I started this blog on August 21, 2012, with the release of my first book, Titan Encounter. Most of those posts are now in what I call the “Early Blog.” I’m gradually updating their format and bringing them into this new journal. Back then the sole purpose of the blog was to promote my books, but gradually that changed.
That’s how it started but, over the years, I’ve mused about other things that are important to me, such as my family, my farm, rural life, and occasionally about politics and country. However, I try to limit the politics in this journal. If you want to know more about my political leaning go to The Conservative Alternative.
All I can do is smile when Amazon tries to sell me one my own books.
This happens more often than you might think. Every few days I go and check each of my books to see if there are new reviews and to ensure everything on the page is correct and working.
Read MoreThe editor of Backdoor Survival compares A Time to Endure to the bestseller Patriots.
It amazes me how often events in life come in pairs. A few days ago I discovered that New York Times best-selling author, and the editor of SurvivalBlog, James Wesley Rawles recommended my novel, Through Many Fires.
Read MoreBackdoor Survival is a top-ranked survival and preparedness website that I have visited many times. The editor, Gaye Levy, recently interviewed me and reviewed my latest book, A Time to Endure.
The site provides lifestyle tools, tips, and resources to guide readers through the economic, political, and environmental challenges we all face. Because of my own interest in survival and prepping, I was glad to be part of their recent book festival.
Read MoreBook three of the Strengthen What Remains series is off to a good start.
I haven’t finished the novel or even named it yet, but I’ve sold at least one copy.
Bill Radtke, a friend of mine, is a busy man and has little time to read for entertainment, but he recently bought paperback copies of both Through Many Fires and A Time to Endure.
Read MoreMy latest novel, A Time to Endure, has just been released in Audiobook form!
A Time to endure was already available in paperback, and as an ebook on Kindle, Nook and Kobo. With the announcement this morning the novel is available on Audible.com and will be on iTunes by the end of this week.
Read MoreI write books about the need to be ready, but others write about how to be ready.
Apartment Prepper is one of the top blogs on readiness. There you will find information on urban survival and prepping.
Read MoreWow! This has been an outstanding year.
Through Many Fires and A Time to Endure are side-by-side on the Amazon War Fiction bestseller list. Both have been higher on this list, but it is nice to see them together.
Read MoreThe headline is the story.
This morning A Time to Endure, Strengthen What Remains, book 2, was released in paperback, as an ebook on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo, and soon on iTunes.
Read MoreI’m conducting two Goodreads giveaways.
My next novel, A Time to Endure will be released on December 12th and, as part of the celebration, I’m giving away ten copies of Through Many Fires and ten copies of Titan Encounter on Goodreads.
Read MoreYesterday, Through Many Fires reached number one on the Kindle Science Fiction Military, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian bestseller lists.
During that time, the novel was the number 28th bestselling book on Amazon Kindle. As I write this it is hovering around number 33. This has been the best week of sales since I began publishing my writing.
Read MoreThrough Many Fires is again a bestseller, reaching #5 on the Amazon War Bestseller list.
What sparked the return to those lofty ranks is the upcoming release of the sequel, A Time to Endure. As part of the promotion we’ve lowered the ebook price of Through Many Fires to 99 cents…
Read MoreI wrote the last words of A Time to Endure this morning.
Except for improving some word choices or clearing up a few sentences, the writing of the book is done and it is now in the editing process.
Read MoreThrough Many Fires earned review number 200 on Amazon.
A reader named David left review number 200 on Sunday. The 5-star review for Through Many Fires said the book was “very entertaining” and the characters were likable. He also hoped that the book was not our future. Well, that is exactly the reaction I was hoping to achieve.
Read MoreThe release date for my next novel, A Time to Endure, has been set.
The exciting saga of Major Caden Westmore continues. In the first book of the Strengthen What Remains series, Through Many Fires, nuclear terrorism destroys six American cities, leaving the nation in chaos. In the second novel, A Time to Endure, the economy teeters on collapse. The dollar plunges, inflation runs rampant, and the next civil war threatens to decimate the wounded country.
Read MoreThe cover design for A Time to Endure has been approved and released.
Because of the enthusiastic response to Through Many Fires, I immediately started writing the planned second book in the series. Titled, A Time to Endure, this next book is now my number one writing project. Click here to see a progress bar graph of the writing.
Read MoreThrough Many Fires is featured in Backdoor Survival’s fifth Book Festival
About two weeks ago the website Backdoor Survival, one of the top five survival and prepping websites, announced that Through Many Fires would was selected to be part of their Spring 2014 Book Festival. Today, as part of the ongoing event my novel was featured. The editor also interviewed me and asked about upcoming books.
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