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Notes on the day…

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Nothing important to say tonight.  Just some thoughts I had.  First, I am disappointed that I missed my goat of finishing my second book.  I got carried away in Uprising: UK.  My goal on this five day weekend I just had, was to write/edit until it was finished.  This didn’t happen. However, today I expanded U:UK by 10 thousand more words.  Sections of text, details, and lose ends that I felt needed tying up.  I still don’t have an ending.
Returning characters are Rebecca Hallbrook, Arizona Police Officer and Stacy Roth, daughter of the fighter pilot that killed a Chinese aircraft carrier, and Cadet Jackson, who was a casualty of some wackos from Wyoming.  Not all of these characters live to book three.  Speaking of Character Mortality, I rewrote the death of Paul, aka FMJ from WTA.  Paul’s role as a sniper comes to a sudden end due to a case of acute of thermal ingestion.  He goes out in a great ball of fire.  Mark Walters, our friend from Armed American Radio is seen taking part in the Invasion of France as he storms the beach with a sword and a Krinkov SMG.  He might make it to book three… hmmm….

Also today, I realize that I do indeed like the Glock 23 a great deal, so much so, that it just may have taken the place of the venerable 1911.  Examining the Defensive Power Factor of a magazine of .45 in a typical 8 round mag +1 and + a Reload, and comparing that to the typical magazine of .40 caliber… +1 and +reload… the 23 does indeed dish out twice the firepower.  (I reload with a Glock 22 magazine) Now, why would I be all over the Glock 23 over the 1911?  Well… Man, I have to say that I really like the trigger that Joe gave this Glock.  I had some trick parts in the Glock to start with, then Joe checked it out and freaking made it better.  Seriously.  He made it better.  I liked it before, but I love it now.  The break is super crisp with zero over travel… no safetly lever to get in the way or forget to swipe off.  I used to prefer a manual safety.  But I’m now moving away from them.  Glock type and SIG types, I think, are better for the modern gunslinger.

Two words to remember:  VULTURE DOWN.

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How I wrote Uprising.

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I’ve had a lot of emails asking about how I wrote Uprising USA.  It was written mostly on a Netbook, an HP Mini, running Ubuntu Linux and I used Google Docs.  Then what I wrote was posted online at WeTheArmed.com.  The encouragement of the members there drove it, and continues to drive it.
In Uprising UK, its written much in the same way… However all the new content from what was initially posted on WTA is written on my HTC Sensation smartphone, using an app called Epistle. Then it is sent to Google Docs… Final editing on my end is being done with OpenOffice. Reason being is that I can write whenever, wherever I want.  Good ideas escape less frequently. 

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Uprising UK: Never Give In.

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You gotta love this:

Now that is a cool combination!

I’ve been getting a lot of emails from readers of Uprising: USA.  Lots of questions about the story that I would love to answer, but I can’t give anything away.   Every character is either someone I know, or based on someone I know.  The names of my family members have been changed or I’m using a Call Sign for them.  For example, my wife’s name is not Debbie and my eldest Son is not named Kilo.

In Uprising UK,  the most common questions about April is answered very quickly.  Guys, Gals… please don’t take that too seriously.  This is indeed a work of fiction.

Continue reading Uprising UK: Never Give In. →

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First time.

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I just had my first book signing.  At the Bitter Creek Bookstore, in Vernal.
Pretty cool.  No big thing in the grand scheme of things… But for your humble little Ogre, kind of a monumental event.

Holding my book in my hand for the first time… It was sweet. Made it “real”.

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Uprising Updates

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I updated the Uprising Page.  New information there, and a possible new cover for Uprising UK.   I noticed that the big book sellers had a pricing war going on, Amazon had it for one price, then B&N had it for a lower price, so Amazon dropped it… now it’s only 12.20 from either company.  E-book prices are lower still of course.

Books for me to Autograph are in route and should be here soon for me to sign in blood… or just Red Ink… then I’ll ship them all back to the publisher for distribution.

I’ve been asked about Book Signings at the stores like Larry does.  Guys, Larry’s a freaking Author/Rockstar.  Not only do guys line up to get their books inked by the man, other Authors are begging him to Tag Team with him.  Larry walks the Earth with Large Strides.  Deservedly so.  He’s earned those Kudos the hard way.   Me?  I’m no “Larry Freaking Correia”.    Honestly, I don’t want the attention.  I tell you what… If you see me at the Range, and you want me to ink your book… I’d be happy to do so.    But don’t act like Larry’s fans… Girls pulling off their small clothes and throwing them at Larry… Guys pulling out their armor plates throwing them at Larry… No… Don’t do that.  Uprising is no great work of literature, it’s just a lark.  Now if you want to give me Ammo… by all means.

However I am putting much more effort into UK and it’s going to be a much better book on all counts.  As jazzed as I am for Uprising USA to be out there and people reading it and enjoying it for what it is – Awesome – I’m all the more jazzed for Uprising UK.