To Sail A Darkling Sea (Black Tide Rising Book 2) by John Ringo. Baen Books. 522 pages. John Ringo, in my opinion, is one of the best military sci-fi writers around. He really knows his stuff, military wise. In addition, he’s an entertaining writer. That’s probably why you have seen so many reviews lately with … More Review: “To Sail a Darkling Sea” by John Ringo
Hell’s Faire (Legacy of the Aldenata Book 4) by John Ringo. Baen Books. 416 pages. In case you haven’t picked up my review of other books in this series, in the process of my browsing on the Internet, John Ringo’s Posleen War series came out as #1 as far as military science fiction is concerned. … More Review: “Hell’s Faire” by John Ringo
Just a heads up to let you know that the giveaway on Goodreads for two free autographed copies of Salome’s Charger ends tomorrow. If you want to be part of this, you need to hobble on over there ASAP and get your name in the drawing… And just in case you’re wondering, it looks like … More Last Chance…Yes? No? Maybe?
The Shack by William Paul Young. Windblown Media. 248 pages. I read The Shack because it was out in movie form and my wife had read it. She wanted to see the movie and wanted me to read it before we went. We never ended up going to see the movie–we plan on seeing it … More Review: “The Shack” by William Paul Young
For those who don’t know much about me, I’m a novelist who makes a living as a university professor during daylight hours. I’ve been doing this (the professor part) for 19 years now, and before that I was an editor. I teach in the communication department of Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, Texas, and consider … More Storytelling 101: Why It’s All About Worldview
Fields of Fire (Frontlines Book 5) by Marco Kloos. 304 pages. 47North. I’ve been looking forward to this book coming out for a long time. I’ve read all four of the previous books in the series, and never been disappointed. Marco Kloos tells a good story and knows that writing military science fiction goes well … More Review: “Fields of Fire” by Marco Kloos
I am a true believer in epiphanies, those precious, rare events when suddenly a great idea seems to come to you out of the blue. I have actually only had a true epiphany come to me a few times in my writing career. When they happen, it is like a godsend, and in some situations … More How to Have an Epiphany
Celeste Walker and I have been so busy working on future projects that we have neglected current books that are out there. With that in mind, we have decided to do a giveaway a month on Goodreads of our most recent book, Salome’s Charger. If you haven’t read it, I describe it as a cross … More And Now: Time for a Shameless Plug
Tesla’s Ghost is almost ready for my Beta readers. Actually, it would have been ready if real life hadn’t gotten in the way. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. The reality is, I have an ending problem. I’ve written a book with actually three endings. Sounds weird, but it’s true. One storyline happens … More This is the end….No, THIS is the end!
Under a Graveyard Sky (Black Tide Rising, Book 1) by John Ringo. Baen Books. 512 pages. This book series is a cross-pollination of two disciplines I’ve been reading a lot of: military science fiction and dystopian fiction. Technically, it’s considered horror/sci-fi, but I would probably describe it thusly. The first part is a lot like … More Review: “Under a Graveyard Sky” by John Ringo
The Great Adventure 