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Monthly Archives: July 2014

Mandy Frederick, Empress of the Martians

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 17, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

The Wounded Frontier, Book Five of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander science fiction series, has been accepted for publication by Double Dragon Publishing. Since she first appeared in Book Three, 2013’s  Nonprofit Chronowar, Mandy has progressed far from her original … Continue reading →

Posted in Character Images, Double Dragon Publishing, Excerpts, Jack Commer, Nonprofit Chronowar, Novels, Science Fiction, The Wounded Frontier, Writing | Leave a reply

Writable Novel Notes

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 11, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJune 27, 2019

Cribbed and slightly expanded from a 2013 blog post, where it got lost in the middle. But as I start looking over my notes for a sixth Jack Commer novel, all this rumination applies anew! Notes for a novel have … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Jack Commer, Novels, Perpetual Starlit Night, Science Fiction, Writing, Writing Process | 2 Replies

Joe Commer from The Martian Marauders, or, Wiping the Blackboard Clean

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 8, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

Marooned on dead planet Earth, writhing in fever dreams, Joe is dying from the aftereffects of a Martian ice ray along with his brother Jack. From The Martian Marauders: FORGET THAT! FORGET THAT! IT’S BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THAT JACK COMMER … Continue reading →

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Justification, or, Flush These Notes Out of My System Before They Wreck a Novel!

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on July 5, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJune 12, 2015

“Some guy at the bus stop disrespected me, so I blew his head off.” I could load this post up with a thousand examples, but let’s make it short and let that one serve. I’ve been struck by the appalling … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Novels, Trust, Writing Process | 1 Reply

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