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Kevin Ikenberry’s Vision of Military Failure!

When Kevin Ikenberry and I talked about the story he wanted to write in the world of THE WORLD JUNIPER series, I loved the idea of putting into scenes the day the Juniper was created. What happened to the U.S. … Continue reading →

Kevin J. Anderson and a Bundle of Science Fiction Adventure!

Kevin J. Anderson blogged about this amazing bundle of books and I’m re-posting it here about all the books! Click here for the bundle. Science Fiction is the literature that always set my imagination on fire, sparking my sense of wonder, taking … Continue reading →

Sky Pirate! Ian Thomas Healy and THE LEASH

I LOVE IAN THOMAS HEALY! If you wanna see an interview he did with me, Cody May, and the Colorado Author Interview Circle, bam, click it, baby, click it. I was so excited when he agreed to write a story set … Continue reading →

Eytan Kollin and BOOM TOWN

So Eytan Kollin was the first author to write a story in the world of The Juniper Wars Series. I couldn’t have asked for a better author to work with. He and I worked closely on edits and he was … Continue reading →

Pikes Peak Writers Conference 2016 – AMR’s Schedule

So, once again, I’m at PPWC, which is a conference I love dearly. Over the years, they continue to be very good to me. Here is my schedule! Friday, April 15, 2016 – 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. – Read & … Continue reading →

Hope IS a Weapon – Your Chance

There is a war brewing against my despair, and I need your help. At the very heart of who I am, hope constantly battles despair. I’m not a good versus evil type of guy. I think of doing evil things and it makes … Continue reading →

AnomalyCon 2016 Schedule! Hurray!

Title Time Participants Colonialism in Second World Fantasies Fri 7pm B. Dornbusch, J. Campbell, A. Ritchey Science For World Progress Sat 8pm R. Maas, A. Helms, K. Helvig, A. Ritchey Space! Is It Really the Final Frontier? Sat 6pm K. … Continue reading →

Ten Years of Complete Victory!

This is the last of my meditations on ten years of writing. Well, that’s not exactly true. Next week, on the RMFW blog, I’m going to be posting “TEN YEARS OF LESSONS ON WRITING. So, yeah. But this is where … Continue reading →

Ten Years of Failure

Let’s say ten years ago I went to medical school. To become a brain surgeon. Well, ten years later, most likely I’d be a brain surgeon. Or a special forces merc bent on revenge? Ten years later, I’d have my … Continue reading →

Ten Years of Books

Ten Years of Books Books. One of the casualties for me in this business is that reading has become a chore. Most of the time. I don’t read what I want to read, I read what I should. And yet, … Continue reading →