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I often talk about my sister, Diane, who is both an editor for Privateer Tales and Witchy World as well as the creator and writer of the highly successful Bellingwood series. Not quite as often do I mention my other sister Carol, who also helps out with my books as a beta reader. Carol’s chosen career […]
Read the storyIn ‘A Matter of Honor’, one of the pivotal moments in the text was when Merrie and Amon decided to ignore the status quo and build their own steel foundry, or Tatara Furnace. It wasn’t as if Merrie invented the idea, simply that she recognized the value it brought and then successfully replicated the process. […]
Read the storyBelow, you’ll find Chapter Seven of the Life of a Miner short story. If you’re interested in reading the chapters as they’re released, please subscribed to my newsletter. Chapter 7 – Theft “Hey, get away from there,” Merley broadcast over the public comm channel. There was no guarantee that the figure rustling around in the cab of the […]
Read the storyBelow, you’ll find Chapter Six of the Life of a Miner short story. If you’re interested in reading the chapters as they’re released, please subscribed to my newsletter. Chapter 6 – Will-O-Wisp “I thought you said there was plenty of fuel left,” Ulran said as Merley sat the sled down next to the orange tarp used […]
Read the storyBelow, you’ll find Chapter Five of the Life of a Miner short story. If you’re interested in reading the chapters as they’re released, please subscribed to my newsletter. Chapter 5 – Scuttled “Clean up those lines and we’ll head in. It looks like you have a nest of those lizards you’ve been telling us about,” Big Pete […]
Read the storyArtist Silviya Yordanova, an extremely talented digital artist, has put together this one of a kind cover. This cover is a change from my other covers in that Silviya does all of her work by Photoshopping images. That is, she combined about fifteen images, blended their colors, painted their edges, did other crazy things I […]
Read the storyRookie Privateer Audio Book Available Today, I’m extraordinarily pleased to announce that Rookie Privateer Audio Book is available on both Audible as well as on iTunes. While producing an audio book isn’t nearly as taxing as writing the book in the first place, I found it required substantially more work than I’d expected. Fortunately, I […]
Read the storyBelow, you’ll find Chapter Four of the Life of a Miner short story. If you’re interested in reading the chapters as they’re released, please subscribed to my newsletter. Chapter 4 – Never Judge a Book Priloe hadn’t thought he’d be able to sleep, but no sooner had he closed his eyes, his alarm rang, dragging him […]
Read the storyBelow, you’ll find Chapter Three of the Life of a Miner short story. If you’re interested in reading the chapters as they’re released, please subscribed to my newsletter. Chapter 3 – Safety Training “I think you’re ready for an ore-sled,” Silver announced. Sterra’s Gift had been decelerating on hard burn for forty hours leaving two days […]
Read the storyI just had a nice long phone conversation with a reader / beta-reader about some of the more technical details of utilizing military vernacular for many of the things in Privateer Tales. Specifically, I was trying to come up with a rank structure that was easier for the non-mil. crowd that didn’t insult the mil. […]
Read the storyBelow, you’ll find Chapter Two of the Life of a Miner short story. If you’re interested in reading the chapters as they’re released, please subscribed to my newsletter. Chapter 2 – Educator “You’re getting better,” Silver encouraged. “Big Pete is particular about his piles, though. Let the AI help you choose where to drop your […]
Read the storyFinally, Rookie Privateer Audio Book is in production. I’ve been holding off announcing the narrator until I was actually to the point of no return. Drum roll please… I ended up selecting Mikael Naramore as the narrator. Not only did you all select him as the top narrator, but he was also my first choice. Many […]
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