First_Contact

Second Book Out

Hey, everyone. You've all probably seen by now that the second book is out. Looks like everyone was really looking forward to it. The cover is the artist's inspiration for what "Pleasure & Glory", which was Ullmo'ok's warmek, looked like.

Right now, I should get book three back from my editor next week, which means I'll go over with a ...

Oh-Oh, what's this?

We're just waiting for cover finalization from my artist.

What's Happening

Normally, the autumn season is really good for me. It's cooling off, time to bring out my favorite clothing, my wife cooks winter and autumn food (delicious delicious turkey) as well as deserts, my family is around.

But...

This year is different.

My Mom is dead.

I know it is something that happens eventually. I had alread...

Even More Spoopy

Well, it's the second weekend of October.

I know my writing's been a little slow. I've been in a bit of a dark space, but still working, still writing, still feeling the burning white fire of inspiration.

Figured I'd let everyone know: Cover for the second book "Do You Need Assistance?" is going to be done in the next week or two. Th...

October Update

Say Hello to Spoopy up there. He's my October Peeper. My daughter drew him for me (she's my Peeper artist) to make me smile.

Anyway, we're wrapping things up here. It's been a hell of a year so far.

As far as writing, the train will keep going, the show will go on, the ink will still be hammered to the page, and the wordborg will kee...

Monday Update

Well, I stayed up extra late, worked extra hard, and managed to finish the layout on the hardback versions of not only the new book, but on all five of the Tales of the Terran Confederacy books that are already out.

Three of them are now in final review/publishing status.

P'Thok went live earlier today.

Of course, Dee went live...

Uh-Oh. Problems with Amazon...

So, I finished the editing, got the cover, and did the layout for the book.

Now, the initial novel was going to weight in at 151,672 words, not counting dedications, afterword, and the 'must have' first pages.

I loaded into Kindle. No problem. I did the paperback. No apparent problem.

Then I tried the hardback.

Then I hit...

May We Come In?

IT'S HERE! (Well, will be in a few hours)

The cover for Book One of "Behold Humanity" titled "May We Come In?"

Beautiful artwork by Rick Ronor, who will be doing the covers the main series.

With any luck, the first book will go live for Kindle and Print on Demand by this weekend or Monday, with hardback going out as soon as I c...

The Future

I'll have to admit, I got a little sad when I realized I could see the end of the SUDS arc and the return of humanity. For some reason my brain kept telling me that the end of the story was that arc. I don't know why I locked up on it, but for some reason I kept feeling like the end of the story was with humanity returning.

Then I remember...

Queen of the Hamburger Kingdom - Colorized 7251 PG

Well, I've finished with the first editing and layout pass of the first book.

I was trying to decide if I wanted to put in Ullmo'ok, our favorite Bad Lanaktallan, and decided there was enough room in the book after checking the Amazon Print on Demand service to make sure it was under the max spine size. (It starts getting ridiculous after ...

Broken Nivenring

Welp, it's almost the end of August, and it's my birthday week.

Next month is the State Fair and I told my wife and daughters that I wanted to take the grand-daughter there and take her on rides so she can have a good time. She's just now five years old, and has been doing good in school, so I want to reward her. So I'll probably take a we...

I wish to write something people would enjoy

I've always known that my subconscious knew where the story was going. It was back there, ticking, in the back of my head the whole time, since I sat down and posted about P'Thok, Born Whole, and the other chapters.

Last weekend, it all clicked. Where it was going, what had to happen, where things were at, and how I needed to get there. 2021-08-20 00:26:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Pic Related

Well, another month has come and gone and so far most of us haven't had to travel the wasteland in search of a couple cans of fizzybrew or Countess Crey Fruit Pies, which is good news, since despite what I'd like to believe I'm pretty sure I'd star as "Skeletal Remains #1423" in that production.

Anyway!

Working on the main book today...

Me Writing (Colorized - 2021)

Sorry I haven't posted anything this month. I've been caught up in a lot of stuff, mainly, summer with the grandkids and my sister needing my help a lot. Yeah, lots of family stuff, and family is important to me that I've not only walked off of jobs, I moved my entire family half-way across the country to improve everyone's lives.

Well, we...

Lanaktallan-Human War - Colorized 8586 PG

Another week, almost another month, has gone by.

The work on the first book has largely been slowed by the fact I haven't been working on it or trying to arrange for a cover. I've kind of been writing and handling family stuff and all that good stuff instead of working on it.

Shocking that it isn't progressing, right?

Anyway, I...

Where Is It All Going

It's weird.

This all started with posting P'Thok, then writing Born Whole, then...

BOOM!

First Contact just flowed out of my fingertips. A crazed burning passion that sent me to writing as if I was possessed. I had no idea, and still for the most part, have no idea where it is going. I know the last chapter, kind of, sort of, b...

That Was Fun

So, I got up and was going into the kitchen when the little black dog and my cat both decided they wanted to run under my feet. Which meant I tripped. Which meant I reached out to catch myself going down.

And I popped my shoulder clean out of the socket for the first time in about 3 years.

At the hospital they took one X-ray, looked ...

Buckle Up, We're Going In!

So, awhile back my windshield got badly cracked. We're talking bad enough water leaked in through the cracks. 2 cracks side to side, 4 cracks up and down.

Some of you donated to my PayPal for me to get it fixed, and I got a new windshield.

Today, I drove into that to get home. I was racing the leading edge on the Interstate for a whi...

Well, Five Down, More to Go

First of all, I love this picture. It makes me giggle my ass off every time I see it. That horse is just so happy.

"Lucky day! I got to run around and prance in front of people, then I found some delicious delicious flowers! What a day!"

From his point of view, he's a winner.

But, anyway, I've got the first five books up. I've ...

Is This Funny to You, Amazon?

So I spent the time to do the layout for the print book of Shot Out! for Amazon. 283 pages, and have the cover artist doing the last adjustments. So I go forward, intending on saving my work, but wanting to see what it's going to cost. I, of course, want to maximize the reach to overseas markets like Bongistan, The Grave of Empires, Iro...

Where Has All the Time Gone?

Wow, I haven't updated here in over a month.

I'm really sorry about that. With everything going on, which is pretty much MadHouse.txt, I've been behind on everything. Covers for the books, editing, and putting up the First Contact website, I can't seem to catch up.

But, let's get on with it.

The editing is going slow because ev...

The Novels

I have covers being made, and am now deciding what order to do for the books. Here's the thing, I'm going to release the first 120K words of the First Contact Storyline, and I want an opinion.

I know it needs some grammar and spelling and missed word editing, BUT...

Should I add clarifications, some of which are only in the comments?...

Thinking Ahead

Pictured: Ruins of Terra-Nova, 1372 Post-Human Era, Colorized, Gal-Net News

I was laying in bed, staring at the ceiling, when it dawned on me.

First Contact is just that. The FIRST part of what is stuck in my head. That's why more and more characters that don't fit seem to be coalescing in my head. That's why even though we're at the...

All That's Left is Unpacking

(Pictured: Darth Harmonus visiting the Tomb of the Holy Sister, Post Conflict Year 8 (Colorized)

Well, the last three months have been exciting. Having to bunk down at my daughter's house while the house I'd bought had to undergo major overhauls (drywall, plumbing, electrical, flooring, bathroom, roofing) that each overhaul revealed someth...

Almost there

Phone posting, but wanted to let everyone know that I'm still alive.

If you look really close at that ancient picture (it's over 30 years old) you'll recognize a few things.

Man, what a terrible place.

Anyway, I'll post another update once I get internet, which should be tomorrow sometime.

A Year

Image is apparently done by: Jakub Rozalski (https://www.artstation.com/jakubrozalski) it took me almost two hours to find the original.

Well, here we are. A year of writing. All in all, more than a chapter per day, even though my schedule has suffered from a...

I love this pic...

Anyway. The last part of the move is almost complete. The flooring is being laid and the moulding is being done, halfway done already.

But you didn't come here to hear about that.

I was thinking hard about the books I plan on releasing. "The Bad Lanaktallan" featuring everyone's favorite gangster. Dambree's book, featuring our favori...

Old Pic, New News

So, I've been looking at everything involved.

Everyone wanting a book of at least P'Thok ran right out and put their money where their mouth is, which is absolutely amazing as far as I'm concerned. I'm humbled and awed that so many people want copies of the stuff I stream of consciousness onto Reddit.

Anyway, the thing crossing my mi...

Uh-Oh, What's This?

So, due to popular demand, the first book is out. I'll admit, the editing was slim, mostly spell and word choice checking.

Hopefully I'll be able to figure out how to do coupons or the like.

Next up is: "The Book of Telkan" which will feature Vuxten's exploits.

I had some time tonight, so I went forth and finished it all.

End of the Year

Wow.

If you had told me a year ago today that I would end up writing over a million words, over 400 chapters, of a science fiction epic that's been swimming around in my brain but never written down since I was a teenager, I would have laughed at you.

Now we're here.

I wrote a series so massive that even the Holiday Special cha...