Did you know I write technical articles for my day job? In addition to being a writer, I'm also an engineer, and when I write technical pieces, I do a lot of research. This gives me a basis in the technology so that I can write a solid piece that engineers, scientists, and other technology specialists will benefit from. I want to help readers better understand the components, materials, and devices they’re using and allow for some creativity and … [Read more...]
Terry Persun’s Thrilling New Mystery THE RIGHT THING
New from award-winning author Terry Persun! After the murder of his wife and unborn child, the only time freelance tech investigator Ten feels alive is when he cuts himself. For the last few years, he has taken freelance investigative jobs. Some of those jobs have been with the government group that betrayed him, but is now run by a friend. There's been an escape from a woman's prison in Muncy. Ten is partnered with Maria Tanner, a friend intent … [Read more...]
Meet Terry Persun: Bestselling and Award-Winning Author
Author Terry Persun About Terry Persun I wanted to give you a wide scope of who I am and what I've done, and this seems to be the place to do that. Some of the jobs I've had: in-home repair of major appliances, airborne navigation systems repair (in the US Air Force), design engineering, magazine editor (from tech editor to editor in chief), marketing director, and now I run my own marketing services agency. All those years, I've been writing … [Read more...]
‘The Happenstance Series’ Continues With TRIBULATIONS
TRIBULATIONS is the anticipated and exciting sequel to HAPPENSTANCE, the SciFi/TechnoThriller novel that introduced Blake Thompson to the world. September 11, 2029. It’s been almost a year since Blake Thompson discovered an alien ship near Pluto, helped President Callahan defeat the terrorist threat to the U.S., and watched the Cjarians depart in search of their home planet. Thompson is in Colorado Springs with Diego and Sean, looking … [Read more...]
New York Times Bestselling Author John J. Nance Takes Readers for Another Wild Ride in 16 SOULS
On takeoff from Denver during a winter blizzard, an airliner piloted by veteran Captain Marty Mitchell overruns a commuter plane from behind. Bizarrely, the fuselage of the smaller aircraft is tenuously wedged onto the huge right wing of his Boeing 757, leading Mitchell to an impossible life-or-death choice. Mitchell’s decision will land the former military pilot in the cross-hairs of a viciously ambitious district attorney determined to send … [Read more...]
PAPER WING’s Les Abend On How He Became A Pilot and Writer
Even though Mom would like me to sing my own praises, it’s not my style. But I’m often asked about the opportunities I’ve been fortunate enough to be afforded. Here’s one of my scripted responses for “How did you get that gig?” Answer: “I am grateful for low standards.” Although my reply might appear glib, it’s genuine. I am surrounded by folks who appear eminently more qualified than me in both the professional pilot vocation and the writing … [Read more...]
Les Abend On His Characters For PAPER WINGS
The old adage of, “Write about what you know,” is certainly applicable to “Paper Wings.” But beyond the story itself, the adage is also applicable to the characters. As is true for most, life experience dictates our perception of people and their personalities. In that regard, many of the characters are a composite of the personalities I have been fortunate... and unfortunate... enough to encounter. Novels that I enjoy reading include a … [Read more...]
PAPER WINGS’ Les Abend Discusses How His Passion For Flying Has Helped His Writing
As much as I’d like to believe that people find my day job fascinating, their interest may extend only as far as a visit to the cockpit. Reading a novel involving my profession may not be high on the entertainment list. I get it. The technical nature of flying airplanes might glaze over some eyes... well, unless you’re talking Top Gun stuff while listening to Kenny Loggins perform “Danger zone.” Sorry, but most times flying airplanes doesn’t … [Read more...]
LOCKOUT’s John Nance Discusses The Decline In Future Pilots
ME FLY? IS THERE AN APP FOR THAT? Most of us who remain in love with flying in any reasonable form have to be feeling a bit helpless these days regarding the march of articles and reports (including a few studies) documenting declining enrollment in basic pilot training courses. It goes way beyond that, however, because when you peruse the figures, you see that those in their twenties and early thirties are losing interest, whether because of … [Read more...]
LOCKOUT’s John Nance: Where Have All The Pilots Gone?
For all my career as an airline pilot (Braniff International, 1975-May 12, 1982, 4:34 PM; and Alaska Airlines, 1985 2005) I’ve heard the breathless rumor that a pilot shortage was just around the corner–and it never was. Until now. Today, for various reasons (some of them complex, and some of them due to the gross misunderstanding of those we jokingly refer to as a Congress), we do in fact have a genuine shortage of professional pilots … [Read more...]
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