Back story: When Dr. Rugenn finds a unique genetic transcription factor from a discovery long buried in a Norwegian glacier, he can turn-on multiple traits left dormant in the human evolution. A new race is re-born: the nocturnals. Using his favorite mythological creature as inspiration, the scientist is excited to bring about the nocturnals with […]
April 23, 2016 The third book is coming along, and while it’s been difficult finding time to write for some time, it was never put on a shelf. I have been writing down bits and ideas. I only have over 6,000 words, but I thought it could be fun to add up-dates of the progression. […]
[Conversation between Miranda and three nocturnals or “nocs”: Varian, Lailie, and Yuudai from the novel Nocs – Nocturnal Illumination.] When Varian and Miranda made it over to the Serroni residence, Lailie and Yuudai were already relaxing in the library with a bottle of wine. “Check out what we found,” Lailie said while nodding at a thick […]
Excerpt from Nocs – Rumors & Beer There was a train schedule mounted on the outside wall of the old station in Hibonville, the small town below Pinecrest. Nocsville lay hidden in the opposite direction. “Oh look!” Miranda noted sarcastically, “Their busy train schedule accommodates two trains per day!” “Just enough to arrive and leave […]
Lailie looked around the lab from where she sat in her cell corner. She was desperate to do something, anything to manipulate her situation. She wasn’t going to just sit there like a pathetic victim and submit to her circumstance. There was nothing within her reach, not yet anyway, so she imagined what she could […]
November 7, 2015 Yes – it has been done! NOCS: Nocturnal Illumination is now available on Amazon as an e-book. Now that the sequel is available, I feel more confident about marketing the series. Now I’m also free to focus on the other books, probably putting the book that picks up where the sequel left […]
10/2/2015 Let’s get Nocs on paper. Where to begin? There’s a summary page by Amazon here…let’s see – Create Space, GET STARTED. No wait! I should do some research, right? Here’s someone’s account, and it’s positive. Of course, I used the search sentence: “Is is a good idea to publish with createspace?” What if I […]
The bell tolled in Giotto’s Bell Tower only a stone cast away and Piero instinctively synchronized each thrust to the reverberating chime, sending a pleasant tremor through Luisa’s naked body. Surely this was a sign from God. She had been told it was a sin, but everyone knew that Florence’s new bell tower thundered the word of […]
It had been a long journey, and now Emily found herself at the Taberg look-out view. The city lay sprawled by the bank of a great lake in the distance below the foot of the mountain. From where she was standing, the path took a sharp turn downward. No road had been built to safely […]
A short story: (Based on an actual dream – so yes, a bit strange.) It suddenly occurred to her that there were no other women around. She was so used to women being outnumbered by men in the technical field she hadn’t noticed the other girls had left. The room was slightly wobbling before her […]
Nocs came about after I read another book and was disappointed by the overkill of magic and magical creatures, but what also bothered me was the author’s consistent denial of beauty in her lead female characters. It was usually made a strong point, that the lead female character was plain – not beautiful. Alright, I […]
