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
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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 […]
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 […]
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 V
Things are tracking along nicely with the end of the world. By this point if you’re dropping in with no background, strongly suggest you start back here . Welcome all TOPCON and Time Eddy visitors–hope that you enjoy your visit! Fort Riley, Kansas 1000 Local (1100 Eastern) Putting off their characteristic whine, the last […]
B-Sides and Outtakes– "Armageddon Dawn"–Part IV
If you haven’t been following the story–long story short, the crap has hit the fan for Humanity. Angry aliens are coming to basically turn Earth into one big butcher shop. You can pick up the first part of the story here. This Part begins Chapter 2. So, without further ado… Chapter 2: Recriminations and Reckonings […]
B-Sides and Outtakes– "Armageddon Dawn"–Part III
Part III continues. If you’ve just started following this blog, Part I can be found here. Weather Mountain, VA 0800 Local (0700 Central) “Sir, they’re all here,” Star-Colonel Sir Conrad Bradstock, Knight of the Bath to Queen Elizabeth I, said quietly. The Englishman was massive, especially when one considered the average height of men in […]
B-Sides and Outtakes– "Armageddon Dawn"–Part II
Continuing on with Chapter 1… Fort Riley, Kansas 0625 Local (0725 Eastern) “Jack, what the fuck is going on?” Captain Jason Mitchell, CO of A/2-70th Armored Battalion (FCS), West Point Class of ’03, asked worriedly. The two of them had been in the middle of a conversation when Jack had suddenly stopped and focused […]
Writing Tips–Some Research
As I mentioned in my writing tips, sometimes research can be a substitute for experience. Going even further, the best research in the world is that done by someone else. One quick way to save oneself a lot of diving and sorting of what sources work the best for you is to find a historiographical […]
Writing Tips: Lines and Characters
I got asked to do a guest blog by Cedar Sanderson for her website. After reading it, she decided to promote this to The Mad Genius Club, where it is now crossposted. So, without further ado: Lines of Departure This blog post actually got started in a conversation about wasp spray. Yes, that’s right, […]