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Novel Crunch Time

I’m coming down hill fast now on the first draft of Starforgers. Currently, I’m on chapter 25, at about 251 pages and 67,000 words in length. This novel has many subplots and events happening at the same time and I’ve…

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Morality and War

There have been some interesting debates in the news lately about the morality of the US government killing Osama Bin Laden. Some have even compared his killing to the capture and war crime trials of former Nazi leaders. How come…

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Mystery Novel

I don’t talk much about my pen name’s books, but thought I’d mention that Johnny Batch’s first Tech Mystery is now available in paperback on Amazon. Null Pointer is a traditional Mystery with a protagonist who’s a computer programmer. I’m…

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A Baseball Pictorial

My youngest son, Spencer is becoming quite the photographer. He’s only eight years old but he’s already got the “eye” for taking engaging pictures. I’ve been taking pictures since I was his age and I don’t have a talent for…

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Unity, First Impressions

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Modeling and Writing

Those of you who follow this humble blog may recall that I have built a plastic model of a starship that is featured in my current WIP – Starforgers. It is the S. S. Sokol and you can read about…

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Universe Building

Writers in many genres often talk about world building or creating a believable setting for your novel, be it a Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Paranormal. But the issue I face in writing Space Opera SF is in having to create a…

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In Praise of 5 x 8 Format

GB PRESS are moving away from the 6 x 9 format paperbacks and adapting the 5 x 8 format for all future novels published. I’ve seen a book printed by Createspace in that latter format and I support the move….

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A Dog and Her Bone

Every good dog deserves a huge bone. Endora had it completely consumed that evening. All that was left was a hair encrusted piece that she just didn’t feel like eating. Can’t blame her there. This pic is curtsey of Jack….

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