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 →
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 →
“But can’t you see, Jack, that’s your whole problem, man,” Borman cried, clearly agitated at Jack swinging the shattergun. “You’ve always been so repressed around women that you’ve let this Amav take over your sense of self-esteem. If you’d only … Continue reading →
With the shocking suicide of the Typhoon I, the most powerful military spaceship ever built, the four Commer brothers are reduced to two. After the horrors of the Final War, the evacuation of Earth, and an unexpected conflict with native … Continue reading →
My first “novel,” Trip to Mars, was fifty-five penciled pages in a small yellow notebook, starring Jack Commer and outlining the horrors of a 2033 World War IV and the evacuation of Earth’s surviving population to Mars. Was the sixth … Continue reading →
I will be representing Double Dragon Publishing and selling my first three Jack Commer novels (hopefully!) at the North Texas Book Festival in Denton, Texas, Saturday, April 5, 2014. I’ve never done a book festival before so I’m not sure … Continue reading →
Novel publication by a royalty-paying publisher is a major milestone, and feels a hundred times better than self-publishing. It means a lot that Double Dragon Publishing has acknowledged my potential. I’ve also enjoyed learning much more about this entire process … Continue reading →
Typhoon I Navigation Officer and the third of four Commer brothers. From The Martian Marauders: Jack and Joe swiveled to him. “C’mon in. Shut the door behind you and take a seat,” Jack said, indicating the third seat at the … Continue reading →
The Wounded Frontier has been accepted for publication by Double Dragon Publishing. In Book Five of the Jack Commer science fiction series, Supreme Commander Jack Commer pushes for exploration far beyond Sol in the untested Typhoon V when a star … Continue reading →
My science fiction novel The Martian Marauders was published in 2012 by Double Dragon Publishing. I really didn’t write it in the eighth grade! Well, okay, it’s true that the somewhat dysfunctional Commer family and the history of the evacuation … Continue reading →
