After the war – a new story
Fifty years ago, humanity faced its first big test against an invading alien species. Simply put, the war didn't go so well. With more than eighty-five percent of our population wiped out in the space of a few months, we were on the brink of extinction. In the...
A New Generation of Privateers?
Jamie McFarlane's new series - The Afterwar Saga Chasing his twin sister through an unstable wormhole connects Quinn Hoffen with long-lost family struggling to overcome unscrupulous brigands… You read that right. Our hero’s last name is Hoffen. Quinn and his sister...
Mhina System
First discovered in Blockade Runner, the Mhina system is in the western Aeratroas region of the Dwingeloo galaxy. In Blockade Runner, our crew first found the debris field of an ancient Felio fleet that was destroyed by the Kroerak invasion. In Blockade Runner, the...
Tamu System
Located in the Dwingeloo galaxy, the Tamu solar system is the location of the massive blockade first discovered in Blockade Runner. The central and sole planet in Tamu is Abasi Prime, which is home and birthplace to the Felio people. With a population of roughly a...
Western Aeratroas – Dwingeloo Galaxy
As I look at completing Privateer's Supremacy - Privateer Tales #20, I realize that there is a lot of technical data that is never shared in the books. For an author of a lengthy series, consistency is critical. Planets shouldn't move around, pet cats shouldn't...
Rebel’s Strike released
The Space Trooper's trilogy was a fun change of pace. Prior to starting, I'd never worked with another author to create a story, nor had I worked with a publisher. I can say without reserve that working with Rachel Aukes was one of the highlights of my writing career....
DEC Newsletter – Junkyard RaiderS Released
Junkyard Raiders (Junkyard Pirate #5) is released and waiting for you on Amazon. 2021 has been an exciting, busy year for me as an author, publisher, and personally. Since you know about my publishing efforts, I'll get right to the personal excitement. A...
Drakon Prince – A LitRPG Fantasy
DRAKON PRINCE is a LitRPG epic about a normal guy who discovers his birthright as a dragon, and that the “real world” isn’t what he thought. He’ll have to level up fast to claim his throne once his new identity makes him a target.
April ’21 Newsletter
Isn't the highlighted artwork great? For the last several years, Elias Stern has produced the art for all of my science fiction works. The scene above is from the Xandarj star system where AJ and friends have taken on a giant old ship turned junkyard. And to avoid...
Junkyard Spaceship Audio!
When aliens threaten his country, one grumpy old vet will take the fight to the stars. Finally! Junkyard Spaceship - Junkyard Pirate #3 is available now on Audible, Amazon and iTunes. Junkyard Spaceship starts with a bang when an alien spaceship is shot down over...
2020 Winter Writing Projects
Here's a switch for you. I've recently signed two contracts with a small publisher. The first is a project where I'm co-writing a space opera adventure with Rachel Aukes. What a joy it is to work with such a talented writer. I can't give a lot of details about this...
Junkyard Spaceship Art Preview
It's an exciting time around here as we prepare for the third installment of the Junkyard Pirate series. For a variety of reasons, Junkyard Spaceship has been slow to completion. Finally, we're through a couple of rounds of editing (thank you dear...
Black Cutlass – Almost Ready
Privateer Tales #19 - August, 2020 The Mendari have surrendered, that should have been the hard part. Of course when Liam and crew arrive on the Mendari home world, they find a population in crisis. The Mendari overlords have stripped the civilians of virtually...
Old Dogs, Older Tricks – Released!
I'm often guilty of burying the headline so I'll get right to the point of this post. Today, I released Old Dogs, Older Tricks - Junkyard Pirate Book #2. To be entirely honest, I was surprised at the amount of interest Junkyard Pirate, the first book in the series,...
As a Crow Flies – Audio Short
https://youtu.be/jVP9wpT1BEU As a Crow Flies - Audio Book As a Crow Flies is a short story in the Witchy World series. The story takes place several years prior to Wizard in a Witchy World and gives us some insight to Maggie and Felix's unusual relationship. The...
2019 Biggston Tour – Day Two
One of the joys of being a full-time writer is the location freedom it offers. After writing for most of the morning on Thursday, Janet and I packed up the camper and started north into the pan-handle of Nebraska. Happily surprised by some of the best roads we've...
2019 Biggston Tour – Day 1
As a semi-retired software developer and full time writer, I've discovered a freedom of movement that I haven't always enjoyed. To that end, Janet and I purchased a camper and have taken this mobile writing office on the road. If you've been reading the Biggston...
2019 Reader Survey
With the exception of an annoying issue where the survey completion button didn't tell the user they were done, the 2019 reader survey was a great success. I'll present the data in this blog post and then in future posts, I'll discuss how these results might shape...
Junkyard Pirate
Below, you’ll find the first chapter in Junkyard Pirate, subscribe to my newsletter to receive updates as soon as they're released. Chapter 1 – Junkyard "Hand me that twelve-millimeter box-end." Albert Jenkins held his hand out behind him from where he leaned into a...
Judgment Delayed – Only in U.S.
UPDATE - As of 10:30am, Judgment is live on Amazon - click here You know what they say, justice delayed is justice denied. The good news is that this doesn't also apply to Judgment. What am I talking about? Yesterday, Thursday, May 31, I plugged away moving Judgment...
New resource – Privateer Tale Characters
I've added a page that lists the common characters within Privateer Tales. I'll be making updates. You can find this by clicking here.
Bold Trilogy Update – Fury (#2) to Editing
artwork by Elias Stern Bold Trilogy Update 2014 started my writing career and it's hard to believe that we're already four years in. My very first release was Rookie Privateer, which took nearly five months from start to finish. The release date is pretty easy to...
Trilogy of the Bold
Trilogy Gambit A Bold Move or a Blunder of Good Proportion? One of my favorite themes in writing is entrepreneurship. As a fiction writer, however, when I write about these things, I don't have to personally deal with the consequences of big gambles, however. For...
How I choose which story comes next
How I choose my next project I've been talking about how I choose my next project with a lot of different folks. Most recently, I was chatting w/ Roger H. in my Advanced Reader Team about On a Pale Ship. As of right now, what I don't know is how well this story is...