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Have to share a most excellent review…

I don't often post these (but when I do, I prefer Dos...ah, never mind). Had to share a really complimentary review of the Gabriel trilogy I just saw on Amazon.…

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Kicking off “Author’s Cafe” on the blog with an interview with Leah Petersen, author of Cascade Effect

I'm proud to introduce a good friend (though that may be presumptuous of me - she may hate my guts for all I know...) I've had the rare privilege of…

Continue ReadingKicking off “Author’s Cafe” on the blog with an interview with Leah Petersen, author of Cascade Effect

An excerpt from Gabriel’s Return – some jungle combat to brighten your day

A snippet from a scene out of Gabriel's Return, book 2 in the scifi adventure series. Though I'd love for you to take a look at this story (which I…

Continue ReadingAn excerpt from Gabriel’s Return – some jungle combat to brighten your day

New review for the Gabriel trilogy – so well written I thought I’d repost here (and preen my feathers)

Yes, another post of self-flagellation (er, adulation...maybe congratulation?).  I just received a really well-written review for Gabriel's Journey, and the author of the review (Justin Gifford, copy editor at HorribleNight.com)…

Continue ReadingNew review for the Gabriel trilogy – so well written I thought I’d repost here (and preen my feathers)

I’m selling like hotcakes in Finland. Make that like “kuumille kiville” according to Google

As a self-published author, I am solely responsible for everything to do with my books. From the writing (probably the easiest part), to the e-book formatting, to the cover layout,…

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Excerpt from Gabriel’s Redemption: Drop Capsules

“Drop in five, four, three, two, one…DROP, DROP, DROP!” Gabriel’s head was slammed back against the padded wall of the drop capsule, known to drop-troopers as coffins, as the Marcinko…

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Chapter One from Gabriel: Zero Point, the prequel to the Gabriel scifi trilogy

November, 2166 North American Federation Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island “Which one is he?” Vice Admiral Eriq Cafferty looked up from his flexscreen at the sound of his attaché’s voice…

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Great article on what really happens when flushed out at airlock. Good scifi research here…

As a scifi writer, I love the idea of throwing the bad guy out of an airlock. It's like the ultimate in poetic justice. Better than taking a lame blaster…

Continue ReadingGreat article on what really happens when flushed out at airlock. Good scifi research here…
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