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Core Beliefs – Chapter 67 - Reveal Late September, during a video conference via Ruben’s new Personal Communications Modules (PCMs), the members of Dlrow Wen agreed it was time to reveal more of the technology to the world. The scientists were confident they had the means to protect and prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. Once more, that inner voice had moved Matt to boldness. Matt arranged with Senator Coldwell to make a presentation before a Select Congressional

At one time in my life, I juggled a dozen balls or more for hours at a time. That was also when I slept four out of twenty-four hours in a day. I never thought I would be short of juice, never thought I would run out of ideas, and I never thought I would hit a point where I couldn't finish a... (What was I going to talk about?) Oh Yeah, multitasking. I'm slower. It's called aging. I still get fantastic ideas and full pictured visions begging to be put on paper, but between th

Core Beliefs - Chapter 66 - A Variety of Vacations On January 24th, 2013, Dr. Mandaville and his wife left on vacation to England. The next day, Suchet and his family flew to India to visit family. Two days later, Chris and his family departed for Australia on a holiday. Doug and Ellie departed Wheatley and flew to Mexico for a break. In all, thirty people, via various routes, headed to the island nation of Dlrow Wen. Matt, Ling, Timmy, and Susan prepared to depart three d

Core Beliefs – Chapter 65 - Summoning in the New Year New Year’s Eve was going to be quiet for Matt and Ling. They planned to spend the day at home with Timmy. At about three in the afternoon, a courier arrived with a registered letter for Matt. It was from the United States Congress. Matt thought it was from Saulman Coldwell. After signing for it, he opened the envelope as he walked back to the family room. Matt stopped and read the message twice before reaching the family

Core Beliefs – Chapter 64 - Fly While the “Fantastic Four” and others accomplished miracles in Africa, Dr. Ellis Mandaville attacked the gravity manipulation theory with a new perspective and a fervor that his wife, Midge, had not seen in years. As a result, when Suchet and Chris returned, there was an urgent message from the doctor. “We need to talk,” Dr. Mandaville simply said. “Do you feel up to flying to Wichita?” Chris asked. “We could facilitate a link with Lenny an

Core Beliefs – Chapter 63 - Quarantine They crossed the border without further incident and reached the outskirts of the small city. The airport was less than five miles away. “I have a feeling that something is not right,” Ling whispered to Matt. He looked into her eyes, and her mind. Saw her fears. “I understand.” Matt kissed her and then slipped away. He needed to find people. “We need to check things out,” Matt had called a halt to the caravan and cornered Senator Col

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

Change clothes, switch hats, but underneath...the same character. The biggest trap for authors is dressing up the same story, the same plot, the same characters in new facades and saying it's original. It's why at times...I have to walk away.

Core Beliefs – Chapter 61 - Meet the Mandavilles Chris and Suchet were reorganizing the files at the silo when Chris stumbled on the paper by Dr. Ellis Mandaville that Doug discovered at Wheatley University while researching his thesis. Chris remembered how he and Suchet had intended to contact Dr. Mandaville, but Charley’s accident had sidetracked them, and the molecular linking breakthrough had pushed it further from their minds. After conferring with Matt, Chris placed