There’s light at the end of the Tunnel…

 Hello everyone,

Sorry about the lack of posting. Things have been kind of crazy between my day job and family commitments.

The good news is that book 4, ‘The Lone Star, the Red Banner, and the Rising Sun’, is almost ready to go. The story itself is done and has been sent out to my test readers for review. I’m now working on the appendices and looking at options for a cover.

This means that all the snippet posts will need to be removed, due to Amazon’s rules about outside publishing.

Thank you for your patience, and I will post further once it is ready to release.

D.A. Brock

I aten’t ded

 I apologize for the lack of updates. I’ve been tied up with my day job and family issues. I have seen the posts asking if I’m ok, and I appreciate your concern.

One thing that will be happening is that I’m going to split the current book into two, so ‘The Lone Star, the Red Banner, and the Rising Sun’ will be book 4, covering 1942 - 1943, then book 5 will cover 1944 to the end of the war.

The working title for book 5 right now is ‘Texas at the Endgame’. What do y’all think of this?

Snippet coming soon.

Two apologies and an announcement

 Hi everybody,

Apology Number One: Getting right to the point, I want to apologize for not posting very often. Unfortunately, between my day job and family emergencies, I haven’t been able to post as often as I would like. This leads to…

Apology Number Two: ‘The Lone Star, the Red Banner, and the Rising Sun’ will not be released by the end of the year as I had anticipated. I apologize for this. The same work and family issues that have prevented blog posts have also been interfering with my writing in general. Frankly, I have been writing so much for my day job that by the time the weekend comes, I don’t even want to look at a keyboard.

I want to get this done and out the door as much as y’all want to read it. But, since this will have my name on it, I want it done RIGHT. I’m planning for this to be the final book of the WW2 story arc, so I want to give it a good, plausible ending that also lays the groundwork for the next story arc. Unfortunately, at the moment it’s not even close to being done. I will continue to work on it as much as I can, and I will also continue to post snippets to demonstrate that I am working on it.

I can’t give any sort of realistic estimate of when it will be finished. Again, I apologize. 

Finally, I would like to announce that all of my books will be on sale starting on December 25th, 2024 at 8:00 AM EST, running through January 1st, 2025 8:00 AM EST. If you have any friends or family members that you think might be interested in my work, this would be a very good time for them to buy it.

Thank you for your patience and your continued support.

D.A. Brock

State of the author and a small retcon

 Hi everybody,

I’m doing a LOT better health-wise, but my day job is still being somewhat chaotic. I’m getting back to work on Book 4, I hope to have more snippets soon. At this point it’s looking like the end of the year for release, assuming nothing else unpleasant crops up.

I went to P-Con 2024 in Fort Worth last week. Had a lot of fun, met some very cool people, including someone who may be able to help with some long term plans I’ve had for this series. Not gonna say anything more than that for now.

Finally, the retcon. I made a small boo-boo in ‘Texas in the Med’, saying that the PB-4 bomber would have eight 2,000 hp engines. I had intended to change that to 4, since 16,000 hp is a bit much for a plane from that time period, even for one the size of a B-29 or B-32. Unfortunately, that edit missed making it into the published version. I have uploaded a corrected version of the manuscript, which should be available for download from Amazon in 24 - 72 hours.

Thank you all for your continued patience and for the enthusiasm you have shown for my writing.

D.A. Brock

#1 New Release!!

My new mini-anthology, ‘Tales of the Texas Navy: Volume 1’ has hit #1 in new releases for 90 Minute Science Fiction / Fantasy Short Reads!

D.A. Brock

New Texas Navy mini-anthology!!

 Hi y’all, sorry about the silence on the blog.

Unfortunately, I have been sick for the past month, enough so that it has been interfering with my day job and writing both.

In better news though, I have a new release out now!

Tales of the Texas Navy: Volume 1

This is the two short stories that I wrote for other publishers, now available in one mini-anthology. I hope you will like them.

D.A. Brock

State of the Author, and a little silliness

 Hello all,

I’m still here, still getting my daily oxygen fix. :-)

Sorry about the lack of posting, my day job has been far more hectic than anticipated.

I’m still plugging away on Book 4, which I’ve decided will be titled ‘The Lone Star, The Red Banner, and the Rising Sun’. No publication date at this time.

In other publication news, as soon as I get confirmation that the rights have reverted back to me, I will be cleaning up and publishing two short stories that I wrote some time ago. Stay tuned for updates on that.

And now for the silliness. This is something I wrote  after having to go get a new parking permit for the community I live in. What can I say, it was hot and I was feeling silly that day…

And it came to pass in those days that a Decree went out from the Owner of the Community that all the renter's vehicles should be enrolled. (Now this was the first enrollment while Abbott was Governor of Texas.)

 

So then did D.A., of the House of Brock, take up his burden for the arduous pilgrimage, travelling without companionship as he liveth with none other.

 

After a journey of many yards did the fabled Office of Management come into sight. This heartened the weary Traveller, and he sped his steps thither. After a short time did he pass through the gates of the magnificent edifice, whereupon he was ushered into the presence of the Property Manager.

 

After making the proper obesiance and telling the purpose of his journey, the Traveller's petition was accepted by the Property Manager, who duly made the appropriate notations in the Rolls of the Community, presenting the token of the pilgrim's obediance to the Decrees of Management.

 

Pleased and relieved that the quest had been completed, the Traveller sped his steps Homeward, and upon arrival did he without delay affix the Token of Obediance to his faithful steed, the noble F-150 of the House of Ford. Thus was the vehicle assured of a place in the Lot of Parking.

 

This done, the weary Traveller returned to his normal daily tasks.

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