The Velvet Zebra

Author: The Velvet Zebra

  • a remapping we will go

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    So it’s been quiet here for a few days mostly because 1) I’ve been busy, and 2) I’ve been REALLY REALLY BUSY! Computers are such a love/hate issue. Last week, the people in charge of our networking system at work decided to switch things up a bit – justifying their paychecks maybe, I dunno. What…

  • the truth ain’t out there

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    So, I happen to live directly across an inlet from a massive naval base – it’s where my Father worked all of my life, and where my brother-in-law works now. I grew up here, and with the exception of 10 years spent living and working in downtown Seattle, I’ve been in this town all my…

  • it’s alive!

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    Well, not literally, it’s not. But Literarily speaking, it is.  The Trunk Novels webpage and blog are now Live and running, so hop on over there, check out my interview, read a few chapters, maybe even buy a paperback.  Then come back every month to read a new author’s interview, and novel, short story or…

  • 3rd time’s the charm

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    So, another 3-day weekend, another chance to PAINT MY BEDROOM!! That’s right, folks.  First I painted it way too dark brown, turning my little 10×10 room into the batcave. So then, in an effort to lighten it all up, I found Desert Sand, which turned out a little too pale and blah for me (plus,…

  • all ego, very little id.

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    So today the mailman brought me my advance copy of Keeper, in paperback, printed by Lulu and offered up by Trunk Novels.   And all I can say – since this is the first time I’ve seen a paperback printed by Lulu before – is WOW. Seriously, my Ego is having a field day with this. …

  • now available in paperback:

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    When Captain Alex Marcase’s estranged father dies, he hopes his inheritance will be enough to fund his next deep space expedition. When his inheritance turns out to be a genetically-altered slave named Evan, it’s just the beginning of the end of Alex’s normal, orderly life. Not only does Even have his own brand of morality,…

  • just the facts, ma’am

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    As a writer, it’s my responsibility to make sure the things I mention are factual – yes, even in fiction.  And by that I mean, should I decide to write my characters into a known and real city – say, Seattle – then it’s my responsibility to make sure any landmarks I happen to mention…

  • Coming Soon

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    To the Interwebbies near you . . . One of my most beloved, yet eternally Unpublished novels – Keeper – will soon be available in paperback.   And, if sales are decent enough to warrant the bother, it has sequels 😀 This is a novel (series) I wrote years (and years) ago, then completely rewrote.  What was…

  • The times, they are a’changin’

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    There’s something new in the works.  Something that should quiet the Voices inside me, satisfy the Writer that I am, and hopefully bring entertainment for those who come here, and folks they know. I don’t mean to sound cryptic, but suffice it to say if you’re a fan of good storytelling, interesting tales told by…

  • it’s dark in here

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    So, I’ve started the next novel, Anomaly, and I’m pleased with the progress early on.  I have this novel all planned out, as usual, but I always leave room for changes in direction.  Meanwhile, Ether is being shopped, and my mood is turning darkerer and darkerer today. I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions,…