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The Submarine Drydocks of Aquataine

In my book, RAGING TORRENT, a good bit of the action takes place in and around the drydocks. Since the city of Aquataine is actually an underwater city beneath a dome, you might wonder how people get in and out of the city. That has to happen via submarine, of course, and when those submarines … Continue reading The Submarine Drydocks of Aquataine

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Book Design, Part One: Using MS Word to get your manuscript ready to publish

My manuscript is “ready” to make that big leap and become a published book. That alone is a big step, because the self-talk will run through your head… “Are you really ready to hit that button?” It's so final. But I’ve reached that point when I’m trying to finish all the edits, make sure I’ve … Continue reading Book Design, Part One: Using MS Word to get your manuscript ready to publish

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Designing My Own Book Cover: The cheap, basic process I used to make a decent cover for my self-published book

I’ve heard it said, if you want to sell a lot of books, then write a lot of books. I have done neither. If I did, I would probably have a professional editor, book designer, cover designer, and graphic artist to work on my books, but that gets expensive pretty quickly. So, as with so … Continue reading Designing My Own Book Cover: The cheap, basic process I used to make a decent cover for my self-published book

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Celebrate Founders’ Day in the Underwater City of Aquataine

This Thursday, 22 April 2021, is the 19th Preversary of the completion and christening of the first dome to be built over a major North American city, when the former city of Baltimore becomes Aquataine. Baltimore will be chosen about ten years from now, because of its harbor and small shipping channel, its steel and … Continue reading Celebrate Founders’ Day in the Underwater City of Aquataine