The Final Chapters of a Trilogy

This week and next I’m writing the final chapters of the first trilogy in the Star Saga. Book 3, Counterattack is almost draft one complete. The climax is written and now I’m wrapping up the story and tying up all…

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Workflow Update

  Recently I posted about my writing workflow. In that post I exported my first draft from Plume Creator to OpenOffice for editing. The problem with using Write or Word to edit is that you wind up with multiple version…

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Cover Update

Messing around with a different angle on the KIV-3 model and I came up with the below image. best online pharmacy with fast delivery buy xifaxan online with the lowest prices today in the USA I think this is much…

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Ubuntu 14.10 Release Day

  You’ll never know what you’re missing unless you try it!

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Book Cover Evolution

I found a background image that would be striking for my novel The Blood Empress. I had the idea of shooting a KIV-3 over the desert planet of Con-One, a brief scene from the novel. My first attempt was weak…

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Cover Concept Reveal

I’ve been thinking a lot about the covers of my novels after attending IndieReCon this past weekend. All of my SF book covers will be getting severe face lifts in an effort to make them more attractive to readers. This…

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Vickers Starfighter Build, Part 2

Lots of progress was made in the last few weeks. I’ll start by updating the blueprint to include the upper fin and the wings. This is a one to one life size blueprint. This model was already built in 1/48…

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