Category Archives: Science Fiction

Mission of Mercenary

Posted on October 16, 2019 by

The month of October has been designated OctPoWriMo, or October Poetry Writing Month. According to my friend and poet, Beth Camp, the idea is to write a poem every day for the month of October. I don’t know much about … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Beyond the Ocean’s Edge: A Stone Island Sea Story by D. Andrew McChesney

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

Author D. Andrew McChesney instantaneously transports the reader back in space and time to the deck of the Theadora, a British sailing ship about to do battle with the French. It is the year 1802, and hero Edward Pierce leads a boarding … Continue reading →

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Kindle ebook price changes

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

A note to all my followers: A new price for all of my ebook titles on Amazon — Return from Armageddon, Meadowlark Madness, Taming of the T-Bird, and the latest, Send in the Drones — will be $2.99 each beginning … Continue reading →

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Stephen Pitters’ Barnes & Noble Event

Posted on January 21, 2018 by

KYRS Thin Radio personality Stephen Pitters hosts six Poetry Rising events a year at the Northtown Spokane Barnes & Noble. I was honored to be invited to participate in the January event last Wednesday, Jan. 17. Steve Schennum entertained us … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Shopping

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

This is for all of you who do last minute shopping. Kate Poitevin, Larry Danek, and I are doing a book signing and sale at Sticks & Dreams Gallery and Emporium this Saturday, Dec. 16, from noon until about 2 … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo Eve (a.k.a. Halloween)

Posted on October 31, 2017 by

The witching hour approaches, and novel writers around the globe prepare to immerse themselves in a Herculean effort to produce a novel in a single month. That’s the idea, anyway. National Novel Writing Month approaches. It sneaks up on unsuspecting … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

Hello everyone. It’s been a long winter (as the song says), but we persevered. My NaNoWriMo project got interrupted midway through the month by the worst windstorm Spokane has seen in many long years. We were without power for a … Continue reading →

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A fitting tribute to a great man…Leonard Nimoy memorial, WorldCon 2015

Posted on August 31, 2015 by

Leigh Ann Hildebrand, Ginger Buchanan, and David Gerrold share their memories of Leonard Nimoy with attendees at WorldCon 2015 Sunday, August 23 in Spokane, Washington. A fitting tribute was given by these three to Leonard Nimoy, a man who impacted … Continue reading →

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Meadowlark Madness available on Smashwords

Posted on July 22, 2015 by

Meadowlark Madness, the first adventure of bumbling detective Emily Trace, went live on Smashwords today. Preparing the manuscript for the more strict specifications took a couple of days and some frustration and tearing of hair. However, the effort was well … Continue reading →

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Creating believable characters

Posted on July 15, 2015 by

What makes a story great? Is it the plot? The research? The philosophy imparted to the reader? It is all these things, but the most important of all – the thing that makes a story stick in the mind – … Continue reading →

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