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By now to anyone who has enjoyed any of the books in the series–and bothered to read the blog a little–it should be obvious that one of my true joys is basing some of my fictional characters on people I know. Some of my friends and relatives ask me, “Wait–can you actually do that? Won’tContinue reading “Book IV Character Study–Meet Jim Chung: the Korean Spy”

Howdy faithful readers! I’m very happy to say Book IV– First Year After: Enter the Badger– is now up and ready to read on Amazon. (Link below) Very happy to have had the helpful talents of Editor Renee Hesson and Photo-artist Tom Walker for this one. At the moment, I’m having some formatting trouble withContinue reading “Book IV is up on Amazon (Kindle Format)!”

Okay, mea culpa. I said in an earlier blog that I expected this one to be finished and up for reading by the end of June, and here it is mid-July and…not yet. But it turned out to be a little longer than expected (the draft is up to 356 pages), and as it alwaysContinue reading “Book IV Edits done! New Cover artist! Final Publish Up Soon!”

The rough draft for Book 4 in the Cataclysm Series is done! This second trilogy will be entitled “First Year After”– and then have a subtitle added to each. This one is “Enter the Badger.” I will spend the next few weeks editing myself, then will pass it along to my super editor Renee Hesson.Continue reading “Book 4 Rough Draft Complete!”

The sight of the launching area for Wallops Island’s NASA facility shocked him back into reality. He would have to stay in the middle of the channel to avoid going aground. “Isn’t that it?” Boo asked. “That’s the launch area,” said Jake. “The area with all of the satellite dishes and broadcasting towers is deadContinue reading “Book 4 Teaser”

Welcome back Cataclysm Fans! Book Four in the Jake Fisher series has begun. The first three books (The Cataclysm Trilogy) left us with a battered group of teachers and mercenaries fresh off the battlefield, having faced down Russian assassins allied to the White Supremacist Church of Many Blessings, while the President and his aide secretlyContinue reading “BOOK 4 HAS BEGUN!”

Hey Cataclysm Fans! Hopefully you’ve all gotten word that Book 3 in the Cataclysm Series: “First Months After” — has been released and is up for sale on Amazon. A bunch of new characters were created for this one–both “good guys” and “bad guys” alike. And some of the previous characters who only made smallContinue reading “ICONIC NEW CHARACTERS IN FIRST MONTHS AFTER”

Hey Cataclysm fans! Book 3 in the series, “First Months After,” is finished, along with the final edits. Big thanks to Renee Hesson, my editor, for her effort and contribution to the process. Thanks also to Maureen Rooney and Gail Faust for providing crucial sounding boards for the creative process and development of characters. Finally,Continue reading “Book 3 finished–will be published soon!”

Hey Cataclysm Fans– Well, Book 3–“First Months After”–is finished (in draft form at least)! There will be a period for editing, polishing, and then eventually publishing–but the goal is to have it out on Amazon in August in both Kindle and paperback formats. This is a small “teaser” to let you know what to expectContinue reading “BOOK 3: FIRST MONTHS AFTER- TEASER”

Hey Cataclysm Fans– First, a small celebration as the first published book of the Cataclysm Series– “First Days After” has cracked Amazon’s “Hot 100” sellers, entering at #67 for Post-Apocalyptic Fiction. Here’s hoping it’s the first of many such statistics to come! Next– progress on Book 3, “First Months After” is coming along nicely. I’mContinue reading “Book 3: “First Months After” currently in Progress”