case quickly resolved. But with no ransom, and no contact with the kidnappers except for a single note, David sees the situation goes from bad to worse. What do the kidnappers want from a successful industrialist? What part does the head of security play? And what secrets are Maureen keeping from David?

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Friday, October 22, 2021

22 October 2021

Mnemosyne / When stuck on a scene, do you continue to struggle, or skip it, and continue the story? There's no limit to how rough your rough draft can be. Keep moving forward. Fix it in editing. This is the way.

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

20 October 2021

Mnemosyne / A quiet moment, before things go pear-shaped. Slowing at bit, to nail down some details, but still moving forward. This is the way.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

06 October 2021

Mnemosyne / Stopping for the night, on the way to answers. Plus, the life and times of Lisa Stennis, the oldest living human. This is the way.

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

05 October 2021

The Fast Fading Light / Fourth edit complete, two scenes rewritten, and language cleaned up. Maybe one more edit to get it ready. Now to update the file, then get back to Mnemosyne. This is the way.

Saturday, October 2, 2021

02 October 2021

The Fast Fading Light / ...and the editing continues...This is the way

Saturday, September 25, 2021

Stranger

Stranger

When she joined EarthGov Security, Denise Bell knew she wouldn’t have an easy time. As an Enhanced Human, designed to have greater abilities and sharper senses, there was only one division in which she could serve. Or so she thought. Now, Denise is the first of her sort to serve in Division Two, mandated with operating on Earth and within the home system. She soon finds herself on her first big assignment. She has to infiltrate a terrorist camp, and determine their next target. What part does her batch sister play?

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25 September 2021

The Fast Fading Light / Printed out, and ready for the next edit. 152 pages...this may take a while. I sigh deeply. This is the way.

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Wanderer

Wanderer

In her time as a courier with Division Five of EarthGov Security, Special Agent Alexandra Sinclair has gained a reputation for always completing her deliveries, no matter how difficult. When another division came to them with information to be delivered to an allied power, it was expected Alexandra would complete the assignment, as she always has. But she disappeared before making the delivery. Now, Division Five mobilizes to find out what happened to their wayward courier, and who leaked her credentials. With a squad standing by to make sure the information doesn’t fall into the wrong hand, Division Five rushes to bring their missing courier home.

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Sunday, September 19, 2021

19 September 2021

Mnemosyne / Stopping briefly to do some plotting for the next third of the story. Plus, there's some research to be done. Will Lisa reach her destination? Of course she will. Will things go bad before she gets there? Probably. Slowing down, to keep moving forward. This is the way.

Monday, September 6, 2021

06 September 2021

Mnemosyne / Lisa's looking for information on a village full of people with exceptionally long lives. But are those lives measured in decades, or centuries? Is her quest almost over? Answers await. This is the way.

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

31 August 2021

My Soul To Keep / Finished the last edit, today rather than yesterday. Formatting shouldn't take too long. Now, what about the cover...
This is the way.

Sunday, August 29, 2021

29 August 2021

My Soul To Keep / Getting ready to do the final edit...it's longer than I remember...and what am I going to do about the cover? I sigh deeply. This is the way.

Thursday, August 26, 2021

26 August 2021

Mnemosyne / Lisa has a quiet moment, wondering where else to search. Where are the other immortals, and why did they abandon her? Pretty much focused only on this story...though there's editing coming up next week. I sigh deeply. This is the way.

Saturday, August 21, 2021

21 August 2021

Mnemosyne / Over ten thousand years in the future, one woman conducts a desperate search. Known as the oldest living human, and as the last immortal, Lisa Stennis tries to find the immortals who disappeared a millennia earlier. Starting a new story, along with all the others. This is the way.

Saturday, August 14, 2021

New Pen And Ink Day

New Pen and Ink day! TWSBI Swipe, fine, and TWSBI Royal Purple ink. The Swipe feels good, nice and smooth. The ink's a nice, vibrant purple. Gonna enjoy using both.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

11 August 2021

Dissembler / When you can't write, rewrite. Plugging through the sequel to On A Cold Wind. Carly's in for a surprise, and a deep secret is revealed. How bad will it get? Very bad. This is the way.

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

4 August 2021

In A Mirror, Looking Out / Debra's trying to find out who or what is behind her being accused of murder. Some things are not adding up. Can things go any more pear-shaped? Yes, they can. This is the way.

Saturday, July 31, 2021

31 July 2021

The Fast Fading Light / Finished the third edit, and updated the file. It's getting there. There are a few scene that still need work, and characters who need describing. But that's for the next edit. For now, it's back to first draft writing. This is the way.

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

28 July 2021

The Fast Fading Light / Rolling right along with the editing. Feeling better about the story, but there's still a way to go. This is the way.

Sunday, July 18, 2021

18 July 2021

The Fast Fading Light / ...and now, we edit! This is the way.

Saturday, July 17, 2021

17 July 2021

The Fast Fading Light / Printed out and ready for the next edit. At 151 pages, it's longer than I remember. This may take a while. I sigh deeply. This is the way.

Sunday, July 11, 2021

11 July 2021

The Hour of the Wolf / And so, another story is finished. Now to update the file, then forget it for a couple of months. This is the way.

Saturday, July 10, 2021

All The Books Are On Sale Through July 31!

All eleven of my books are now on sale through Smashwords!

Through July 31, all the books are 50-75% off!

The books range across the history of the universe, from the distant past, into the far distant future…

With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Raven, Stranger, Wanderer

Hurry! While supplies last! (Which is really an odd thing to say…they're ebooks, after all.)

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Friday, July 9, 2021

Just Another Tip From Your Uncle Mikey

Remember...don't slam your hand down while holding an uncapped fountain pen. I sigh deeply.

Thursday, July 8, 2021

08 July 2021

The Hour of the Wolf / Marching swiftly toward the end, when Denise does something that surprises even her. The end is in sight. This is the way.

Sunday, July 4, 2021

04 July 2021

The Hour of the Wolf / Storming the hideout. Sometimes, when I get stuck on a scene, I'll just note what's supposed to happen there, and come back to it later. Keeps me moving forward. This is the way.

All The Books Are On Sale Through July 31!

 Looking for something good to read?

 All eleven of my books are now on sale through Smashwords!

 Through July 31, all the books are 50-75% off!

 The books range across the history of the universe, from the distant past, into the far distant future…

 With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Raven, Stranger, Wanderer

 Hurry! While supplies last! (Which is really an odd thing to say…they're ebooks, after all.)

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Saturday, July 3, 2021

03 July 2021

My Soul To Keep / Updating the file with this last edit. There's still one point that has to be addressed, and I have to figure out what I'm going to do about a cover. Other than that, it's about ready to go. This is the way.

Thursday, July 1, 2021

All The Books Are On Sale! Through July 31!

Looking for something good to read?

All eleven of my books are now on sale through Smashwords!

Through July 31, all the books are 50-75% off!

The books range across the history of the universe, from the distant past, into the far distant future…

With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Raven, Stranger, Wanderer

Hurry! While supplies last! (Which is really an odd thing to say…they're ebooks, after all.

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Monday, June 28, 2021

The Books Are Going On Sale! July 1 - July 31!

Looking for something good to read?

All eleven of my books are on sale through Smashwords!

From July 1 through July 31, all the books will be 50-75% off!

The books range across the history of the universe, from the distant past, into the far distant future…

With Eyes Open…, Campfire Stories, A Bright Symmetry, The Fault Lies Not…, Rae, On A Cold Wind, Brianna and the Three, Upon A Far Distant Shore, Raven, Stranger, Wanderer

Hurry! While supplies last! (Which is really an odd thing to say…they're ebooks, after all.)

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