One Character, Two Series, Seventy Years Apart
Beverly’s story stretches across two series, two very different genres, and nearly seventy years.
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New releases, works in progress, and the stories behind the stories.
Rix Banner Is Headed Home—and Something Strange Is Waiting
Rix Banner is headed home in a new Spaceship Mechanic adventure arriving October 1. Discover the impossible clue bringing him back to Wisconsin.
Read the storyRay Guns and Late Fees – New Release
Ray Guns and Late Fees (Spaceship Mechanic Book #3) is available now! Click here to get a copy. Now that I’ve made that announcement, let me digress. What a fun journey writing Spaceship Mechanic has been. One of my creative goals from early last year was to step back from the harder, military science fiction and more toward […]
Read the storyWedding Bells and Ray Guns!
It’s generally a good sign when I’m quiet for a time as it means I’m getting close to a new release. June 1st, Ray Guns and Late Fees will be released to Amazon and hopefully Audible. As the third novel in Spaceship Mechanic series, we’re getting in deep to the things that make Rix Banner, Kel Warp, Philo and […]
Read the storyRix is Back!
If you missed the first announcement, Rix Banner is back at it again. Unfortunately for him, that means questionable ships, worse repair jobs, and problems that absolutely refuse to stay fixed. In Jump Drives and Coffee Stains, the second book in the Spaceship Mechanic series, space travel looks a lot less glamorous and a lot […]
Read the storyJump Drives and Coffee Stains released!
Good news from the grease-stained end of the galaxy: Jump Drives and Coffee Stains is officially out now. 🚀☕ Click here to get your copy. This is book two in the Spaceship Mechanic series, which means Rix is making more questionable repair decisions, and burning through rolls of duct tape on things that absolutely should […]
Read the storyBroken Ships, Bad Coffee
The struggle is real. I’m not sure what it is about winter that causes struggle, but I’m old enough to recognize the pattern. Yesterday was one of those days where everything I touched was harder than it could have been. Do you ever have those days? I was reviewing my current writing, and I realized […]
Read the storyRix is back! There are Coffee Stains!
The next installment of Spaceship Mechanic is off to editing and I’ve dropped a pre-order for February 1st! Working on Jump Drives and Coffee Stains has been a special kind of fun for me—part writing, part problem-solving, part “how would this ridiculous situation look in space?” I’ve always enjoyed taking everyday moments from my own […]
Read the storyFound Crew, Found Family
Earlier this summer my oldest sister, Diane, passed. She was the one who I played Dungeons and Dragons with when I was younger, she also introduced me to the path of publishing and writing. It’s safe to say, I wouldn’t be an indie publisher/writer if not for her. Enough time has passed that I’m much […]
Read the storyFrom Risky Stories to Risky Cocktails
The topic top of mind today is about taking risks and trying new things. As I’ve matured as a writer and publisher, I’ve found both joy and hardship in taking risks. To a rational mind, there’s symmetry in the idea of risks not always panning out. I accept this, but accepting doesn’t make the consequences […]
Read the storyI met this girl …
I love the in-between time of the writing/publishing cycle. Publishing a book takes about 25% as much effort as writing. The work is administrative in nature and can make or break the success of a newly published work. It’s also not much fun. Maybe, at some point in the future, we’ll talk about these tasks, […]
Read the storyBoltguns, Best Sellers, and Dirt
Today, I woke up to fantastic news. Boltguns and Duct Tape was sitting at the top of two Amazon book categories with a shiny orange Best Seller flag. This is an achievement I don’t take for granted and also hope each new release will achieve. It is certainly not a sure thing. Even more, to […]
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