PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

 I had to scrap most of what I had originally written for Chapter 32 of SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA because when I had my Friendly Neighborhood Beta Proofreader and a few other friends go over that section, they discovered that the physics involved just wouldn't work despite what you see in the visual mediums of movies, television and comic books. 😟

Obviously I'm now in the middle of seriously rewriting that action scene into something much more viable while being at least just as exciting as the previous incarnation.

Hopefully I'll have all the bugs worked out within the next day or so and the first draft of the manuscript completed before the major fall/winter holidays that will be upon us at the end of the year.

Guess what I got in the mail this past week?

I was totally flabbergasted to receive a contributor's copy of CODE NAME: INTREPID CLASSIFIED

Volume 3 from Robert J. Mendenhall and Blue Planet Press because I've never been given a Contributor's Copy of anything before.

Granted, I've always been sent the PDF galley to review and correct any possible mistakes before publication of any book I written or project I contributed to, but this was a whole new experience for me.

THANKS ROBERT!

I hope those who have already purchased their print or e-copy of the anthology have enjoyed the adventures presented by John L. French, Brian K. Lowe, Brian K. Morris, James Palmer, Robert and myself.

And if you haven't had the opportunity yet, you are missing out on some seriously exciting stories.

In any event, I better get back to writing now.

Take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

22 September, 2024

CODE NAME: INTREPID CLASSIFIED VOLUME 3 NOW AVAILABLE

 IT'S HERE!

I've talked about it from the start of writing my contribution through the submission and editing process and now at last everyone can read it for themselves!

CODE NAME: INTREPID CLASSIFIED VOLUME 3

HAS BEEN RELEASED ON AMAZON!

Cover art by Jeffery Hayes of Plasma Fire Graphics

And check out this amazing line up!

The anthology opens with Intrepid bracing against a “Storm Front” by series creator Robert J. Mendenhall.

Then John L. French has the team facing an enemy they never confronted before in “Operation Wayback” .

After that, Brian K. Lowe reveals something mysterious happening in “The Alpine Affair”.

Next comes my contribution to the anthology: “Operation Colossus”.

The sky's not the limit in Brian K. Morris'  “Heavenly Unbound”, before the anthology concludes with James Palmer revealing a  “Feat of Clay”.

And for those hopefully few out there sadly unaware of who Code Name: Intrepid is, in Robert J. Mendenhall's own words...

"The team is comprised of highly-trained individuals from the Army and Navy, as well as exceptional professionals from the civilian community. INTREPID’s sole function is to investigate incidents and situations which threaten the security of the United States that are OUTSIDE THE REALM OF NORMAL OCCURRENCE. Since these “incidents” are of extraordinary or UNNATURAL order, team leader Lieutenant Colonel Rick Justice of the  U.S. Army Air Corps and INTREPID will receive top priority.

"This also leads to Intrepid encountering on a regular basis the Sonderstaffel: a shadow unit “special squadron” of the Nazi Party under the direct control of Adolf Hitler. Their mission is to exploit the occult and supernatural with the aim of creating new superweapons or finding ancient or mythological weapons that could help Germany and its allies win the impending Second World War."

The stakes are high. The risks great, and failure is NOT an option!

Exciting Thrills! Chills! Action! Adventure! Espionage! Drama and more await in the pages of CODE NAME: INTREPID CLASSIFIED VOLUME THREE, now available from Amazon in both print and e-book formats!

HAPPY READING!

Lee Houston, Junior

25 August, 2024

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING AUGUST 10, 2024

 Although it has extended into Chapter 30, I'm still in the middle of that major fight sequence I told you about last week for SOLITAIRE 2: THE AGENDA.

As long time readers and fans of both this blog and my work in general know, I try to make everything I write/create the best I humanly can.

No Artificial Intelligence at work here.

It's all 100% natural! 😉

I also spiced up the tightrope walking sequence a bit while making sure it was as accurate as possible.

Not that I personally have ever been on one.

Stuff like that should definitely be left to the professionals!

Like Solitaire.

But it's amazing what you can find on the Internet if you look hard enough.

Cover by Jeffrey Hayes/Plasma Fire Graphics!

In any event, other than a friendly reminder that CODE NAME INTREPID CLASSIFIED VOLUME 3 will be out soon featuring the work of John L. French, Brian K. Lowe, Brian K. Morris, James Palmer, series creator Robert J. Mendenhall and myself, I better get back to writing now so take care.

STAY SAFE!

And I'll see you around the Internet.

Lee Houston, Junior

11 August, 2024