Hey, everyone! This weekend I’ll be at the 2025 MarsCon at the Holiday Inn in Virginia Beach, VA! Come in and take a break from the cold and have some fun with all the activities on the “Red Planet!” And don’t forget to get a free Kindle copy of AlCent Sagas: Book One – Formation […]
Read more "Meet me at MarsCon 2025!"Hello, everyone, and a big welcome to my newest subscribers! As 2024 had been good for me (except for hurricane Helene), and as many of you have become new friends, either from meeting me at a book fair, sci-fi con, or online, I decided to celebrate by offering a free excerpt of Book One. It […]
Read more "AlCent Sagas: Book One – Formation Excerpt"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! James here with another post about interesting places I’ve visited. But this one lines up perfectly with me as an amateur astronomer and a science fiction author! Once again, a big welcome to my new subscribers! Glad to have you along for the ride! Recently, while we were in Huntsville, AL visiting the […]
Read more "A Visit to the Von Braun Observatory!"Hello, again, and a big welcome to my new subscribers! Well, it was a year ago that Hurricane Idalia came crashing into our lives. It was a real punch in the face with the coastal flooding we had, but we got through it and even got everything put back together in time for our son’s […]
Read more "The Face in the Clouds before the Storm"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)!"James here again! Excessive cloudy skies lately got me looking over some of my old astrophotography attempts from last year when the skies were better. I found these from a year ago and I remember how amazed I was watching this event through my 10” Dobsonian telescope. The subject was the Moon moving over to […]
Read more "Moon Occultation of Antares"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!"
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