Core Beliefs – Chapter 62 - From Refugee To Refuge Though the tragedy of Charley’s injury had stressed and drained the silo crew, his rapid recovery not only restored their energy but also inspired them to forge ahead. Chris, Suchet, Clarence Chambers, and Doug and Ellie, remotely from Houston, continued to work on the shield generator. In late August, Suchet and Chris modified the generator and projected a half-field encompassing a 180-degree arc. A week later, they had a

One Chapter, over 14600 words. Why? That's the way the vision manifested in my head. I'm a Pantser, a term for someone who doesn't bother laying out a plot, or defining characters before the story is well underway. An image or scene pops into my head and I start typing, and boom...another 20,000 words have been vomited on the page. I'm not saying they are good words, or that they are readable, but they become a backbone, and after a few years of tweaking, refining, polishing

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