Most of the non-fiction I’m reading is focused on fighter pilots for my next novella. Also, they are just plane fun. (pun intended) Fiction reading is lacking lately. I go through fits and starts when researching for a novel. Mostly… Read More »Books I’m Reading and Have Read Lately
We were cleaning out the kid’s closet today and had enough shoes to make a fun picture of him. Those are his baseball cleats from age 5-12. We then took him to the sporting goods store to buy new… Read More »Weekend Update 4 Aug 2013
I’ve been following Brooke on G+ for a while now, watching her put together her books and bring them to press herself. It’s not easy being a Self-Published author. Trust me on this, I know. But she’s doing everything… Read More »New Steam Punk Novella
I don’t review books formally, but sometimes I like to recommend a book to my audience. This is one of those times. Living here in Boise, I realize that my state is known for basically two things, potatoes and a blue football… Read More »Wise Beyond Your Field
If you aren’t reading Auxiliary Memory, the blog of James W. Harris, perhaps you should be. Some of the best essays about life and Science Fiction I have ever read, have been while reading James’s blog. Recently he is cataloging what he… Read More »Auxiliary Memory
I’ve been switching back and forth between reading two Space Opera novels. They are both authors who are not known for their Space Opera. The first is Second Star by Dana Stabenow who has made her name as a mystery… Read More »Books I’m Reading Now
My alter-ego, Johnny Batch’s book, Null Pointer was gifted to the Chief TWiT – Leo Laporte this weekend by my good friend Nate McIntyre. Not sure how much cooler my birthday month could have gotten. I mean, a mention in… Read More »Null Pointer at TWiT Studios
TL Cooper reviews my novel Tyrmia this morning on her book review site, Reviews With TLC.
Matt from the Seattle-Geekly podcast read and reviewed my SF novel, Tyrmia. You can catch this week’s episode here, the review is about eight minutes into the podcast. He liked it over all but thought it was a bit short. At… Read More »Seattle-Geekly Reviews Tyrmia
Dominant Species is the most film worthy book I think I’ve ever read. Michael E. Marks does a fantastic job of making you visualize this fairly standard SF Military story. His military jargon and panache come across as gritty and… Read More »Dominant Species by Michael E. Marks