It’s been a busy few weeks, and I’m sure not just for me. Spring is almost here… Daylight Savings Time kicked in, so it’s staying light longer. Love that!   So, last weekend Kevin Steverson and I turned in Book 1 of the new military sci-fi series we’re doing for Chris Kennedy Publishing. Chris and his team have the manuscript, so it’s formatting time in preparation for a release date in June. Cover art’s being worked on as we speak, and I’m excited.   I’ve contracted with an

Hi, All!   Hope your Super Bowl weekend was pleasurable, even if you are a Patriot fan. If so, my condolences… that was brutal. On the other hand, if you’re a Seahawks’ fan you had a pretty good time. I have to walk a fine line up here in the Pacific NW. I’m from the Bay Area, San Jose to be precise, so I’m a lifelong 49er fan. I do like the Seahawks, and I cheer for them all season long, well, except for those two games.   If you’re not an NFL fan, then your weekend was what

This week’s been flat out awesome. I was interviewed Tuesday for a couple of hours on the Blasters and Blades Podcast, and the national show will air in mid-February. I’ll be sure and put up the date when it’s in stone. The podcast is for sci-fi authors, and I have to tell you I was impressed with the host JR Handley. Great questions, and a true love of the genre. He asked if I’d sit in on a panel discussing some of the current and classic science fiction books and movies.  

So, the craziness has begun, but how much fun that whirlwind can be! The military sci-fi anthology that Bill Webb choreographed is coming out in the Spring, so a little earlier than we’d thought. The story I wrote, and Kevin Steverson edited, is one of the origin stories in that book. I’m about two-thirds through writing book one of an exciting new series about the Marine Corps in the 23 rd  century. As one of my Beta readers would say, “Oorah!” This book will also be release

The holiday season has come and gone. And with it, all of the ‘chill’ time that happens from the middle of December until the cold dawn of a January morning in the Pacific Northwest. All of a sudden it’s 2026… and I was just getting used to writing 2025 on correspondence!   All sorts of new adventures to contemplate this year in our household. My wife ended her career in high end retail jewelry and has entered into a brand-new undertaking with a fellow sales associate and the

December 23, 2025   As you can see from the date above, I’m writing this two days before Christmas. This time of year is always pretty special for a number of reasons. Faith. Family. Friends. Fun. (How’s that for cheesy alliterative prose?) Another part of this time of the year is reflection. We all look back over the past year and do the classic re-run thing in our minds. Some stuff brings a smile or outright laugh, some maybe a frown and one or two things brings a tear or t

The last couple of weeks have sure been crazy, and I’m sure you all know what I’m talking about. Between Thanksgiving and all of the travel, menu planning, angst when families gather, etc., holidays are often a mixed bag. This year was different for my wife and I, as we got to travel back to Illinois where she’s from and have the holiday with her family for the first time in twenty-five years. Great food combined with love, laughter and more than a bit of Jameson made for a l

When I started getting serious about writing a book, it began with a fun question over a beer with a buddy. Both of us were fans of science fiction, and we’d been friends long enough to know what we each enjoyed in the genre. ‘What if…’ was how it started. And this is a good exercise for any writer on a new path. My question was ‘What if all of the mythology and folklore surrounding vampires in our culture began with three alien astronauts stranded on Earth 2,000 years before

Imagining this Gangrel Universe and putting thought into words has transported me to a place which has become a reality where I live as I write it into existence. I can see the faces of the characters we have created and hear their voices. They all have their own, distinct identity. I've heard someone say that, when you write characters, you may be simply writing aspects of yourself. I find that to not be necessarily true. These personalities are born on my pages and they evo

All right, it’s been a month since we last visited… so what’s been going on? Eyes in the Black is doing well from all indicators, which is amazing, humbling, mind blowing, et al. If this were a multiple choice quiz, my answer would definitely be D. All of the Above! I appreciate the feedback we’re getting from friends and strangers alike. I should say that we appreciate and all commentary. ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another’ is a truism as well as a Prover

So, the first book is out in a series I’ve been writing for a few years now. My friends and family are excited, and don’t get me wrong, so am I, but I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact there’s a book out there with my name on it. Surreal.