teaser: the HMS Beagle

Blue nodded. “Checklist four.” John called it up in his display. “Checklist four, bullet point one. AG to three. Ramp it up slowly, please.” Blue...

teaser: DIY project: home brew spaceship

Duncan cut in “What are you guys talking about?” Max said “Yeah, what ARE you talking about?” John pointed to the specifications of the old...

teaser: John and Rex are dead

A second daily sample: — Duncan spoke up. “I wonder if Rex’s hack worked?” Blue raised his eyebrows. “We’ll see soon enough.” Max reached down...

teaser: Dogs wait for John

I’m playing with the idea of posting one small snippet each day when I’m done with my daily 2,500 words of revision. Here’s my first:...

three revisions

Draft 1 was “getting a story down”. It ran to 160,000 words. Draft 2 was “fixing the huge plot holes, filling in missing bits, making...

Bureau of Sustainable Research – right on schedule!

http://pjmedia.com/instapundit/152094/ I WOULD RATHER WE JUST ABOLISHED COPYRIGHT ENTIRELY THAN ENGAGE IN THIS TRAVESTY: “Reminiscent of buggy whip manufacturers taking legal action against auto makers,...

what I’m looking for in a critique

To those who have a copy in hand: I look forward to your feedback. …but let me tell you what sort of feedback I’m looking...

title of the book two

The title of the first book “The Powers of the Earth” is a dual reference. On the one hand, it is a phrase that Thomas...