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Everyone Loves A Good List!

August 27, 2024 by James Young Leave a Comment

So I was recently asked to recommend five great military historical fiction titles. Only caveat? Had to be five I hadn’t listed elsewhere. It was definitely one of those tasks where I said, “Oh this will be easy…” right up until I started scanning all my previous interviews. Still, I stand by the five I […]

Filed Under: Alternate History, Promotions and Interviews

Giant. Freakin’. Robots.

February 22, 2024 by James Young Leave a Comment

Rise of the Robots So, way back in June at Libertycon 35, I was dragooned persuaded to do three anthologies for Raconteur Press (substack– Facebook is here). I agreed to do three, as in the number between 2 and 4, anthologies. Starting with a mecha-centric one, then a cavalry/armor centric alternate history one, and concluding […]

Filed Under: Promotions and Interviews, Sales!, Vergassy Chronicles Tagged With: Cover art, mecha, Vergassy

SEAD for the Weasels!

March 11, 2022 by James Young Leave a Comment

Greetings all! Popping in really quick to announce the release of Eagles, Ravens, and Other Birds of Prey (Amazon affiliate link).  If you were a fan of Barren SEAD, like to read about Wild Weasels, and/or want to get an account of how the USAF got its groove back, now’s your chance!   In other news, […]

Filed Under: Air Warfare, Promotions and Interviews, Writing Business Tagged With: SEAD, Wild Weasel

Come For the Mecha…

February 18, 2021 by James Young 2 Comments

If you like mecha, do I have an offer for you: Organized by H.P. Holo , this drawing gives you a chance to win over $70 worth of signed books! Plus, even if you don’t win An Unproven Concept, entrants will be signed up to hear the regular news from some awesome authors. (For fans […]

Filed Under: Aries' Red Sky, Contests and Essays, Promotions and Interviews, Vergassy Chronicles

Writer’s Wrap Up With David Alan Lucas

January 15, 2021 by James Young Leave a Comment

My friend and fellow author David Alan Lucas was kind enough to invite me to do an interview on his website. We got to talking about military sci-fi and a certain alternate history series. An avid martial artist, David is also working on a genre blender sci-fi piece. I won’t steal his thunder (he talks […]

Filed Under: Promotions and Interviews, Writing Business

In Indie Publishing, You Make Your Own Luck

December 31, 2020 by James Young 2 Comments

The great thing about social networks is I get to meet and interact with some of the most interesting people.  KR Paul is one of those folks. I’m not even going to try relaying all her story and credentials. I am, however, going to reblog her post about how she got published, because it’s a […]

Filed Under: Promotions and Interviews, Writing Business

Authors Talk History Panel

December 19, 2020 by James Young Leave a Comment

So as promised in a previous post, here’s the History Talk hosted by H.P. Holo. I think David, Terry, H.P., and I all had a great time!

Filed Under: Alternate History, Promotions and Interviews, Random Confession, Usurper's War, Writing Business

AUTHORS TALK ABOUT HISTORY

December 18, 2020 by James Young Leave a Comment

This Thursday, 17 December 2020, at 7 PM CST / 8 PM EST, I’m sitting down on a panel with fellow authors Terry Maggert and David Weber and on Zoom. Given David’s story for Trouble in the Wind, I figure this will be a perfect time for someone to ask him about when the alternate Civil War […]

Filed Under: Alternate History, Promotions and Interviews, Usurper's War, Writing Business

Against the Tide Imperial Is Live!

November 26, 2020 by James Young 4 Comments

At long last, it gives me great pleasure to report Against the Tide Imperial, Book #3 in my Usurper’s War Series, is live! All 400 pages of it!

Filed Under: Alternate History, Promotions and Interviews, Usurper's War, Writing Business

Potpourri July 2020

July 8, 2020 by James Young Leave a Comment

This Saturday, I will be presenting on Writer’s Research for the St. Louis Writer’s Guild. You can join for free via Zoom.   I’m basically going to talk about how to do historical research and also chase down various things about writing.  There’s going to also be a lot of Q&A, so if you’re wanting […]

Filed Under: Admin, Con(vention) Life, Promotions and Interviews, Sales!, Writing Business Tagged With: Anthologies, Coming Attractions, Sharing

Friends in High (Suborbital) Places

May 26, 2020 by James Young Leave a Comment

So a thing about the Con(vention) business is you gradually develop a family. One of the really good folks in the fam, Dorothy Grant (spouse of the indomitable Peter), took up the writing gig a relatively short time ago. Her latest book is out now on Amazon, and having heard the pitch I recommend adding […]

Filed Under: Con(vention) Life, Promotions and Interviews, Sales!

It’s Alive!

December 9, 2019 by James Young 2 Comments

  Out a day early! Go pick yourself up a copy!      

Filed Under: Promotions and Interviews, Writing Business Tagged With: Alternate History, Anthologies, Cover art, Writing

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