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Category Archives: Commer of the Rebellion

The SolGrid Rebellion, Endings, and Continuations

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 21, 2020 by Michael D. SmithDecember 21, 2020

When the solar system adopts the buggy SolGrid telepathic network as a defense against alien intrusion, Jack Commer’s impudent son Jonathan James instigates a rebellion against what he considers fascist brainwashing. His tiny army includes his lover Suzette, the wife … Continue reading →

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Publication of The SolGrid Rebellion

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 19, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

The SolGrid Rebellion, Book Six of my Jack Commer, Supreme Commander science fiction series, has just been released by Double Dragon Publishing, with my colored pencil drawing of Jackie Vespertine, one of the rebels and a main character, as the … Continue reading →

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The SolGrid Rebellion / The Title Change

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 24, 2016 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

If anyone had paid attention to Jack Commer’s son before this day, it was to jeer that the kid had emerged non compos mentis from his stunt in Alpha Centauri, that he was an egomaniacal fool and that it served … Continue reading →

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The Official Portrait

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 15, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJune 26, 2019

Jack Commer, the Official Portrait overpaints a despised pencil image. I’d entered the original October 2006 drawing, “Jack Commer, Supreme Commander, United System Space Force, ca. Summer 2036,” into a “Superheroes” art contest in Denison, Texas that fall and I’ve … Continue reading →

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On Finishing a First Draft

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on March 13, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

I just finished Draft 1 of Commer of the Rebellion, Book 6 in the Jack Commer series. It’s too early to judge what sort of novel this is, or even if COTR will remain the final title. I’m already feeling … Continue reading →

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Commer of the Rebellion – Characters and Some Rough Draft, Part II

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on February 6, 2015 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

More characters from the first draft of Jack Commer #6, Commer of the Rebellion, now about three-quarters completed. Joe wondered whether Jack even considered how a dog was going to pack a USSF flight valise, and whether Amav had ever … Continue reading →

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Commer of the Rebellion – Characters and Some Rough Draft, Part I

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on December 21, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Some characters from the first draft of Jack Commer #6, Commer of the Rebellion, now in progress. The text is taken from the rough draft, about two hundred pages so far, and is obviously open to revision. We had the … Continue reading →

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Spaceships

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on November 14, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

I recently realized that I keep blowing up expensive spaceships, and that there’s a new Typhoon spaceship (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) for every book in the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander series. Though I skipped a Typhoon in Book … Continue reading →

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Character-Driven Boasting

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on September 2, 2014 by Michael D. SmithDecember 20, 2016

I need to keep reminding myself about characters. Because I almost fell into this trap working on the notes for the sixth Jack Commer novel, Commer of the Rebellion. Boy, I really was straining for a dazzling plot, but it … Continue reading →

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Try to Give Something Back as Well (or, The Martian Marauders on Sale through Sept. 2)

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on August 24, 2014 by Michael D. SmithJuly 11, 2020

Writers are told to self-promote everywhere but it’s beginning to seem as if folks are pulling into your driveway at 3 AM and blowing their horn MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! then charging off to blare some other victim down the street. At least … Continue reading →

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