Tag: authors
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Subscribe to my refreshed YouTube channel; new branding, more videos
Revamped and relaunched, the author invites readers to subscribe to his YouTube channel, now branded with the Bureau of Environmental Security.
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How One Screenplay Evolved Via Revision: Crafting ‘Doomer’
A story idea can evolve into a finished product almost completely unrecognizable from the thing that first pops in your head.
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Mysterious Rage: A Healing Hero in ‘The Angry Road’
You’re driving down a lonely two-lane road. You’re on unfamiliar ground, so you’re a little anxious. You look in your rear-view mirror, and a large, black pickup comes up from behind and tailgates you.
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Turning Point on the Docks: ‘The Brothers O’Neill’
The Brothers O’Neill is the story of a young Seattle police officer, Sam O’Neill, whose beat covers the piers and wharves teeming with labor tension. Read the first portion of the synopsis.
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Five Screenplays Complete the First Phase of My Portfolio
Transitioning from novels to screenplays, I crafted five crime scripts, all positively received. I seek collaboration with industry professionals as I develop more projects in this genre.
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Three acts to eight sequences: Decoding screenplay structure
I explore the intricacies of narrative structure in screenwriting, from the classical three-act approach to the practical and dynamic eight-sequence structure, offering screenwriters what I’ve learned about organizing compelling narratives.
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From Childhood Dreams to Screenwriting: A Journey to My First Screenplay
I take a cinematic journey from childhood moviegoer’s dream to the creation of my first screenplay, ‘Doomer,’ inspired by classic detective writers, Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett.
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Historian Nat Howe writes foreword to Veteran Warships book
Maritime historian and nautical archaeologist Nat Howe wrote the foreword to The Fyddeye Guide to America’s Veteran Warships.
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Five Questions: Joshua Young, professional audiobook narrator
Professional audiobook narrator Joshua Young, who narrated my novel Fall of the Green Land, answers five questions about his work.
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Read the first thousand words of Restoration
The excerpt introduces “Restoration,” a novel in the “Tales From A Warming Planet” series, featuring Junie Wye, a city girl grappling with climate challenges in a conservative town, supporting her father’s dam removal project.
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Read the first thousand words of City of Ice and Dreams
Read the first thousand words of City of Ice and Dreams, book three of my series, Tales From A Warming Planet.
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Read the first thousand words of Carbon Run
In a near-future Earth devastated by climate change, Anne searches for her father amidst chaos as their home catches fire, encountering threats and memories that shape their bond.
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Audio: The Mother Earth Insurgency full novelette
Listen to video and audio versions of my novelette, The Mother Earth Insurgency.
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Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.
The author requests readers to review their books to increase visibility and provide feedback, expressing gratitude for their support.
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Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality
Bill Conrad discusses his writing journey, influences, and views on independent publishing. He expresses concerns about the future of reading and emphasizes targeted marketing in the competitive book market.
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Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail
I’d like to share the Author’s Note, specifically the one from Fall of the Green Land, book one of the Future History of the Grail.
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Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail
Creating the cast of characters for The Future History of the Grail is some of the most fun I’ve had as a writer.
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Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men
I’m excited to introduce Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men. In this new dystopian horror story, disastrous climate changes and radiation have ravaged Earth, and humankind’s future depends on a convoy of supply truck drivers.
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Wow! My second sci-fi anthology this month, Spring Into SciFi
I’ve just received my copy of the latest anthology to include one of my short stories.
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I’ve been published in a new sci-fi anthology from Two-Hour Transport
Two-Hour Transport is a new anthology of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by Seattle-area authors.