Friend and fellow author J. R. Frontera has started cohosting a podcast. It’s aimed to helping indie authors who are parents with tips. I know this is approaching from an entirely different axis than your humble narrator (whose kids are furry), but I figure it may utility for readers of this blog.
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On Dunkirk
Go see Dunkirk. Seriously. I can’t say much more as I don’t want to spoil it, but go see the movie. Good cinematography, acting, scoring, and pacing. Yes, some rivet counters have complained about nitpicking things like the destroyers, Ju-87s’ sirens, and the actual Bf-109s used. (No, I’m not joking.) Ignore them and go […]
Some Publishing World News
There have been several developments in the indie publishing world as of late: First, Draft 2 Digital is making a major effort to establish themselves as a major distributor competing with Amazon’s behemoth. A few weeks ago, there was the announcement of a new audiobook service that, unlike Audible, does not have a sliding […]
Interesting Site
I found this site through a happenstance discussion of another author. If you’re an indie, this might prove helpful when looking for someone to compare yourself too in a given genre. http://www.gnooks.com/vote.php
Covering the Myths
Fellow indie author Cedar Sanderson hits some of the high points on covers. I’ll not say we’re in 100% agreement with the cover = art bit, but that’s also because I sell the prints at cons. To the point where a couple of my covers have either paid for themselves completely or are well on […]
Comic Pop Library
I was reviewed by Comic Pop Library. Hilarity ensued! Ep 20 ComicPop Licensed to Read James Young’s “An Unproven Concept”
Strategic Bombing Historiographical Paper (2006)
So remember when I said I had reading list? Well, I can do even better than that–I have an entire historiographical paper about the Allied Bombing Campaign in World War II. It’s a bit dated (I wrote it back in 2006), but the end notes and bibliography have more than enough things to get a […]
Yankee Doodle Went to Town…With A Load of HE…: Strategic Bombing Campaign II
Having covered the Western Campaign, the Battle of Britain, and the first phase of RAF Bomber Command‘s assault on the Third Reich, it’s time to start the United States’ portion of the Strategic Bombing Campaign. Again, in the interest of brevity, I’m going to do a little background then make liberal use of the fast […]
Metal Monday: Minutes Seem Like Days
As previously mentioned on this blog, I have a post-Apocalyptic universe. Despite using asteroids for mine, I grew up in the ’80s when nukes were a big deal. Like many a child of the Cold War, I dealt with the constant discussion that eventually the United States and Soviet Union were going to stumble into […]
On Being a Shaman, Part II
I was surfing YouTube Tannerite videos. (Don’t ask.) In one of them, some farmers were using Tannerite to thin the local wild boar herd. That got me thinking… “Y’all keep laying with that Tannerite, you’re going to cause some messed up stuff! You better quit it!” “What the hell are you talking about? We’re taking […]
Metal Monday To the Extreme
So, back in the midst of the 1990s hair band frenzy was a crossover hit by Extreme. Twenty-five (!) years on, I still think it’s a pretty good song: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS85DbQ3VVQ&w=560&h=315]
Sergeant Pepper Bombs Mr. Adolph–The Strategic Bombing Campaign I
So, remember way back when I said I was going to do fighter history and bombing history separate? Yeah, I refreshed my memory on bombing during World War I. *insert yawn here* I mean, it happened. There were even a few times it was effective in the “we made a big mess” kind of way. […]