Phase one is complete… onwards and upwards.

As promised earlier, here’s a book update:

It’s almost done. Maybe even over the weekend.

Now, being done doesn’t necessarily mean being DONE, ok? The way I’ve had to write is this: write it out on paper in long-hand, then type it into the computer, editing and proofing as I go. Then, of course, comes the fun part: submissions. However, I do have a few interested parties waiting…

Anyway, for the purpose of this posting, “done” is being finished with the hardest part for me, the actual writing. On paper.

Stay tuned, folks… and thanks for your continued interest in my project. I hope it turns out good for you.

While you’re waiting on a book update (I promise one very soon), have a gander at the latest hero-pulp essay from my MARDL channel on YouTube.

Once again…

From the MARDL YouTube channel, yet another hero-pulp essay…

(click here, because the embedding ain’t workin’)

From the MARDL YouTube channel, a new hero-pulp essay from yours truly:

From the MARDL YouTube channel, the second hero-pulp video essay:

From the Youtube MARDL channel, a brief history of The Shadow. It’s the first of my hero pulp video essays.

It’s definitely been quiet around here. I’ve been dealing with some personal issues regarding the writing of the book. The world continues to intrude upon the creation of “Challenger Storm: Isle of Blood”. Hopefully, these are past and the writing will continue. I’m near the end of the book, and am sure that once past the current barriers, I should be done soon. Please stand by…

From the MARDL YouTube channel, two new videos for ya:

“The Joy of Pulp”

“Luis-Gabriel Leal- PhotoShop Artist For Hire” (a video I made for my brother-from-another-mother)

I don’t think I did too badly, considering these were my first experiences flying solo with Windows Movie Maker. What do you think?

In planning the second Challenger Storm novel (”Sons of Poseidon”), I devised something new for Storm and co. to utilize in the story: a mobile, seagoing base of operations, housed in a tramp-steamer (a boat inspired by the Venture in the Recent “King Kong” remake.) The Godspeed would be full of 1930’s high-tech gadgets, weaponry, a small plane that could be launched from a catapult, and a mini-submarine. In short, it was a pulp-era James Bondian thing, and I thought it was a cool invention that I came up with. Gave myself a gold star and everything.

Then last night, the roof fell on that idea.

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