We’re moving ever closer to the July 12th release of Acts of War: Aftershock, and this week I have another excerpt to share with you (if you missed the first one, you can find it here). This time we’re focusing on a character introduced… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Excerpt #2”
We’re twenty-five weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and here’s part three of the who’s who and what’s what in the novel. For this final entry, I’ll be introducing some (not all) of the secondary characters in the book. These are not POV characters,… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Dramatis Personae Part III”
Well, as you can tell by the title of this one, we’re playing a little catch-up. I haven’t been nearly as active with my short story submissions in the past three months, largely because my focus has been on Acts of War: Aftershock, my impending… Continue Reading “Submission Statement: March – May 2017”
Week twenty-four and part two of the who’s who in Acts of War: Aftershock. This time we’re talking about the secondary POV characters, which are the antagonists for the novel. We get inside these characters’ heads but to a more limited degree than the… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Dramatis Personae Part II”
Here we are in week twenty-three, and Acts of War: Aftershock is in editing and will soon be heading off to the printer. At this point, beyond a bit of promotion, my work on the book is done. So, like I said last week,… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Dramatis Personae Part I”
A few years ago, I wrote a novelette called “On a Black Tide” for Privateer Press, which was included in an anthology of novelettes called Rites of Passage. Privateer Press has given me permission to post an excerpt from “On a Black Tide” and… Continue Reading ““On a Black Tide” Excerpt & Free eBook!”
Hey, folks, the book is in editing, so I don’t have the usual update for you. My work on Aftershock is pretty much done save for any questions the editors might have for me as they go through the manuscript. What I do have… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 22 & First Excerpt”
Right now, until I put the finishing touches on a few works in progress, I have five short stories in my submission rotation. Most of these stories have been around the block a few times with varying levels of success. Of course, none of… Continue Reading “Submission Rotation – May 2017”
Twenty-one weeks into the production of Acts of War: Aftershock, and we have completed a very important step. Progress: The first and certainly the most extensive round of revisions on the novel is done. After adding a lot of new material and rewriting a… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 21 Update”
Twenty weeks into Acts of War: Aftershock and revisions continue. Here’s how the week went. Progress: I’ve done quite a bit of work on the book in the last week to ten days. I started by going through the manuscript and addressing all the… Continue Reading “Acts of War: Aftershock – Week 20 Update”