Category Archives: Writing

Writing for Astounding Frontiers #1

Posted on August 10, 2017 by

At least one review of Astounding Frontiers #1: Give Us Ten Minutes, And We’ll Give You a World, has noticed that I stole elements of my short, “According to Culture,” from a historical incident. This shouldn’t surprise anyone, I’m a historian. As … Continue reading →

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The Epic Conclusion to the Dragon Award Nominated series

Posted on August 6, 2017 by

Live and Let Bite is the second book of the Love at First Bite Series to be nominated for a Dragon Award. Yes, when half of my quartet is nominated for an award, it’s “the award nominated series.” So what does … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man, Chapter 3: A Pious Visitor

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

Yup. Here we go again. I’ve done Chapter 1 and was chapter 2, and now we continue with your look at the new edition of chapter 3 for  A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. By now, you’re probably well aware … Continue reading →

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TONIGHT, on the Catholic Geek: A Rambling Wreck, with Hans Schantz

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

The Catholic Geek: A Rambling Wreck, with Hans Schantz 06/25 by We Built That Network | Books Podcasts://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=533877&episodeId=10103181 Hans Schantz joins host Declan Finn to discuss Social Justice in Science, and how it relates to his books ‘The Hidden Truth’ … Continue reading →

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Catholic Dragon Award Suggestions

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

Since we have not mentioned this since February, It’s occurred to me that the first post was probably a little too cavalier in that Dragon Award post. We should spell out what the bleep is going on a little bit … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man, Chapter 2, A Pious Mercenary

Posted on June 19, 2017 by

Yup. Here we go again. Last week was chapter 1, and now we continue with your look at the new edition of chapter 2 for  A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. By now, you’re probably well aware my yanking this … Continue reading →

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A Pius Man, Chapter 1: A Pious Cop

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Yes, you’re reading this right. You’re about to get a look at the first, redone chapter of A Pius Man: A Holy Thriller. Imagine if every thriller that had “history” of the Catholic church were both well-written and historically accurate. Basically, a … Continue reading →

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