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Usurper's War

Blitzkrieg Bop –Fighter Combat Part II

February 16, 2017 by James Young 2 Comments

“The Axis have won the toss and will kickoff.”—Aries, Head Referee, Great European Rematch, 1939-1945 Four things I’m going to assume with this blog post: 1.) You read the last blog post on aerial combat and liked it. 2.) Everyone involved possesses a general knowledge of World War II, is willing to go to the […]

Filed Under: Air Warfare Tagged With: Aces High!, James Uses His Essay Voice, Usurper's War

Warship Wednesday–Damage Control

February 8, 2017 by James Young 4 Comments

*cough cough*  Man, it’s kind of dusty in here.  You’d almost think someone hasn’t been in this place for like weeks.  Oh, wait… Welcome to another edition of Warship Wednesday.  Today, rather than talking about a particular class of vessel, we’re going to talk about something near and dear to ship to ship fights: damage […]

Filed Under: Warship Wednesday, Writing Business Tagged With: Alternate History, Sea Warfare, Usurper's War, Writing

Writing Tips–Some Research

September 13, 2016 by James Young Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Writing Business Tagged With: Usurper's War, Writing

What's In A Name?

July 31, 2016 by James Young 2 Comments

So, as noted by The Prolific Trek, your humble narrator went to go see Star Trek: Beyond (Note: Spoilers) with the better half and a group of friends as a break from his *censored* dissertation.  It was a needed break–I feel the urge to be snarky in response to some differing points fading to a […]

Filed Under: Writing Business Tagged With: Alternate History, Coming Attractions, Usurper's War, Vergassy, Writing

Quick Update

May 17, 2015 by James Young Leave a Comment

In the middle of Con / Book Signing season, as well as trying to get Collisions of the Damned, the sequel to Acts of War complete by 1 July.  I’ve managed to complete the first few drawings, with the winners being as follows: Planet Comicon—Mr. James Webb was the winner for the Planet Comicon drawing. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Drawings, Signings and Cons, Usurper's War, Vergassy, Writing

Welcome Everyone!

January 10, 2015 by James Young Leave a Comment

So for those of you who do not know, I was featured in the Topeka Capital-Journal yesterday!  This was great news to get surprised by (knew it was coming, didn’t know the day) even if I had to rush home to get extra papers.  For those coming from the paper, welcome.  😀 In addition, since […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acts of War, Usurper's War, Writing

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

The Usurper's War Series

March 29, 2014 by James Young 2 Comments

As some of you may notice, I usually start out a series with a short story.  In this case, the short story “Pandora’s Memories” is the beginning of my alternate history World War 2 series The Usurper’s War.  It should be available on Amazon in the next 24-48 hours.  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alternate History, Usurper's War

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