Hello Everybody!

Welcome back to Meanderings of a Middle Age Mind.

I’m back! After a very rough year, I am returning (at least parttime) to blogging and talking about writing.

So, what have I been up to, you may ask? Well, I had a mild case of COVID a few months back following a trip back east, but mostly I’ve been swamped with multiple high-priority projects at the place that pays the bills. So much so that the last thing I’ve wanted to do when I get home is look at a computer screen with thousands of letters and hundreds of words on it.

But three things have happened:

1)      Got over COVID and haven’t been sick since.

2)      I’ve been whittling the office projects down one by one. Only a couple of them left.

3)      I’ve made the decision to retire in May 2023!

It’s time and I hope that with retirement, I’ll be able to put some of my newly available time to use writing novels and short stories. You see, I haven’t been totally dead in the water “fiction-wise”. Any author keeps coming up with new story ideas. It’s just taking the time and effort to turn the ideas into actual projects, get them written, AND put them up for sale!

I’ve plenty of stockpiled ideas just waiting for me to get the time and gumption to work ‘em up! I plan to do some preliminary work on them over the Christmas and New Years Holiday and then more after the 1^st of the year. So, stay tuned!

Meanwhile, my present novels are still available through Amazon. Science fiction, military adventure, and even a little mystery here and there. So, tell your family, friends, and others in your lives to check ‘em out!

Be seeing ya!

Where in the Hell Did My Muse Go???

It's been quite awhile, since I blogged here. Too long!

Truthfully, I just haven't felt like writing for the last several months. I mean, I do WANT to write... but emotionally, it's just not there. I've got the "Writer's Bug" gnawing at me in the back of my mind, but my Muse is missing in action. The story ideas are piling up, but trying to get back the discipline to sit down and put fingertips to keys has been severely lacking.

Perhaps, it's seeing some of what I wrote about approaching reality. No, it doesn't make me happy. Just incredibly sad.

For those you follow me, I do apologize. Fear not! I shall one day return to my favorite catharsis and (hopefully) in a happier vein.

Meanwhile, my novels are still available in paperback and e-book formats through Amazon at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Tell your family and friends about them.

Stay safe out there!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

Check Out My Novels on Amazon!

Available in paperback AND e-book formats.

Just click on the image and you'll be taken to my Amazon Author Page!

Check Out My Novels on Amazon!

In paperback AND e-book formats!

Still Available on Amazon.com

“The Arizona State Guard Trilogy”

Day 10 of highlighting my novels with another compilation:

"Bloody Border"

War weary Major Marcus A. Roman returns home to Arizona, ready to move on with his life. The former Special Forces operative finds his home state besieged on many levels. When the Federal Government fails to protect its citizens along the border with Mexico, Arizona's governor and legislature take steps to protect the citizens of the Grand Canyon State. Marcus and his family are drawn into the crossfire when he and his father are recruited to help form the state's new first-line of defense...the Arizona State Guard!

"Target Terror"
Following the events of Bloody Border, Marcus and the other ASGuard troopers face new dangers! As the 2nd American Civil War continues to smolder between the United States of America and the People's Socialist States of America. Around the globe, the Islamic Global Caliphate is growing as nation after nation falls under their bloody control. And now, the IGC has the State of Arizona in its crosshairs! In Arizona, Lieutenant Colonel Marcus Roman and his fellow ASGuard troopers must defend the Grand Canyon State against a new threat...a terror plot developed by the Islamic Global Caliphate. Join LTC Roman and his troopers as they follow clues across the face of Arizona. Can the ASGuard solve the mystery of the radioactive watch and prevent the immediate death of thousands and the slow death of many, many more!

“Freedom’s Forge”
The time has come! The Islamic Global Caliphate has aligned itself with the People’s Socialist States of America and the drug cartels and rogue forces of Mexico. This evil alliance has one goal…the destruction of the United States of America. With the IGC in control of the East and West Coasts of the North American Continent and the northern territories of Mexico, the new U.S. in the center of the continent must prepare for total war on many fronts. Once more, the Arizona State Guard must stand between invaders and the citizens of the Grand Canyon State. Colonel Marcus Roman and his 1st Tactical Battalion, code-named Roman’s Legion, are on the frontlines of the coming battle. They stand side-by-side with their brothers and sisters of the U.S. Armed Forces to defend their nation! Together, they must pass through a forge of fire to defend freedom! (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

All in ONE e-book!

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

Enjoy!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

"The Terra-Bravo Saga - Volume 1"

Day 9 of spotlighting my novels:

Collects the three books of the Terra-Bravo Saga into one volume.

"Chaos on Terra-Prime"

Major Kent Morgan (USAF) and his younger brother, Captain Cord Morgan (U.S. Army), are stationed in South Korea when a new civil war breaks out in the United States. They and other Americans stranded in South Korea must battle their way home only to be caught up in the civil war at home.

"Foothold on Terra-Bravo"

The threat of a growing Islamic Global Caliphate endangers the lives of every U.S. citizen and leads to an escape by some to another alternate Terra. There they must struggle to survive and create a foothold in a hostile environment…a world coming out of an ice age!

"Crisis on Terra-Bravo"

The colonists face further dangers on their new world, Terra-Bravo, and the threat of saboteurs who came with them from Terra-Prime.

(e-book format only)

www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney

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Yep! All three of the Terra-Bravo novels in one e-book (and at a great savings)!

Check it out!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018