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The Blank Zen Interview

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on June 27, 2020 by Michael D. SmithJuly 3, 2020

I’ve done about a dozen web interviews and I always found them like writing a midterm exam where, despite all the agonizing left-brained hassle, you felt you’d pulled something valid or interesting together. In response to these interviews I came … Continue reading →

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Jump Grenade – The Author Interview

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on October 10, 2019 by Michael D. SmithOctober 10, 2019

Q: So what’s this crap you’ve got now? Jump Grenade? And don’t give me any of those typical BS marketing blurbs. MDS: All right, guy, let’s get into it. Basically the novel is about psychopathy, how much fun it is … Continue reading →

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Balloon Ship Armageddon, Part 3 – Jack Commer’s Arc

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on October 18, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

It’s not time for a final assessment of the Jack Commer, Supreme Commander series, but after completing the first draft of the seventh and (probably) last book, I’m beginning to reflect on the long journey from The Martian Marauders to … Continue reading →

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Allan Larson Talks Back

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 25, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Class Act Books publicist Toni V. Sweeney recently introduced me to author Beverley Bateman, who kindly interviewed CommWealth’s resident anti-hero Allan Larson on her May 24, 2018 blog along with glorious snippets of my bio, novel excerpts, and buy links.  … Continue reading →

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Jack Commer Book Seven Interviews, 12: Laurie Lachrer

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 21, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Mike: And now we’re interviewing Colonel Laurie Lachrer, one of our most successful series characters, noted for her amazing work in Book Five, The Wounded Frontier, as well as Book Six, The SolGrid Rebellion. A minor character in the first … Continue reading →

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Jack Commer Book Seven Interviews, 11: Laurie 283

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 19, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Mike: And now, a special treat, Laurie Lachrer 283, fresh from both Book Five, The Wounded Frontier, and Book Six, The SolGrid Rebellion, where as a Heroes and Villains of the Thirties robot she confounded and entertained us all with … Continue reading →

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Jack Commer Book Seven Interviews, 10: Jackie Vespertine

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 17, 2018 by Michael D. SmithMay 16, 2020

Mike: We now welcome Jackie Kikken Vespertine, Professor of Exobiology at the University of Mars, a seasoned Jack Commer series professional with major roles in Nonprofit Chronowar and The SolGrid Rebellion. Jackie Vespertine: I’m tempted to say, don’t remind me … Continue reading →

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Jack Commer Book Seven Interviews, 9: Joe Commer

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 15, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Mike: Next up is Joe Commer, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United System Space Force, and Jack’s younger brother. Joe: Hi. Great to be here. I know from what the other characters have been telling me that my role in … Continue reading →

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Jack Commer Book Seven Interviews, 8: Ranna Kikken Commer

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 13, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Mike: Our next interviewee is Ranna Kikken Commer, a major force in Sol scientific circles for her work on the Time Committee studying the aftereffects of the Alpha Centaurian Chronowarp invasion of Sol from 2013 to 2075, as well as … Continue reading →

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Jack Commer Book Seven Interviews, 7: Waterfall Sequence

Sortmind Blog - Michael D. Smith Posted on May 11, 2018 by Michael D. SmithJuly 12, 2020

Mike: Now we come to a fascinating character, Waterfall Sequence of the Ywritt. The Ywritt were briefly introduced in Book Five, The Wounded Frontier, as the Wounded’s latest victim during the shrouding of the star Iota Persei with a Dyson … Continue reading →

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