AlCent Sagas: Book 5 – Confrontation is now out on Audible! Captain James Van Wert races his ship to join the fight in time and learns why emotional attachments have no place in fleet operations. Meanwhile, Rusla and Oruc execute their flawless battle plan against the cruiser Washington, and Finley reluctantly finds himself at the […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book 5 – Confrontation is now out on Audible!"Hello, everyone, and a warm welcome to all my new subscribers! I had the happy privilege of meeting many of you at the UltraCon this past weekend. Welcome aboard! This was my first time at the UltraCon and it was one of the best cons I’ve been to yet! I was dazzled! I saw so […]
Read more "Back from the UltraCon in West Palm Beach!"Hello, everyone! And a special hello to my new subscribers! Inside scoop alert! – Be sure to check out the first book in the AlCent Sagas series to get a free Kindle download this weekend. You can check it out on the links below. Look for AlCent Sagas: Book One – Formation. Today I thought […]
Read more "Central Port Facility Development (and some AlCent Sagas backstory)!"Hello, Everyone! As promised, since I’ve been writing a lot of posts lately about my travels and astronomy adventures, I will take some time to write about the development of vessels, space stations, and settings that are found in my novels. And I offer a hearty welcome to my new subscribers. I hope you enjoy […]
Read more "Space Station Development (and my writing process too)!"Hello, everyone! I’m back from the Enchantment Con which was held at the Glass Factory in Jacksonville, FL! We had a blast and it was good meeting so many new fans and friends. But it was a hot one, as lightning had struck the building two days before knocking out the air conditioning. But everyone […]
Read more "Back from the Enchantment Con!"AlCent Sagas: Book 4 – Desperation is now out on Audible! The stakes are higher than ever as bold plans are executed by each side to gain a decisive advantage over the other. Meanwhile, desperate attempts by the captives to escape may lead to glorious freedom, or disastrous calamity. Check out the audiobook narrated once […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book 4 – Desperation is now out on Audible!"AlCent Sagas: Book 3 – Investigation is now out on Audible! And once again is narrated by the incomparable Lyle Blaker! (Once he did Mariner Valley for me, I knew I wanted him to do all of my sci-fi novels. He really brings the text to life!) Check it out here – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D5SBFYMW Novels by […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book 3 – Investigation is now out on Audible!"Hello again! It seems that every time I go to a sci-fi conference, people always ask me how I created the images and got the ideas for the various spacecraft, space stations, and other assorted vehicles for my novels. I’m happy to explain it to them there, but I also figured there might be more […]
Read more "Aerostat Development"Hello again, Everyone! The third book in the AlCent Sagas series is now out on Kindle! (The print version is still under review with Amazon, but I’m so excited about it I wanted to tell you as soon as the Kindle version came out.) In this novel we follow the investigations of Captain James Van […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas Book Three: Investigation is now released on Amazon!"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, […]
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