Category Archives: Research and the Writer

Area 51, The Spear of Destiny and The taping of a SyFy Channel Special: Ancient Artifacts

I spent last Thursday morning with a crew from the SyFy channel filming in Nevada. I drove down from Whidbey Island—takes two days.  We linked up in Vegas and then drove out, at the unGodly hour of 4 am (reminded … Continue reading

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Duty, Honor, Country: Novels from West Point to The Civil War

Below are the covers for my new trilogy coming out 12 April 2011, on the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War.  We’re looking for feedback whether they would invite readers to look into the books. I have … Continue reading

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Write It Forward: Lessons Learned from a Writing Life #1 .

Over the years, as I’ve learned more about the craft of writing, I’ve revised my process for writing a book.  Honestly, way back when, in days of yore, when I was living in the Orient studying martial arts and started … Continue reading

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