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Writing Bits and Pieces, Going Rogue
What happens when you spend all that time making an outline and then toss it aside when you’re in the heat of a first draft? You go Rogue. It happens with just about every book I’ve ever written. At some… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces, Going Rogue
Happy 13th Birthday Spencer
It’s been another fantastic year! Here are some of the highlights and memorable moments in the last year, before you turned into a teenager! Skiing on Bogus. The lines were boring, but the skiing was fun! Snuggle time with mom.… Read More »Happy 13th Birthday Spencer
Military Challenge Coins
If you’ve read my novel Starstrikers, or have served in the military, you are no-doubt familiar with unit coins. online pharmacy biltricide for sale with best prices today in the USA The unit you are assigned to usually has a… Read More »Military Challenge Coins
Writing Bits and Pieces – Removing a Character
This week I had to rewrite a scene or two and remove a character and replace him with another. I don’t want to risk any spoilers, so I’ll be discussing this particular writing problem in slightly vague detail. In re-reading… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Removing a Character
GCU Griffin Build, Part 2
Mounting The Griffin was not going to be a large and heavy model, like the Renoke. It was a smaller starship than the GCU Sokol and would be built to the same scale as that model, 1/350. I’ve had some… Read More »GCU Griffin Build, Part 2
Writing Bits and Pieces – Second Act Conflict
The above scene from my WIP is a perfect example of a Second Act hurdle that your main characters must face and eventually overcome. I’ve raised the stakes a bit and made Kiloe’s fighter completely disappear right when he was… Read More »Writing Bits and Pieces – Second Act Conflict
GCU Griffin Build, Part 1
The GCU Griffin is a prominent starship in the Starstrikers novel. It’s a Class-C Scanner ship, smaller than most other fleet starships it has to rely on bigger ships to protect it. It was such an important ship, I actually… Read More »GCU Griffin Build, Part 1