A few years ago I resurrected my first attempt at a novel, Trip to Mars, fifty-five penciled pages in a small yellow notebook with numerous crude illustrations. The 2,646-word story I produced as a sixth grader in the spring of … Continue reading →
Jack Commer gets a close look at the disintegration of the Alpha Centaurian Empire in the aftermath of its lost war with the United System Space Force, as well as a devastating surprise from his estranged son Jonathan James, a … Continue reading →
As former Typhoon II ship’s engineer Phil Sperry struggles with his decades-long treason to the human race, Supreme Commander Jack Commer and his wife Amav journey to the paradise planet Andertwin for a painful visit with their reclusive son Jonathan … Continue reading →
Once again I’ll have a table at the North Texas Book Festival in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, April 9. The festival takes place at the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St., Denton, Texas 76201. Hours are … Continue reading →
I will represent Double Dragon Publishing as well as my own fledgling invention, Sortmind Press, at the North Texas Book Festival in Denton, Texas, on Saturday, April 11. The festival takes place at the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, … Continue reading →
Another review by author Toni V. Sweeney, this time for the third volume in the Jack Commer series, Nonprofit Chronowar. Nonprofit Chronowar by Michael D. Smith 5 Stars One minute it’s the year 2036 and Joe Commer is about to … Continue reading →
Author Toni Sweeney just posted the following reviews of the first two books in the Jack Commer series, The Martian Marauders and Jack Commer, Supreme Commander, and she’s nailed the dynamics of both novels in a way that I don’t … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
