Hey Space Cadets, how’s everyone doing today? I’m doing fantastic…. writing, writing, writing. With that said, let’s get right to the point of this blog posting! As you can see, I still haven’t shaken off the interview bug! I’ve got my Warrior Weekend Series, and now the ‘SciFi Shenanigans’ series that inspired my podcast with Chris Winder. You can find the podcast here if you haven’t given it a listen yet! Continue reading
Hello Space Cadets! Today, I wanted to introduce you to another author from my WARRIOR WEEKEND INTERVIEW SERIES. Francesco “Paco” Chierici is the author of Lions of the Sky. During his active duty career in the US Navy, Chierici flew A-6E Intruders and F-14A Tomcats, deployed to conflict zones from Somalia to Iraq and was stationed aboard carriers including the USS Ranger, Nimitz, and Kitty Hawk. Unable to give up dogfighting, he flew the F-5 Tiger II for a further ten years as a Bandit concurrent with his 
employment as a commercial pilot. Throughout his military career, Paco accumulated nearly 3,000 tactical hours, 400 carrier landings, a Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star, and three Strike/Flight Air Medals. Chierici’s writing has appeared in Aviation Classics magazine, AOPA magazine, and Fighter Sweep. He also created and produced the award-winning naval aviation documentary, Speed and Angels. Currently a 737 captain, Chierici can often be found in the skies above California flying a Yak-50 with a group of likeminded G-hounds to get his dogfighting fix. He lives in Northern California with his wife Hillary, and two children.
Without further ado, let’s get this interview cranking! Continue reading
Hey Space Cadets, how’s everyone doing today? I’m doing fantastic, I am just finishing my super-duper secret project! Looking forward to my next project. Still working around appointments for my family as the sole driver for the family! But what can you do – family must come first! Well, enough about me. Continue reading
Hey Space Cadets, how’s everyone doing today? I’m doing fantastic, writing and preparing for the holidays. Yeah, that pesky little twerp in a diaper is floating around spreading love and crap, so us menfolk need to gird our loins, harden our hearts and prepare for the end times! Okay, jokes aside I can’t cheat this year. My go to gift, chocolate, is a no go with my wife’s new dietary restrictions so I have to actually think about a gift for her. And do it on a budget, since Amazon forgot to back my truck full of money up to my front door. All jokes aside, life is good and I can’t wait to finish this novel and write the next dozen. Until then, let’s talk to my special guest. Continue reading
Hello Space Cadets, how are you today? I’m doing well, finding my groove and organizing my time so I can better optimize my work after some big life changes. There isn’t much to say at the moment, by way of life updates, so let’s skip the pleasantries and get right to the interview! I wanted to introduce you to another author from my WARRIOR WEEKEND INTERVIEW SERIES. But instead of reading what I have to say, let’s let the author introduce himself!
Hello Space Cadets! Today, I wanted to introduce you to another author from my Warrior Weekend Interview Series. Drew Avera is an active duty Navy veteran and science fiction writer. Originally from Mississippi, he enlisted in the Navy at seventeen and has spent the last seventeen years working as an aviation electrician in Virginia. He has deployed four times and has accrued more than two and a half years at sea. Continue reading
Hello, Space Cadets! Today, I am currently at HonorCon – having a great time! However, I don’t want you to feel left out so I decided to introduce you to another author from my WARRIOR WEEKEND INTERVIEW SERIES. John Mangan. Continue reading
Hello, Space Cadets! Today, I wanted to introduce you to another author from my WARRIOR WEEKEND INTERVIEW SERIES. Paul is a native Scotsman now settled in Northern Ireland with his wife and dog. He has had a varied career: a twenty-two-year stint in the British Army, followed by several years as a constable in the Police Service of Northern Ireland all of which have given Paul a unique outlook on life. He combines this experience with his love of science fiction and has been writing Sci-Fi since 2014. Continue reading
Hey Space Cadets, how’re yall doing today? I’m doing good, just took my son to the Children’s Museum of Portsmouth! He loved being able to touch science, and we followed that up with a nice brewery and a stroll along the waterfront. So besides having fun, I wanted to bring you some good news to share! Two of my short stories were accepted into anthologies! Wanna know more? Let’s break it down! Continue reading
Hello, Space Cadets! Today, I wanted to introduce you to another author from my WARRIOR WEEKEND INTERVIEW SERIES. Kyle is an Air Force Veteran, a husband, father, a student, and now an Author. When he isn’t slaving away at the keyboard creating fantasy worlds. You can usually find him reading a good book at the pool with his kids, or working on the next short fiction piece for his portfolio. When Kyle got out of the military, he moved from New Jersey to Florida in the hope he would never see snow again. Never one to settle for okay when he could be exceptional, he began attending Full Sail University to gain an MFA in Creative Writing. His hobbies include reading, writing, and getting walked by his German shepherd Eddy all over the neighborhood in the wee hours of the night. Recently Kyle had a flash fiction piece accepted to Down in the Dirt Magazine, the piece will be featured in the Jan 2018 issue of the Magazine.
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