I'm Back Again!

Hi Everyone!

Sorry to have been away so long. I didn't realize that buying a new home, moving, and selling the old home would be so time consuming. And doing the many little things that turn a house into a home...WOW!

But I think we've reached the point where I can have some time just to write and do my advertising. 

HUZZAH!

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So the time spent moving wasn't a total time-off from writing. The brain continues to work while the body does the repetitive tasks. As I worked, I also did a lot of thinking...plotting out new ideas for existing stories and for some new ones! I was able to fix some plot holes in a couple of things I'm working on, find new ways forward, and come up with some new characters. I can't wait to get started on these ideas!!!

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Meanwhile, my current novels are available at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Take a moment and visit my Amazon Author page and check out my novels. If you have a Kindle Subscription account, you can "borrow" my e-books without any additional cost to you. (Don't worry, I'll still get paid!) My books are also available in paperback editions for those who prefer that format.

So tell your family, your friends, the science fiction and adventure fans you know, the local mad scientist about my books, this blog, and my FB website at www.facebook.com/FortneyPress/.

So sit back...the adventure is about to continue!

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Summer 2018 has arrived. Oh boy... heat, humidity, and barbecues! Enjoy time with family and friends. Be safe!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

And the Beat Goes On...and the Beat Goes On...

Hi Everybody!

Get home from work...pack, plan, and prepare. Wash, rinse, repeat...

Well, we're a couple of weeks from the big move...about 4/5ths of a mile from our current house! But all of the buying a new place, preparing for the move, and preparing the old place for sale stuff still has to be done. It's absolutely ruining my writing experience!

Okay...whining over. Got some great ideas to add to my current projects once I get back on them. It'll be easier in the new house as I'll have my own office/den/library!!! A nice quite place surrounded by my books, my comic books, and my computer. 

WHEE!!!

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Meanwhile...

Check out my available novels on Amazon at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

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It's starting to warm up here in Stillwater. It was really nice outside yesterday and today. Got our DVD shelves stained and ready for the big move. 

Stay safe!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

I've Got an Alibi!

Hi Everybody!

Well, no new work on novels and short stories this week. But I've got an alibi...

I was out of town on a photo shoot for the paying job! I was at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport working with the airport's fire department on photography for Facility Fire Brigades, 2nd edition. Over the course of the week, I shot photos for 55 skill sheets and for numerous chapter photo needs. I believe I can truthfully say I got enough photos for about 40% of FFB2! 

Tomorrow, I download the images, rename them, and begin sorting them into folders by topic. After that it's muddling through the master list, selecting photos for figure references, storyboarding, documenting the images selected, and getting the storyboards to Graphics!

There WILL BE personal writing this week! I had a number of ideas for three of my stories that I need to get into my outlines ASAP. This will be FUN!

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Meanwhile...

Check out my available novels on Amazon at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

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Weird weather this week. Two very cold nights coming up, the possibility of freezing rain, then back to lovely Spring weather. WHEE!!!

Stay safe!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

It's Working!

So, I've shifted direction away from my socio-political non-fiction book and have been working on new fiction stories. And it's working! I've been spending time outlining not one, not two, but THREE stories! More to come next weekend...

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Meanwhile, visit my Amazon Author Site at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney and check out my current catalog of books.

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Remember, if you have a Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime subscription, you can download my e-books, read them, and return them as part of those services. (Don't worry, Amazon has created a program that Kindle authors still get paid for the pages read!) Also, Amazon Prime subscribers can get special shipping rates on their purchases!

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Be safe this week, everyone!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

A New Direction...or Perhaps, a Redirection!

I remember when I met G. Harry Stine and he told me that he once had a story that was giving him trouble. When he'd get stuck, he'd literally put the pages on a shelf above his writing desk. When he thought he had a way forward with it, he'd pull it down and try again. (He ultimately published it under his Lee Correy psuedonym as a Star Trek: The Original Series book titled "The Abode of Life".)

Well, after a few weeks of frustration and no new work on America: We WERE Warned!, I'm "putting it on the shelf"! It's just not coming together. 

On the flip side, I have a couple of ideas I want to try with The Arizona Territorial Marshals! Maybe the Muse will be more helpful with this project than A:WWW. 

Additionally, I want to get back to the Camadin Station series and I had another interesting idea pop up for a potential Young Adult series. 

Let's see if I can get some words "on paper"! (Okay, into a digital file then!)

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Meanwhile, my current catalog of novels are available through my Amazon Author's Page at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. I've decided to continue with my current price levels on all books! 

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Remember, if you have a Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime subscription, you can download my e-books, read them, and return them as part of those services. (Don't worry, Amazon has created a program that Kindle authors still get paid for the pages read!) Also, Amazon Prime subscribers can get special shipping rates on their purchases!

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If Spring isn't in the air yet, pollens and molds most definitely ARE! My allergy meds seem to be working though and I was even able to mow and weed-whack the yards without having an allergy attack. HUZZAH!!!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

Books, Books, Books!!!

Greetings Everyone!

Coming off of a major photo shoot for a project always leaves me wiped out. The photo shoot in Houston went quite well and this past week was spent downloading, renaming, organizing, selecting, and storyboarding images for use in two chapters. More of the same this week for several more chapters!

With all this time spent on photography, I haven't spent any time working on the new personal projects. Shame on me! Hopefully things will go better this week!

Still, my current books are available through Amazon at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney. Please tell you family and friends about them!

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Well, Spring is fast approaching! For those of us who spring forward, that event was upon us this morning. Whee! 

Enough for today. Be safe!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018

I'm BACK!

Greetings!

Thought I'd do a quick update on the "Meanderings of a Middle Age Mind". It's been a busy couple of weeks on the work front but definitely slow on the writing/self-publishing side of things.

Spent this past week in Houston, Texas, on a photo shoot for Facility Fire Brigades, 2nd edition. It was a terrific shoot! We had some great folks helping us and we returned home with more than 2,700 images. Now comes the fun part of downloading, renaming, and organizing, then selecting images and storyboarding to get them to Graphics. Whee!!!

Meanwhile, my books are still out there on Amazon, just waiting for readers to partake of them. The books are available in paperback and e-book formats. Amazon Prime subscribers can save on shipping when ordering the paperbacks. Kindle Unlimited subscribers can download, read, and return e-books as part of their subscription!

Arizona State Guard: Bloody Border (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $6.99)

Arizona State Guard: Target Terror (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Arizona State Guard: Freedom’s Forge (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Arizona State Guard Trilogy (e-book: $6.99 ONLY)

Chaos on Terra-Prime (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Foothold on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Crisis on Terra-Bravo (e-book: $2.99 / paperback: $8.99)

The Terra-Bravo Saga: Volume 1 (e-book: $4.97 ONLY)

Camadin Station One: Death Haunts the Stars (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $7.99)

Camadin Station Two: Last Stand (e-book: $3.99 / paperback: $8.99)

Available through my Amazon Author website at www.amazon.com/author/jeffreyfortney.

Hopefully, over the next couple of weeks I'll be able to get back to some writing on personal projects!

Spring is around the corner and it's beginning to get nice outside. Enjoy!

Jeffrey

Jeffrey M. Fortney – 2018