In the early stages of developing plot and characters for a seventh and final Jack Commer, Supreme Commander novel, as yet untitled, I interviewed twelve characters from the previous six books, trying to determine their motivations and whether they belong … Continue reading →
The Wounded Frontier, Book Five of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander series, is now available in paperback. I was honored that my image of Colonel Laurie Lachrer became the cover. Laurie was a minor spaceport technician in Book One, The … Continue reading →
I’d gotten through several Jack Commer novels before I realized that simply referring to the “seventeen suns of the Alpha Centaurian Empire” wouldn’t hack it for future works if I had no idea which stars the Centaurians had conquered. Although … Continue reading →
My titles will participate in Smashwords’ Ninth Annual Read an Ebook Week Sale from March 4 to March 10. You can download the titles in numerous formats including EPUB, mobi (Kindle), PDF, and more. Akard Drearstone and The Soul Institute … Continue reading →
Double Dragon Publishing has just released The Wounded Frontier, Book Five of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander series. I was honored to do the cover image of Laurie Lachrer, a minor spaceport technician in Book One, The Martian Marauders, but … Continue reading →
I had the idea of painting a 12” x 9” November journal drawing onto a 50” x 32” canvas, but when the morning to paint came and I studied what had been a fun and meditative drawing, I found myself … Continue reading →
My titles will participate in the Smashwords’ 2017 End of Year sale. All three will be free from December 25 to January 1. You can download the titles in numerous formats including EPUB, mobi (Kindle), PDF, and more. Akard Drearstone … Continue reading →
It arrived in the mail the other day and once again, a cinder block falls on Akard Drearstone’s head and leads to an alternate 1975 history of rock music as seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old girl. Regular 6” … Continue reading →
Writers know how difficult it can be to come up with a decent book blurb. How can we possibly distill our novel’s entire universe into one attention-grabbing slab of marketingese? The good news is that now you can just blow … Continue reading →
The idea for Akard Drearstone came as I idly examined two sheets of blank square pink paper at my hated insurance job in August 1975. In a burst of inexplicable high energy it occurred to me to make these into … Continue reading →
