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Unproven Concept Sample Chapter

August 22, 2015 by James Young 3 Comments

From An Unproven Concept Titanic 1825 SST   As he approached yet another hatch to Corridor C, Marcus found himself thinking back to his Marine officer basic course.  His drill instructor, a tall, wiry Warrant Officer nicknamed ‘The Spider’ had been feeling rather benevolent one day after trying his damndest to kill them all in […]

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Celebration and Acts of War Snippet

November 5, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

Acts of War just passed 60 pre-orders.  In celebration, Pandora’s Memories will be free from 7-12 November. Here’s a quick snippet from Acts of War.  Just a reminder, it goes live on 11 November.  Tell your friends, your friends’ friends, and anyone you just happen to be acquainted with! Thames River 0900 Local (0400 Eastern) […]

Filed Under: Writing Business Tagged With: Acts of War, Alternate History, Usurper's War

Favorite Button

November 2, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

Apparently Amazon has now added “Favorite” button to author pages.  Feel free to go to my author page and click “Favorite” to receive a notification of every time I release a new book.  Great way to stay informed!

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New Art For Acts of War

September 21, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

I have gotten additional art for Acts of War‘s paperback version:  Just a reminder, Acts of War comes out 11 November.

Filed Under: Alternate History, Writing Business Tagged With: Acts of War

New Covers and Coming Attractions

August 9, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

Sorry it’s been awhile.  However, behold the new cover for An Unproven Concept‘s base edition and two versions of the upcoming Acts of War.

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In a while (2015)…

March 22, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

For those waiting on a sequel, I’m planning on the next Vergassy work being an anthology entitled Though Our Hulls Burn.  The cover art (done by Christos Karapanos — http://amorphisss.deviantart.com/) for it is below.  The blurb is as follows: “In the year 3040, the Confederation of Man thought it was alone.  An interstellar incident and several […]

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Soon…(Cover Rough Draft)

March 20, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

I’ll just leave this representation of FM-2 rolling in hot on HE-111s here.

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Thoughts on Conning

March 16, 2014 by James Young 2 Comments

I really should have done this last night, but by the time I got home I quickly found myself running on fumes.  So, without further ado, here are some thoughts on Planet Comicon (KC-MO, 15 March 2014) from an author’s (as opposed to fan boy’s) perspective.  BLUF: It is worth it for an author to […]

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What's in a name?

March 11, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

So for those of you just arriving, you’re probably wondering why this site is named “Colfax Den.”  Well, William Colfax is one of my older characters in a dystopian, post-asteroid strike United States.  More than likely, you’ll be meeting him soon.

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Reviews (The First Actual Meat Post)

March 11, 2014 by James Young Leave a Comment

So I’ve gotten two reviews (that I know of) up for my novel, An Unproven Concept.  I’ll post them along with a little commentary here: One is good: http://www.popcults.com/spall-sewage-and-starship-battles-in-an-unproven-concept/ One is so-so:  http://pgsramblings.wordpress.com/2014/02/28/an-unproven-concept-okayish/ As there have been some common issues raised, I’ll try to address some of them without spoiling anything: –“Ride of the Late […]

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