by jamesyoung | Jan 15, 2020 | Air Warfare, Warship Wednesday
It is my intent to do a 2019 Year In Review blog post at some point before the end of the month. Until then, feel free to read some in-depth analysis of the Prince of Wales’ loss. Much like reading an autopsy report will tell you quite a bit about how...
by jamesyoung | Dec 3, 2019 | Con(vention) Life, Writing Business
This mirrors what a lot of other vendors have said about the 2019 season and concerns about 2020. While I will be potentially doing as many shows, I’m definitely leaning towards new markets with proven performers. This is also something to consider for the larger...
by jamesyoung | Nov 26, 2019 | Usurper's War, Writing Business
Figured I’d perchance save loyal readers some gumshoe work down the road if they ever want to do a World War II story: You can find ONI drawings for World War II references (like for your cartographer to draw ship outlines) here. This is a good time zone...
by jamesyoung | Sep 4, 2019 | Writing Business
I think procrastination is the bane of most authors. Having carved out time to write, cleared the calendar, it is all too easy to lose a couple hours on social media or “just one more turn”-ing it through a computer game. Apparently there’s a study...
by jamesyoung | Jul 5, 2019 | Air Warfare
So while I’m busy editing To Slip the Surly Bonds’ entries, here’s something else for your reading pleasure: Shapes, Part I: The Shape of Airpower Note that his opinions and experiences with naysaying the airframe reflect many of my own with regards...