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July 12, 2014
Virtual Book Tour – The Enclave
I am about to embark on a Virtual Book Tour – So I had better start packing my virtual luggage and carry on :) I will be touring from the 22nd July 2014 to the 29th July 2014. When the dates get closer, I will post a schedule so people can follow along :) NB: […]
July 11, 2014
Small Excerpt from THE ENCLAVE
Here is a small Excerpt from my book THE ENCLAVE. I hope you enjoy it Gunfire flew from the cars behind and Katherine turned tail and leapt up the stairs. Joshua was crouched waiting at the top of the last tier and had managed to get hold of a pistol. Around them the NHSIO security […]
July 10, 2014
Is Crowdfunding the Key for future space missions?
By Jeff Foust Time Capsule to Mars, a student-led project supported by the advocacy group Explore Mars and several aerospace companies, plans to launch in the next five years a cubesat-class spacecraft to Mars carrying photos and other digital media. The spacecraft would burn up in the martian atmosphere except for a section carrying the media […]
July 7, 2014
Book Review – Forgotten Roots
Forgotten Roots – by Roger Whitten Barnes Forgotten Roots is a ‘sort of’ murder mystery told through different timelines set in both the modern-day Canadian Province of Ontario and the area of Ohio and Ontario of the 1800’s. I liked the idea behind this story, but had issues following the three different storylines. For the […]
July 3, 2014
THE HAMMER OF THOR
A small hammer dating to the 10th century was found recently on the Danish Island of Lolland. Over 1000 of these amulets have been found across Northern Europe but the pendant from Lolland is the only one with a runic inscription. This particular torshammere (Thor’s Hammer Amulet) was found at Købelev and reported to the Museum Lolland-Falster archaeologist Anders Rasmussen by detectorist Torben […]
July 1, 2014
Them’s Writing Words!
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and they say something that sparks a story idea in your head? …then you miss the rest of the conversation because you are desperately trying to imprint the idea in your brain so you can get it down on paper at a later time… This tends […]
June 25, 2014
What Is Archaeology?
By Owen Jarus, Archaeology is fundamentally the study of humanity and its past. Archaeologists study things that were created, used or changed by humans. They do this by studying the material remains — the stuff we leave behind, such as lithic tools, a simple hut dwelling, a skeleton covered with gold jewelry or a pyramid […]
June 19, 2014
The Enclave Giveaway Winners!
Congratulations to Brandyn of Wisconsin and Jessica of Indiana for winning my THE ENCLAVE giveaway. I will be sending the books soon and you should receive them in the next few weeks. If you can read and either write a review or put up a star rating on both Amazon and Goodreads for THE ENCLAVE, […]
June 17, 2014
Book Review: Your First 1000 Copies
Your First 1000 Copies – By Tim Grahl In “Your First 1,000 Copies,” Tim Grahl describes a system that he has used in his own business for the promotion of authors and their book launches. He believes in the importance of an email list that was created with the permission of each email subscriber. He […]
June 11, 2014
Back of Beyond
Sorry for the lack of activity, but I had to travel to VA and then NC. I should be back near a stable Internet connection on Friday :) At least I can say I’ve been to Farmville now 
