My kids are studying to become Amateur Radio Operators or Hams. This weekend we attended the local Ham club’s Field Day setup to let them talk on actual HF radios. Many thanks to the Voice of Idaho and the HPBARC… Read More »Field Day Fun in Idaho
This week I’ve been cruising along on chapter 3 but have only written a few scenes. Some of these scenes are but skeletons that will be fleshed out in the second draft when I start to make connections to later… Read More »Progress Report on Counterattack
Those of you who regularly come to this blog are probably already aware that I have a monthly newsletter called Dispatches. I’ve been mentioning it more regularly in my social media these days. There is a reason for this. I’m… Read More »Newsletter Benefits
This week I wrapped up chapter 2 and realized that it too needs some fixing. But rather than stop and fix it, I’ll keep pushing on into chapter 3. Chapter 2 is where we are introduced to the villain –… Read More »Progress Report on Counterattack
In this episode we build up the head of the warship and the main wings that give the ship it’s unique look. Then we start detailing the top deck. As the model gets heavier and heavier, I begin to realize… Read More »Votainion Warship Build Part 2
I didn’t get much writing done this week, maybe a couple thousand words all week. Part of that was due to real life interrupts and part of it was due to me having to mull over my villain a bit… Read More »Progress Report on Counterattack
I didn’t get to write every day this week as I kept a few lunch dates with coworkers. Sometimes the writing that I did get to do went smoothly and sometimes I struggled to imagine the scene I was writing,… Read More »Progress Report on Counterattack
I’ve been cleaning up the front page of this site. Adding and subtracting things as needed. I don’t feel like changing my theme to the current trendy bare minimum look, but I have streamlined what I’m using. I added some… Read More »Site Maintenance