Stanley Wheeler's Blog, page 16

Big WeekFirst, the vest I ordered for my role in the mur...

 Big WeekFirst, the vest I ordered for my role in the murder/mystery dinner in two weeks arrived. Unfortunately, the manufacturer is under the impression that I should be shaped like a snow cone cup. So that will have to be altered.Second, I finished writing the last chapter of Truth in Flames. It weighs in at over 95K words--more if I add an epilogue. It's quite a fabulous finish, if I do say so

Author Interview with Eva CreelAuthor of The ImmortalPle...

 Author Interview with Eva CreelAuthor of The ImmortalPlease tellme a little about your current work in progress. Currently, I’ve been writing potato chip-sized episodes onKindle Vella.  Where didyou get the idea for this book or series? TheImmortal was inspired by a nightmare. I kept thinking about it and, after acouple of weeks, decided to write down a paragraph to get it out of my head.

John Dickinson

 Fun Fact: (Let me lead up to it). I haven't yet created or procured a cover for Truth in Flames. The book is rolling rapidly to the exciting conclusion that features a fantastic clash and a surprising turn to set the course for the next book in the series. In research for this book, I was struck by the peculiar delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress: John Dickinson. Dickinson was

Anna Mocikat

 Interview withAnna MocikatAuthor of The Behind Blue Eyes SeriesPlease tellme a little about your current work in progress.I’m currently finishing up War Games, the thirdinstallment in my Behind Blue Eyes series. I’ve put a lot of effort into thisbook and can’t wait to release it in March.Where didyou get the idea for this book or series?Behind Blue Eyes is a cyberpunk series heavily

Strange things are done in the mid-day sunBy the men who...

 Strange things are done in the mid-day sunBy the men who moil for adventures;The canyon trails have their secret talesThat would make you spit out your dentures;The Firehouse ruins have seen strange doin's,But the strangest they ever did seeWas that day on the brim of the canyon rimWith my dad, my son, and me.(With apologies to Robert Service)The picture above was taken from a point part way up

Decisions

 Decisions. What goes into making a decision?This week in the writing on book 5 of the Tomahawks and Dragon Fire series -- Truth in Flames -- Alex is in a dilemma again. He's faced with a tough decision. In this case, it seems like an easy matter from the point of view of Iago and Atu. Nevertheless, Alex has some difficulties. His dilemma may be more emotional than logical. Of course, he denies

Interview with Bruno Martins SoaresAuthor of The Dark Se...

 Interview with Bruno Martins SoaresAuthor of The Dark Sea War ChroniclesPlease tellme a little about your current work in progress.I’m working on a sequel to my space-fleet-operaTHE DARK SEA WAR CHRONICLES. This trilogy is about a kind of WW2’s Battle ofthe Atlantic, but in Space, in another solar system distant from us. Thetrilogy I’m working on, THE OUTTER SEA WAR CHRONICLES, is the

Hey, look at at this. It's the September Celebration!I'm...

 Hey, look at at this. It's the September Celebration!I'm giving away an autographed copy of my near future dystopian thriller The Shrinking Zone.For your chance to win, click the give-away badge floating on the right.

It was a Saturday, a day like any other day. I was in a ...

 It was a Saturday, a day like any other day. I was in a small town, and the boys had come to play. It was my destiny. It's what we needed to do. They were telling me. I'm telling you.*The Corsican Brothers came. They came to play. We led off with HeroQuest, which my wife had purchased for our family back in the early 90's, I guess. They were actually anxious to play what we've come to call Our

Author Interview withC.T. PhippsAuthor of: Space Academy...

 Author Interview withC.T. PhippsAuthor of: Space Academy Dropouts and The Rules of Supervilliany Please tellme a little about your current work in progress.I am just about to release SPACE ACADEMY DROPOUTS,which is a humorous science fiction novel set in the Spiral. Vance Turbo, nothis real name, is a recent drop out ready to take the universe by storm.However, he’s almost immediately