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.
A man with two rifles stood just outside the door of my apartment.
No, it wasn’t a burglary or gang activity. It was Brett, the principal of Eek school. I live just across the hall from him and his wife. On this Saturday morning, he stood at the end of the hall wearing hip waders with one rifle slung over his shoulder and the other in his hand.
Read MoreEnter and win a copy of Through Many Fires.
During the month of October I’m running a Goodreads giveaway for ten autographed copies of my latest novel, Through Many Fires. This contest is open to Goodreads.com members worldwide.
Read MoreThe month of October is going to be very busy and exciting.
The audiobook version of Through Many Fires is in post-production and should be available late in the month or early in November.
As the month roles along, we will also be releasing DRM free versions of my books on Smashwords. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, is a form of copyright protection that inhibits readers from sharing books. I want readers to be able to share my books.
Read MoreThe paperback version of the novel Through Many Fires was not available on Amazon for about 24-hours earlier this week. I hoped it would be shorter, but it was not unexpected.
Read MoreSoon to be an Audiobook
Yesterday I finalized an agreement with Kevin Pierce to produce and narrate Through Many Fires. With over fifty projects completed, Kevin has produced more titles using the Audible.com marketplace,
Read MoreThe Titan Encounter book trailer has been released!
We produced this book trailer to help promote my debut science fiction novel, Titan Encounter. We had to keep the costs low for this one-minute trailer but, I think it is well done. I hope you enjoy it.
Read MoreAbout ten days ago several of our students here in Eek excitedly told me there was an article about me in The Delta Discovery.
The Delta Discovery is the weekly newspaper in our region of Alaska. I had sent them a press release about the book and later someone from the paper had asked me a few questions so, of course, I wanted to read the article.
Read MoreI’m still Shaking My Head in Wonder.
August was a month I’ll remember for the rest of my life--well September is shaping up to be another.
After the release of my third novel, Through Many Fires, sales rocketed up and earned it a place on two Amazon Kindle bestseller lists. Today it is still #11 on Post-Apocalyptic list and #98 on the Science Fiction and Fantasy list.
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I’ve written before about the apparent fascination the students of Eek School have for drawing me.
Read MoreA top 100 author on Amazon!
This is a month I will remember for the rest of my life. When I finished Through Many Fires I thought I had a good story. My wife, Lorraine, said it was a great story, but she is my wife and believes in me even when I don’t believe in myself. That is just one of the countless reasons I love her.
Read MoreThis has been a really good day.
The mail plane brought me two care packages from my wife and my food order from Bethel. Oh, and my book, Through Many Fires is on two Amazon bestseller lists.
Read MoreThe first autographed copy of Through Many Fires is in the hands of a reader.
My wife sent up copies of my latest novel to where I work in Eek, Alaska. They arrived on the mail plane this weekend. Loni Hoover, the school secretary, and an avid reader, asked me for a copy. Of course, I’m going to give the most powerful person in the building a copy.
Read MoreThrough Many Fires has arrived on the Alaskan Tundra!
My wife received the promotional copies of Through Many Fires a few days ago and forwarded some of them to me in Eek, Alaska, for signing. The books arrived today on the mail plane and someone brought them over to the school.
Read MoreA picture of me along with authors like Shakespeare, Poe, and Twain and book covers from Harry Potter and The Hunger Games alongside my book, Final Duty, brought a smile to my face.
Read MoreI was interviewed by The Chronicle, my hometown newspaper, earlier this week.
The reporter, Kyle Spurr, called me the day before I was to leave for Alaska. It was my first interview and I’ve got to admit I was a bit nervous. The article appeared in the paper today.
Read MoreYesterday I flew back to the Yup’ik Eskimo village of Eek.
This will be my seventh year teaching in this remote Alaskan village. Getting to Eek starts with a flight to Anchorage, but that is only the beginning. From there you catch an Alaskan Airlines flight to Bethel, about 400 miles west of Anchorage on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, one of the largest river deltas in the world.
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