Many of my fans (and other people I meet at Sci-Fi Cons) have been asking me about my latest cover art image which features a solar sail freighter underway in the vast reaches of interplanetary space. These vessels are a major part of my AlCent Sagas series. I figured I’d show you my early ideas, […]
Read more "Solar Sail Freighter Development"Calling all fans! Calling all fans! I will be attending the 2024 AtomaCon this weekend at Trident Technical College on Rivers Ave in North Charleston! Saturday and Sunday, May 4th and 5th! Come meet me and take advantage of a conference special freebie! All of my books will be available for signed copies (except for […]
Read more "Meet me at AtomaCon 2024 in North Charleston!"Hey, Everyone! I’m so excited about the new release of my latest novel, AlCent Sagas Book 2: Revelation! The story follows the continuing adventures of James Van Wert in colonial Alpha Centauri. Many of you have been asking me when the next book is coming out and it’s finally out on Amazon for both print […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas Book 2: Revelation is now released on Amazon!"Back around 2000 when I first started worldbuilding the Alpha Centauri system for the AlCent Sagas series, astronomical knowledge of the binary star system was limited to the movements of the stars themselves. But now with the advent of the Kepler space telescope, as well as new methods used by ground based telescopes, exoplanets have […]
Read more "Exoplanets of the Alpha Centauri System"So after the success of acquiring my Meade 90 ETX, I got a bad case of aperture fever and started looking. As some of you may already know, aperture fever is when you’ve had a taste of astronomy and suddenly want a bigger scope! The ETX is great for the Moon and planets, and some […]
Read more "Severe case of aperture fever results in a new scope!"Well, we’re back home and MarsCon was a smashing success for me! I got to meet all kinds of interesting people and met many new readers of my work. I sold over 50 copies of Mariner Valley and Seed of Aldebaran in print, eBook, and audio! I was also able to introduce people to the […]
Read more "Back from MarsCon!"We are here and have set up our banners at the MarsCon! I look forward to seeing any of you who can make it out! Remember, I have a free Kindle download for my new novel AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation for anyone who shows up! I look forward to meeting you there! https://marscon2024.sched.com/
Read more "We are here! MarsCon 2024!"Just a reminder that I will meeting fans at the 2024 MarsCon this weekend in Virginia Beach, VA! Come on by and say hello and receive a free Kindle download for my newest novel “AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation!” I can’t wait to see you there!
Read more "MarsCon this weekend!"Here’s an interesting video where someone is attempting to measure the force of gravity in a lab environment. To me, it lends credence to the varysium material found in my AlCent Sagas novel series, as well as in the novel Seed of Aldebaran. In these stories, varysium is an ultra dense material found only on […]
Read more "Measuring Gravity in a Lab"Whoo-hoo! Merry Christmas to me! I was just told that a space had become available and now I’m going to the 2024 MarsCon in Virginia Beach, Virginia! I’m so excited! This will be the first conference where I will be signing my newly released novel AlCent Sagas Book One: Formation! It will also be the […]
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