I am deeply skeptical of many folks who call themselves “experts.” It’s based primarily on having many people who have purported to be one, then quickly demonstrated that their dog and pony show (“Now with smoke and mirrors!”) was mainly poodle with a dose of equine excrement. This goes double for the publishing industry, as […]
Running With The Pack…
(With apologies to Bad Company…) I’ve recorded three podcast episodes with Write Pack Radio out of St. Louis. If you want to hear me talk about writing, dealing with adversity, and other bits of crazy, here are the links: This week on Write Pack Radio: Our Rules Link to this episode: http://buff.ly/2iRA6Ah YouTube: http://buff.ly/2iRvY3k We […]
Branching Out
My Vergassy Universe novella “A Midwinter’s Ski” is now available on Barnes & Noble and a few other sites. Even better? It’s free. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-midwinters-ski-james-young/1125324265?ean=2940154170793 https://books2read.com/u/4jKEBo
Promo…Bloody Promo…–Promotion Post #2
My apologies to U2, but at the request of a couple of folks I’m throwing up a quick promo post. In no ways is this intended to be exhaustive–but it is a way to get the party started. First off, there are folks who have sold a lot more books than me that have touched […]
Promotion (Not Posthumous) Post #1–In the Navy (and / or Army, Marines, Air Force…)
Howdy everyone! Sorry I’ve been so quiet over the last few days. I’ve been doing National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. “NaNoWrimo.” For those who don’t know, information can be found at nanowrimo.org . Unless your name is Michael Stackpole, it’s probably too late for you to knock out the requisite 50,000 words this year…but you […]
Warship Wednesday–Heavy Cruisers
HEAVY CRUISERS (CA) Usually found chasing down pirates or “showing the flag” in distant corners of the Confederation, heavy cruisers were ostensibly designed to accompany battlecruisers or serve as convoy escorts in time of war. Prior to 3030, the mere presence of a heavy cruiser within a few hours of FTL travel was enough to […]
News! Snippets!
Just a quick post–Collisions of the Damned is in the final stages of post-production as an audiobook. Hopefully it will be available by Black Friday, with the collection On Seas So Crimson being shortly behind. If you know someone who would enjoy alternate history but may either have difficult finding the time to sit down with […]
Though Our Hulls Burn Teaser 2: Meet the Spartans
Well folks, Nano Wrimo has begun. I’ve broken ground on the sequel/prequel to An Unproven Concept, and here’s the first bit in rough draft form. Chapter 1: When Next We Meet Spartan Man of War (SMW) The Taken Umbrage 0345 Spartan Military Time (SMT) / 0145 Standard Spacefarer’s Time (SST) Ellylon /Yankee 975 System 15 December […]
Metal Monday–When You Bait A Trap With Genocide
It’s Nano, so this will be brief. A Little Iced Earth action to start the week. Some background here and here. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM4CDLmDx_Y&w=560&h=315]
B-Sides and Outtakes–Armageddon Dawn Part VIII (Conclusion)
Epilogue C.C.D.F.S. Emancipation 1455 Confederation Common Time 30 June, 2011 “I’m telling you right now, you little weasel, this is it! No more kids!” a woman said as Eric entered the medical ward. The woman was leaning up in the bed nursing her newborn infant, brown curly hair about shoulder length down her […]
Though Our Hulls Burn… Teaser 1: Tentative Chapter Titles
Part I: On the Nature of Scorpions Chapter 1: When Next We Meet Chapter 2: A Grave Error In Judgment Chapter 3: A Baseball Bat…In the Dark…To the Face Chapter 4: Lessons Observed…As Opposed to Learned Chapter 5: Mr. Oppenheimer Gets Prison Swole Chapter 6: Sledgehammer Resistant Walnuts Chapter 7: Dead Carl and the Angry […]
B-Sides and Outtakes–Armageddon Dawn Part VII
West Point, NY 1330 Central Time “Oh look, it’s the great General Connelly, gracing us with his presence,” General Michael Wallace slurred through the video screen from the Pentagon. Behind him, General Connelly could see scenes of debauchery occurring that would have made a Roman blush. At least Michael, an old West Point classmate […]