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He was beyond exhaustion and it took all of his willpower to try and avoid the inevitable mistakes one started to make when tired. What seemed like an eternity had passed since he’d first started living this hell on earth almost nine weeks ago at Fort Benning, GA. Then it was off to the mountains [...]

Alright so I’ve started writing my NaNoWriMo novella. It’s entitled: “Project Hydra.” So far I’ve got the Prologue(782 words) and a part of the first chapter(1030 words) done. That’s a total of 1812 words. Not too shabby if I may say so myself.
If you’re willing to read this as I put it online, I’d appreciate [...]

July 2006. His time had come. All his life he’d waited for this day, to be a martyr. Today he would die for the cause and meet God in Paradise! It was the most honorable thing the son of a poor unemployed electrician could do for his family. His family name would be spoken of [...]

March 2003. The moon shone clearly through the March night air on an ocean that was unusually calm for the time of year. It was almost as though nature itself knew that something was afoot. Forty-eight hours ago the ultimatum was given: “Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Their refusal [...]

Less than a week now and I’ll be entering the madness that is NaNoWriMo. This will be my first attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. Actually, it’ll be my first “real” attempt to write a novel period! That’s 1666.6666… words a day. Seeing as how I only have two to three [...]