First of all, happy New Years! I hope you’re all looking forward to 2013 as much as I am. Last year was full of awesome life-changing experiences, but I have a feeling that this one is going to be even better. So after chatting about resolutions with some old friends, I’ve decided that a good… Continue reading A not-so-obligatory New Year’s resolution
Category: Outworld Trilogy
Trope Tuesday: Terraforming
One of the problems with interplanetary colonization is that Earth-like worlds are fairly rare (though possibly not as rare as we once thought). In our own solar system, the only other world that comes anywhere close (Mars) is a radiation-blasted desert with only the barest hint of an atmosphere and a surface temperature colder than… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Terraforming
Trope Tuesday: Settling the (Final) Frontier
I love stories about colonization, especially when they’re set in space. There’s just something about a small group of rugged pioneers striking out into the harsh, unforgiving wilderness to make a new life for themselves. Maybe it’s just something about my American heritage, or all those 4x games I played as a kid, but I doubt… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Settling the (Final) Frontier
STAR WANDERERS: HOMEWORLD is now available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Smashwords!
That’s right! Part IV of the Star Wanderers series is available for $2.99 on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Smashwords. You can also find it listed on Goodreads here. Newsletter subscribers should get the Smashwords coupon code in an hour or two. From the book description: THEY’VE FINALLY FOUND A WORLD TO CALL HOME—BUT FIRST,… Continue reading STAR WANDERERS: HOMEWORLD is now available on Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Smashwords!
Oh hey! Happy Thanksgiving!
Funny how holidays creep up on you when you’re in a foreign country. We have Friday off here in Georgia, due to an Orthodox religious holiday. I’ll probably head east and check out the Stalin museum, maybe Mtskheta and Qazbegi depending on the weather. A friend of mine in Tbilisi said she’d get me a… Continue reading Oh hey! Happy Thanksgiving!
Have internet, will blog
Hey guys, I’m back in Kutaisi today, so I thought I’d drop in and post an update on this (much neglected as of late) blog. Life hasn’t been too eventful, but there are a couple of things that I thought you might want to know about. First of all, I’ll be participating in an ebook… Continue reading Have internet, will blog
New Kindle! And some new old projects as well
So I came out to Tbilisi today, because MY NEW KINDLE PAPERWHITE JUST ARRIVED! Okay, sorry for the all-caps shouting, but I’m really happy that it finally got here. My old kindle broke down a few months ago, leaving me stranded in my tiny village without any books. With the weather getting worse and the power… Continue reading New Kindle! And some new old projects as well
STAR WANDERERS: SACRIFICE is now up!
Hi everyone! So I got the proofreads for Star Wanderers: Sacrifice (Part III) back a little early, so I formatted the ebook yesterday and published it just an hour or two ago! It should be up on Kindle and Kobo in a couple of days, and Nook as soon as I can get a better internet… Continue reading STAR WANDERERS: SACRIFICE is now up!
Trope Tuesday: Came Back Strong
This trope, also kown as apotheosis, is by far my favorite part of the hero’s journey. Up to this point, the hero has faced a lot of tests and trials. Some of them he’s passed, some of them he hasn’t, but the setbacks haven’t yet been enough to stop him. Sure, the costs have been… Continue reading Trope Tuesday: Came Back Strong
Still here, wherever that may be
Wow, it’s been forever since I’ve been active on this blog. I guess living in the developing world will do that to you. It’s not that I don’t have good internet access, it’s that the places where I can get it are often noisy and crowded, with a fair amount of cigarette smoke. By the… Continue reading Still here, wherever that may be