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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

2019 in Review

January 31, 2020 by James Young Leave a Comment

Man.  It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating the imminent release of Those In Peril and preparing to go to Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium in Utah.  Next thing I know, 2019 is in the rearview mirror, the Phases of Mars series is complete, and Against The Tide Imperial is…well, still not […]

Filed Under: Air Warfare, Con(vention) Life, Random Confession Tagged With: Admin, Alternate History, Anthologies, In Memoriam, Sharing, Usurper's War

Loss of A Sensei

June 13, 2019 by James Young 2 Comments

Sensei. n. A teacher or instructor usually of Japanese martial arts (such as karate or judo). “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…” ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man.   On Monday, I learned that one of my  doctoral committee members had passed away.  As one should do when a person’s made a big […]

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Rob Howell Interview…

October 4, 2018 by James Young Leave a Comment

I got interviewed by fantasy author Rob Howell.  We both have stories in the Four Horsemen Universe, and soon Rob will have a full novel there as well.  Go check out the interview here and then stay to look at some of his books.

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On Dunkirk

August 1, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Air Warfare, Random Confession Tagged With: Reviews, Usurper's War

A Little Gallows Humor

June 8, 2017 by James Young Leave a Comment

So there was a discussion of World War II on a friend’s FB page.  Specifically, we were discussing the Red Army’s rampage through Eastern Germany in mid-1945.  This, of course, got me thinking about how history has…evolved when discussing certain events.  Perhaps a sliding scale is in order: Young’s Ascending Levels of War Crime Severity […]

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A Bit of A Miscue

April 26, 2017 by James Young 2 Comments

So one problem about the blog tour that I exacerbated by doing two books at once is that it’s easy to get the wires crossed if careful.  The Avid Reader was promoting On Seas So Crimson, and I managed to think it was doing An Unproven Concept.  Didn’t catch the mistake until the post was up.  In […]

Filed Under: Blog Tour, Random Confession, Writing Business Tagged With: guest blog, Promo

Random Confessions: 25 Things

August 31, 2016 by James Young 2 Comments

S0 on FB there’s always these “lists” that are bouncing around.  Given I did one of them, I thought it’d be funny to go back and see how the answers changed and provide a little commentary. 1.) I was a German citizen for over 17 years. Still true.  I was born in what was then […]

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Random Confession

August 5, 2016 by James Young 1 Comment

So, every so often I will reveal something about myself my readers may not otherwise know.  Today’s confession:  I like ABBA.  I mean, not like “Commander Lewis, OMG the only thing I have on Mars is disco!”-level, but I am an unabashed fan.   [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUrzicaiRLU&w=420&h=315]   The better half, fellow author Anita C. Young […]

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