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September 10, 2015
The Pumpkin Spice of Life
It’s baaaa-aaack!! That’s right — Pumpkin Spice lattes are back in the stores! Along with pumpkin spice lattes, there’s pumpkin spice muffins, pumpkin spice Oreos,pumpkin spice Pop-tarts,pumpkin spice Twinkies,pumpkin spice Peeps,
pumpkin spice beer,pumpkin spicepancakes,pumpkin spice burgers, and evenpumpkin spice hummus. (Pumpkin spice hummus?? Something just isn’t right about that one…pumpkins and squash aren’t native to the Middle East, or even that hemisphere!)
Have you ever wondered when...
September 8, 2015
The Cell – Refactored!
Now available on the Kindle!
In keeping with the theme of “Being Refactored”,my latest novel is available for download at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014XN066M!
“The Cell – Into the Underground” is a heavy revision of my third novel, “The Cell – Twilight’s Last Gleaming”, which was published in 2010 during the height of the Great Recession. In 2014-2015, “The Sons of Liberty Trilogy” was released, which was based upon many of the basic settings and details introduced in the original edition of...
August 26, 2015
Refactoring and Being Refactored
Before I go too far down the road with this blog, some basic terminology and concepts should probably be explained.
First off
, what is meant by “refactoring”? From Refactor.com: refactoring is a disciplined technique for restructuring an existing body of code, altering its internal structure without changing its external behavior. Its heart is a series of small behavior-preserving transformations.
Refactoring code isn’t the same as rewriting it, though eventually every line may be changed ove...
August 23, 2015
Sunday: a Day of Rest?!?!
It’s Sunday morning, and though I should have slept in at least to my normal time, I awoke at 3am and wasn’t able to get back to sleep. Most mornings, one of the cats (Romeo) starts howling for breakfast around 5:30 and won’t be placated until he’s fed. He’s adorable but quite insistent on eatingat that specific time. Ugh…cats!!
Usually I can get back to sleep without much trouble, but today it got me thinking about whether or not Sunday is really a “day of rest” for most Christians. That’s w...
August 20, 2015
New Beginnings and a New (old) Blog
Welcome to the “Being Refactored” blog, which was formerly known as the “Fiction and Software” blog for Chris Hambleton (that’s me!). I’ve been meaning to change things up a bit for awhile and today was the day!
Though I’ve had this blog since 2007, I’ve never really done much with it except post new book releases, miscellaneous tips about writing, and information about some of the software I’ve written, namely BookBlitzer (may it rest in peace) and iWriterPro. If I may say so, the old blog w...
June 22, 2015
The Sons of Liberty Trilogy is Now Available!
The Sons of Liberty Trilogy
Now available on the Kindle!
My latest novel is ready for download at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZNTCJPC!
The trilogy consist of three books (in order): “The Convention”, “The Green Zone”, and “The Declaration”.
The idea for the trilogy was introduced in my third book back in 2010 called “The Cell – Twilight’s Last Gleaming.” The events in the trilogy take place several years before “The Cell” and set the stage for the America portrayed in it.
The synopsis for the...
June 17, 2015
The Declaration is Available!
The Declaration
Now available on the Kindle!
My latest novel is ready for download at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZNTD2P8!
“The Declaration” is the last book in “The Sons of Liberty Trilogy.” The trilogy consists of three books (in order): “The Convention”, “The Green Zone”, and “The Declaration”.
The idea for this trilogy was introduced in my third book back in 2010 called “The Cell – Twilight’s Last Gleaming.” The events in the trilogy take place several years before “The Cell” and set the...
December 13, 2014
The Green Zone is Now Available!
The Green Zone
Now available on the Kindle!
My latest novel (“The Green Zone”) is ready for download at Amazon.com!��The book has also been released to the Nook and in paperback format just in time for Christmas!
“The Green Zone” and is the second book in “The Sons of Liberty Trilogy.” The trilogy consists of three books (in order): “The Convention”, “The Green Zone”, and “The Declaration”.
The synopsis for the book is:
The Article V movement has been crushed and the Convention of States that it s...
October 6, 2014
Introducing Kindle Singles!
Kindle Singles are a new line of books which are excerpts, portions, and condensed versions of the other available full-length titles.
All Singles are priced at $0.99 on Amazon!
August 18, 2014
“The Convention” is now available!
The Convention
Now available on the Kindle!
My latest novel is ready for download at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MJOVLD0!
The book is called “The Convention” and is the first book in “The Sons of Liberty Trilogy.” The trilogy will consist of three books (in order): “The Convention”, “The Green Zone”, and “The Declaration”.
The idea for new trilogy was introduced in my third book back in 2010 called “The Cell – Twilight’s Last Gleaming.” The events in the trilogy take place several years before “T...
