“Lieutenant McCoy,” said Fleet Commander Maxwell, his jowled cheeks red with anger. “What possessed you to disregard my orders?” “Sir,” said James, trying very hard to keep his temper. “The conditions in the field—” “To hell with the conditions!” shouted the commander. “I can’t have trigger-happy gunboat captains ignoring direct orders. Thanks to your antics,… Continue reading Heart of the Nebula — excerpt 3
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Heart of the Nebula — excerpt 2
“Captain, we have incoming fire!” Sterling shouted. Sure enough, an alarm sounded in the cramped cockpit. “I see it. Hang on!” On the main screen, a steady stream of small projectile fire arced towards them along the enemy’s vector. I hope none of those shots slips past us to hit the convoy, James thought. “Five… Continue reading Heart of the Nebula — excerpt 2
Heart of the Nebula — excerpt 1
“Attention Lone Spear, this is Trident One,” came the commander’s gravelly voice over the gunboat’s speakers. “Divert from your present course and do not, repeat, do not engage the incoming craft.” “The hell?” James McCoy muttered—under his breath, of course. He narrowed his eyes at the holoscreen and fought the urge to lash out at… Continue reading Heart of the Nebula — excerpt 1
The road to Kutaisi
Here is another unpublished post I found while rummaging through some of the old drafts on my blog. I wrote it while I was teaching English in Georgia, and probably intended to publish it after I’d taken some pictures, but never got around to it. I lived in Kutaisi, but made it out to Tbilis about… Continue reading The road to Kutaisi
Books I haven’t been able to finish
Way, way back in 2009, I wrote up a blog post about all the books I’d started that year but hadn’t managed to finish. In general, I only finish about a third of all the books I start, sometimes because the book fails to hold my interest, other times because something in the story actively turns… Continue reading Books I haven’t been able to finish
First in Series Free November Promo
My book Brothers in Exile (Sons of the Starfarers: Book I) is listed in a massive multi-author promo put together by Patty Jensen. There are 52 books, all of them sci-fi and fantasy, all of them free today. Check it out!
Date Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
I saw this book on the Amazon also-boughts for my Star Wanderers books and decided to check it out. It’s a series of short novels: the first one is currently free and the others are $2.99. Like Star Wanderers, it’s a sci-fi romance, though it leans more toward science fiction than toward romance. I really enjoyed this… Continue reading Date Night on Union Station by E.M. Foner
Going for fun
They say that you should put as much of yourself as you can into what your right, and that’s true to some extent. But when you’re writing SF&F, there’s a much more important rule: BE ENTERTAINING. While I don’t think I’ve necessarily broken this rule, I haven’t always paid close attention to it. So for… Continue reading Going for fun
Four day 50% off sale for Kobo readers in US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand!
For those of you who read on Kobo and live in the territories listed above, I have some great news! Kobo is running a short-term 50% off sale, and almost all of my books are eligible! Just use the following coupon codes on the following dates: Canada October 28th – October 31st Promo Code: CA50SALE United States/Australia/New… Continue reading Four day 50% off sale for Kobo readers in US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand!
Thoughts on the new Star Wars trailer
OMG, guys! The feels, THE FEELS! The new Star Wars trailer came out last week, and I have watched it at least half a dozen times every day since. It’s awesome. While I’m still ambivalent enough not to rush out and buy tickets right away, there are a number of things that I think look… Continue reading Thoughts on the new Star Wars trailer