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Mid August 2023 Update

So, for this post this is what I got to say, ahhhhhhhhh…. Nada, rien, niets, שום דבר . . . nothing to say but I do hope you all have found time to enjoy the summer. And if you are looking for something to do, then click the image below and check out GOD GAMES, an Upside-Down SciFi Retelling of The Greatest Biblical Story Ever Told! But it ain’t what you learned in church!

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Story Climax- You Were Saying?

Just posted Milk RUN chapter scene #32 titled “You Were Saying?” to my StoryOrigin Beta Reader site.   MILK RUN is a military SciFi story about a young captain (fresh out of Space Command Training school) who must get his space battlecruiser, the USS Princeton and its top-secret cargo, the Crowbar, safely to a secluded star base.  But what he thought would be an easy “milk run’ mission turns out…

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Got A New Story Hook!

Work continues on MILK RUN now that the plot hole has been repaired.   Also, I received some valuable feedback and much needed encouragement from my Beta Readers on the improvements.    Thanks Guys! Your comments and recommendations are helping me make this story better as I near the completion of this military SciFi that’s bordering on about 51,000 words.    I’m sure that the count will change…

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Finally . . . Story Plot Hole Filled In 3!

. . . . and its smooth! Check out the changes made to resolve the story plot hole in MILK RUN

It’s been slow going but I resolved the story plot hole in my military SciFi MILK RUN! Hover your mouse for a quick overview of the story. As explained in an earlier post, the problem concerned the Telrachnid’s more advanced Crowbar that Captain Louis and his crew stole from the Telrachnid gunship. In case you forgot, the Crowbar is a device designed to pry open (hence the term Crowbar) a…

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RED ALERT, RED ALERT!

This past week, I came across a major flaw with my military SciFi story–MILK RUN.  It’s one of the most dreaded things that can happen to an author.   It’s something that will require many hours of thought to correct and will result in a rewrite of certain chapters.  This could change the course of this battle story in space.   This flub reminds me of the US Marine Corps saying “Semper Fi…

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What’s Happening with MILK RUN?

Someone asked me that question the other day. So, here’s an update! I just posted a major chapter/scene update with plenty of changes to this space military SciFi that incorporates recent Beta Reader feedback and recommendations to the last submitted chapter/scene.  There are other changes that show the deepening relationship between the very young and fresh out of SpaceComm school Captain Toby…

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What's Next?

That’s a tough question as I finish up MILK RUN. I actually completed a draft version of this military SciFi years ago and thought I could just pick it up and do the finishing touches with Beta Reader feedback. The problem is, I don’t like the ending as it stands. Now that I think about it, that’s probably why I stopped writing it years ago. So, I’ve run into that same roadblock again. I thought…

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Inspiration to Write!

Hello everyone. It’s been about two weeks since posting the latest chapter of my military SciFi in the making—MILK RUN— for my beta reviewers.   So, when’s the next post I’ve been asked.   We are well into the last act of the story, the outline of which I developed several years ago.   Problem is I made some significant changes in this latest version.  You see, unlike in the original version, I…

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Beta Reviewers Are Like Cherished Editors- Savor the Experience!

Beta Reviewers Are Like Cherished Editors- Savor the Experience!

I hope everyone has had a great New Year holiday!  With this blog, I’d like to share three things with you. First is a recent review posted by Roger Gilmartin a volunteer Beta Reviewer for my new military SciFi MILK RUN.   His comments read like a book review with some interesting thoughts on the story and character arc analysis.   Observations like his and the other nineteen MILK RUN Beta…

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Cat Fights in Space

Females bickering over their man during a SciFi space battle. . . will there be pushback from the PC police?”

Here’s a question I received the other day from a StoryOrigin beta reviewer for my book MILK RUN. It concerns political correctness. The question centers around the topic of “females bickering over their man during a space battle […] a common troupe (e.g. Star Wars) in SciFi.”  The reviewer asks, “will there be pushback these days in our current politically correct environment?”  In MILK RUN,…

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Take the “4939 Challenge!”

Take the “4939 Challenge!”

I got a lot of responses to my ‘Take the Challenge’ posts where I randomly pick a spot in your book for you to post a small passage for others to review and comment. The premise of those challenges was suppose someone goes to the bathroom and while there finds and opens your book. But not at the beginning. They just start reading from any old random place in your book. Will they get some idea of…

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MILK RUN- Here's Why I'm Writing It

MILK RUN- Here’s Why I’m Writing It

Hello everyone! Just a short note to thank the beta readers providing valuable feedback once again to me as I write my new military SciFi book MILK RUN.   Here’s a quick summary for those who don’t know what the book is about: Earth is losing the war against the Telrachnids, and our young Captain Toby Nathanael Louis is assigned to deliver a new weapon to a secret star base. But what our hero…

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Scene 21- The Gunship

Scene 21- The Gunship

Greetings from Trinidad and Tobago! Maracas WaterfallTrinidad & Tobago I’m currently spending time here with family and friends enjoying the warm air, spiced rum, food and music.  The other day, I hiked through the rainforest and took a “shower” under the refreshing and wonderful Maracas waterfall, Trinidad & Tobago’s tallest! It towers over the valley at 300ft and is the source of the Maracas…

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MILK RUN Scene 18- “The Brig” & RUN SILENT RUN DEEP Inspiration

MILK RUN Scene 18- “The Brig” & RUN SILENT RUN DEEP Inspiration

A scene from Run Silent Run Deep I finally posted the new chapter scene for MILK RUN. It took me a while because it was brand new, and I needed time to feel the impact of what it’s like for someone to lose command of their ship. I wanted to show the controlled anger from what seems like a mutiny and the hidden embarrassment from what may really be a total failure to lead a crew to accept a…

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MILK RUN Update

It’s taking me a bit longer to complete the next scene chapter for my new military SciFi novel MILK RUN but it’’s almost done!

Hi All! It’s taking me a bit longer to complete the next scene chapter for my new military SciFi novel MILK RUN. That’s because, unlike the other scenes posted, this is literally a brand new scene. The earlier scenes were created about six years ago. But I got writer’s block and things got real busy at the office. So, I stopped the project. Picking up where I left off, those scenes required less…

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Make A MILK RUN Scene Ending Choice

Make A MILK RUN Scene Ending Choice

First of all, I want to welcome all the new folks who recently indicated an interest in MILK RUN! Thanks and I hope you enjoyed the beginning of MILK RUN. Just to review, MILK RUN is a military SciFi novel about a young captain fresh out of space command school on his first mission as captain of the USS Princeton, an old destroyer class spacecraft. But what our hero thought would be an easy…

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Invite to Review GOD GAMES & An Alaskan Inspiration for a MILK RUN SciFi Adventure

Invite to Review GOD GAMES & An Alaskan Inspiration for a MILK RUN SciFi Adventure