The ship Orpal searches the far realms of space for an answer which might heal an epoch-old rift between the three great factions – the robots of the Tradition, the Ecentrists, and the Lore. He travels with the hunter Jiall Kyle Iris and his genogun. Confident of their abilities, each excellent in their fields, and now neck-deep in the nascent war about to embroil every form of sentient life in the universe.*The Tradition stand for power, grandeur, remembrance. On the other s...

In the mountains of West Virginia, chaos is never far away—especially when the Beechy Hollow Great Outdoors Club is on the trail!After getting fired from his big-city job, Rob Greenwood returns to his Appalachian hometown only to be swept up in the antics of a free-spirited outdoors club. From camping and fishing trips that go sideways to weird trailside encounters, these stories celebrate friendship, mischief, and the untamed spirit of Appalachia.Includes ...

J'APE: Just Another Publicity ExcuseHow to Publish Your (Kindle) Book for Shameless Self-Promotion and Profit (a parody)The Problem With Self Publishing on Amazon is You Need to Know the SecretAnd that secret is: "You Need to Be A Celebrity To Succeed At Anything".[This parody is a sarcastic look at the train-wrecks caused by "celebrities" getting into the self-publishing advice business. No animal...

It has not been that long ago that I took ballroom dance lessons. I had a blast and took copious notes as I was determined to understand the theory, the practice, the science, the art, and the pageantry of dance. What quickly arose on my dance journey is that dancing emerged as expression of humans living, loving and experiencing life itself! It can invoke warlike hostility, promote team solidarity, reveal happiness or stir romantic passion. You may have noted in your own experience that d...

With its focus on the popular television genre of Nordic noir, this book examines subtle and explicit manifestations of geopolitics in crime series from Scandinavia and Finland, as well as the impact of such programmes on how northern Europe is viewed around the world.Drawing on a diverse set of literature, from screen studies to critical International Relations, Geopolitics, Northern Europe, and Nordic Noir addresses the fraught geopolitical content of Nordic television s...

If someone were to ask me: What one defining moment prompted me to write this book? I would have to say it was when I attended small local business networking meeting and the guest speaker said "If you have been punching a clock for the last 10 years or more, then you have been asleep at the wheel of your own life, and working on achieving someone else's dream and not your own!!" That statement hit me right between the eyes. Most of us are breathing but not truly alive, so it is high time ...

A captivating mystery of Murder, Corporate deceit, and the attorney, Barry Foreman, who is driven to save his client, Susan Graham, from certain death.

Special Cans: Gold Budweiser; Green Mountain Dew; Red Santa Claus Coca-Cola; and Orange NEHItake the reader on another special journey with Zoie Baker; from the romantic but turbulent time of World War II, through the tumultuous decade of the 1960's; and ending with Zoie gathering cans during the 1980's.

Adam Decker, three former officers, and several members of their previous crew are reunited in this privateer’s sequel. The crew is once again offered ownership of a retired US Navy warship if they accept and complete the task of hunting down and capturing an old friend and their former weapons officer Cyrus Ko. Cy, now an international criminal, has organized and is leading a group of Somali pirates in raiding merchant freighters throughout the Gulf of Aden. Their adventures take the crew...

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Defying predictions that the Internet would eventually create a world where nations disappeared in favor of a unified 'global village,' the new millennium has instead seen a proliferation of nationalism on the Web. Cyberspace, a vast digital terrain built upon interwoven congeries of data and sustained through countless public/private communication networks, has even begun to alter the very fabric of national identity. This is particularly true among stateless nations, diasporic groups, an...

Dowst emphasizes the importance of a solid plot, suggesting that a well-constructed story with a clear beginning, middle, and end is essential. He also delves into character creation, advocating for multi-dimensional characters who drive the plot forward through their actions and decisions. Additionally, Dowst explores narrative techniques such as point of view, dialogue, and pacing, offering practical advice and examples to illustrate his points.The book also addresses the importance of r...