tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post8328932275472749470..comments2023-08-09T02:28:20.292-07:00Comments on Not Quite as Strange as Reality: Almost There (kinda)!Elliott Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410000422472900663noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-53504141235892105082014-06-17T00:37:50.401-07:002014-06-17T00:37:50.401-07:00Oh well! Keen for the story anyway! Do we get to s...Oh well! Keen for the story anyway! Do we get to see more of the other characters from his high school class again? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312875244466070245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-42359765382234988782014-06-16T20:59:10.108-07:002014-06-16T20:59:10.108-07:00Hayden, I'm pretty sure Tanner would sooner ju...Hayden, I'm pretty sure Tanner would sooner jump out an airlock than accept a commission. :)Elliott Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410000422472900663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-43567960173618647392014-06-16T20:58:40.158-07:002014-06-16T20:58:40.158-07:00RadioFlier, thanks so much for the kind words. I s...RadioFlier, thanks so much for the kind words. I served from '94-'98 (four years and some change). Obviously my experience was very informative for my book. There's considerably less of that in the sequel--the story just goes pretty far from my Coast Guard experience--but I wanted to at least lay that foundation in the first book.<br /><br />As for Tanner being a nobody, he kind of can't really escape people knowing who he is now. He takes the driver's seat in a big way more than once in the sequel, too, but that's a very different thing from being the captain of the ship or a political leader. I'm hoping to strike a decent balance between him being just one guy on a big scene vs. being a compelling character with a lot of agency and personal initiative.Elliott Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410000422472900663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-7261753844970789512014-06-16T19:34:26.389-07:002014-06-16T19:34:26.389-07:00OK, so I want to start off by saying: I CAN'T ...OK, so I want to start off by saying: I CAN'T WAIT. I tried the Amaon Preview of "Poor Mans Fight" after it first came out. But I couldn't get into it. Then I gave it another shot about two weeks ago. I couldn't put it down. Hell I was even pacing around reading the last few chapters. Not only that but as I was reading it I noticed aspects and terms that I recognized. I've also reread it about a dozen more times. Then at the end, after the story you said you served in the Coast Guard. And bam it all clicked. That was why some of it seemed so familiar. I just got out of the CG about 2 years ago. But anyways I just wanted to say you wrote a damn good book and I am so looking forward to reading the continuation of this story line. I also loved how the main character was a nobody that made a difference in a story that was already underway. Most stories have a main character that drive the plot while Tanner had to adjust to it and work with what he was given. Beautiful work here.RadioFlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12780434498098319791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-79944119788113018032014-06-16T10:18:22.625-07:002014-06-16T10:18:22.625-07:00Aw man, I guess this means Tanner doesn't get ...Aw man, I guess this means Tanner doesn't get a shot at command! That sucks for him I guess. I can't wait for you to release it though. The story is so unique and it's great to hear you intend to keep it that way instead of becoming another Honorverse (after the third book that series was just no).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312875244466070245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-23301433407324445992014-06-16T06:56:32.681-07:002014-06-16T06:56:32.681-07:00It is great to hear that you are maintaining chara...It is great to hear that you are maintaining character focus on the grunt, while events cycle on around and above him. I really liked how Tanner was just a cog in an already whirling machine in Poor Mans Fight, albeit an exceptional one. There are too many characters that entire large scale events bend around, it was refreshing to read about someone for whom the limelight was just a consequence, not the result their "plot armour" (for want of a better phrase). <br /><br />Keep up the good work! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439247725662313732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-76697113118808275152014-06-16T02:36:38.696-07:002014-06-16T02:36:38.696-07:00i am super exited. i can barely wait for the prolo...i am super exited. i can barely wait for the prologue. seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129064051733034401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-7652359215967384282014-06-16T00:03:29.438-07:002014-06-16T00:03:29.438-07:00See my comment response above. No guesses. Don'...See my comment response above. No guesses. Don't wanna jinx myself. Sorry!Elliott Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410000422472900663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-38404143635812918302014-06-16T00:03:08.722-07:002014-06-16T00:03:08.722-07:00Not a one, sorry. The moment I start trying to off...Not a one, sorry. The moment I start trying to offer guesses, I wind up setting a deadline, and then I create a tension between creating a quality product vs meeting an imaginary deadline. I suspect I'm better off just keeping it vague for now. Wish I could be of more help!Elliott Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410000422472900663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-28333041812580348622014-06-15T23:28:32.176-07:002014-06-15T23:28:32.176-07:00Any guesses on publication date?Any guesses on publication date?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214079883003801244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648731942234413892.post-8398470560499600382014-06-15T23:25:26.579-07:002014-06-15T23:25:26.579-07:00Good news, but do you think you could give us a te...Good news, but do you think you could give us a tentative availability date for the book on Amazon?CGR710https://www.blogger.com/profile/15505866142053585054noreply@blogger.com