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  Decisions. What goes into making a decision? This week in the writing on book 5 of the Tomahawks and Dragon Fire series -- Truth in Flames -- Alex is in a dilemma again. He's faced with a tough decision. In this case, it seems like an easy matter from the point of view of Iago and Atu. Nevertheless, Alex has some difficulties. His dilemma may be more emotional than logical. Of course, he denies that. As things turn out, while Alex may have made the right decision--it remains to be seen--he had good reason to give more weight to the matter than his friends gave to it. Doesn't most of our decision-making process rely as much on emotion as on logic? Don't advertisers spend more time trying to make you feel good about their product than convincing you that it's superior to others? Anyway, the situation led to a discussion in the book about decisions and factors to be considered in making a choice. I won't include that discussion here. You'll have to wait for the ...

  Interview with Bruno Martins Soares Author of  The Dark Sea War Chronicles Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. I’m working on a sequel to my space-fleet-opera THE DARK SEA WAR CHRONICLES. This trilogy is about a kind of WW2’s Battle of the Atlantic, but in Space, in another solar system distant from us. The trilogy I’m working on, THE OUTTER SEA WAR CHRONICLES, is the continuation of Captain Byllard Iddo’s adventures and is a kind of WW2’s Battle of the Pacific in Space. The chronicles of Byllard Iddo are probably my most successful series and I’m happy to be back to these characters who make these stories so rich. Where did you get the idea for this book or series? As I said, in WW2’s stories, Napoleon Era naval fiction and the likes. Do you write in more than one genre? I’ve been known to write in realistic fiction, but most of my works are Scifi, both space-opera and post-apocalyptic.   Tell me about something that you believe m...

  Hey, look at at this. It's the September Celebration! I'm giving away an autographed copy of my near future dystopian thriller The Shrinking Zone . For your chance to win, click the give-away badge floating on the right.