tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58201978876580760542024-02-02T11:50:49.019-08:00The Three Worlds ChroniclesScience fiction is just the beginning!James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-85358281043864981622021-07-18T11:49:00.002-07:002021-07-18T11:49:17.137-07:00Call for Reviewers: Heirs of the Ancients<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">The sequel to A Trio of Worlds is coming out soon and I am looking for reviewers to read the advanced copy. If you are interested, please contact me using the contact form, or click<a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopies/1b63c0b0-e7f4-11eb-a650-efde0505344f" target="_blank"> this link</a> to get a copy. You can also find me on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/jrnorwood">https://twitter.com/jrnorwood</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xfXVf_DAcv0" width="320" youtube-src-id="xfXVf_DAcv0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-6039681982534341642021-06-27T09:45:00.003-07:002021-06-27T09:45:28.966-07:00Did Life Originate on Mars?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK9hGJ1qPLM0i2OsbuYGpI-gVMLiB9OHn1C_t1VLd-2a_cegQoFkHw4VCvj3S0l7SI5KEyzgQmXRnW-Qr3aQMU7pAz6BhbtGyXenqaRqhgX1RE0LdGSuLJZGjfN7a_dPDv_u7ZSYteA/s1920/space-1982212_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK9hGJ1qPLM0i2OsbuYGpI-gVMLiB9OHn1C_t1VLd-2a_cegQoFkHw4VCvj3S0l7SI5KEyzgQmXRnW-Qr3aQMU7pAz6BhbtGyXenqaRqhgX1RE0LdGSuLJZGjfN7a_dPDv_u7ZSYteA/s320/space-1982212_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">One of the premises of my upcoming novel <i>Heirs of the Ancients</i> is that life originated on Mars. I just ran across a fascinating article that actually seems to support at least part of my plot! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">To quote from the article: </span></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Mars formed before Earth did. Early in Martian history when Mars was cooling down, Mars would have had a "hospitable" environment before Earth.</span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">"If life was going to start anywhere it might start first on Mars," Asphaug said. "We don't know what the requirement is — you know, if it required something super special like the existence of a moon or some factors that are unique to the Earth — but just in terms of what place had liquid water first, that would have been Mars.</span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I won't give away more than what I've already said, but it is always so weird to write a fictional account of some event and then read days or weeks later about some scientific ideas on the same subject! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">The article appeared in <a href="http://Salon.com" target="_blank">Salon.com</a>. I encourage you to peruse it while you wait for me to finish <i>Heirs of the Ancients</i>. While you wait, you could also pick up the prequel, <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/0a50e32c-d46f-11eb-bb81-cf1e62533426" target="_blank">A Trio of Worlds</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Happy reading everyone!</span></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-32772039894342674632021-06-26T09:25:00.002-07:002021-06-26T09:26:32.230-07:00Exclusive Excerpt: Heirs of the Ancients<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZGOHHy6EtNtoiyGmPB5xUgw2EPkaezeJQYwtyWTuMlABaR6Go35omOy23NJw1TDseHMaCXS-W4GgO-4A3T2L_XSzRnL8hqI54Ykl-InEgEHxsS4-U3V4Z_Thil2fpg5V21TfSOij3A/s998/Screen+Shot+2021-06-23+at+3.34.47+PM.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZGOHHy6EtNtoiyGmPB5xUgw2EPkaezeJQYwtyWTuMlABaR6Go35omOy23NJw1TDseHMaCXS-W4GgO-4A3T2L_XSzRnL8hqI54Ykl-InEgEHxsS4-U3V4Z_Thil2fpg5V21TfSOij3A/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-06-23+at+3.34.47+PM.png" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">As promised, here is an exclusive excerpt from the upcoming novel "Heirs of the Ancients." This is book two of The Three World Chronicles. The book is not quite finished but expect publication within a few months!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Without further ado: "Heirs of the Ancients"</span></p><p style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">The Negotiator sat in the semi-darkened room, waiting for the arrival of The Emissary. Decades passed since the D’lai had been vanquished in the skies above Gathung’l and Earth. The shame of Negotiator D’iash left an immutable scar upon the D’lai consciousness. Those few who remained fled to the scorched and ruined planet Cathar Prime in a desperate bid to find a shred of peace. In systems all over the Orion Arm, countless D’lai ships had been disabled and destroyed, thanks to the discovery of the smuggler Zea Windrow. Her FTL jump trick sent many thousands of D’lai to their doom in the stars they still believed theirs to rule.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Now, alone and virtually homeless, the D’lai remnant waited and planned for their triumphant return. It took years, but they slowly rebuilt Cathar Prime in their own image. Any Cathari who dared to defy their right rule this scarred planet they banished with the same cruelty they were once subjected to. </span></p><p style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Cathar Prime had once been home to the Cathari Alliance and boasted beautiful cities and graceful countryside. Now, even after over twenty years since the violent conquest of the planet, no corner was free of devastation. The former capital city had never been rebuilt. The D’lai left it as a memorial and a reminder for the ordinary Cathari of their eternal shame, and crushing defeat. Smaller cities slowly sprang up out of the ruins, and the D’lai and Cathari now maintained an uneasy peace.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Among the survivors of the D’lai fleets arose a new Negotiator. He studied under the disgraced Ret D’iash and learned her cruel but cunning methods of conquest, command, and fear. Brik Zat’ol had been aboard <i>The Spector</i> when the final battle had been lost. Zat’ol witnessed first-hand the cruelty of D’iash in not only implementing her conquest plans, but in how she dealt with the secretive cabal of Commanders that attempted to overthrow her rule. Zat’ol, a junior officer on board <i>The Spector,</i> had been recruited to the cabal himself. His greatest accomplishment in the battle did not shower him in glory, but it did bring him personal pride. He found the dying Negotiator in a corridor outside and her quarters caused her death. The memory still brought him pleasure.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Now he sat in this poorly lit room awaiting the visit of an Emissary from the ancient Umawei Empire. Anticipation of the meeting thrilled him. Centuries in the past, when the D’lai had been expelled from Cathar Prime by a religious sect called the Däk’in, the D’lai encountered the remnants of the Umawei Empire. Awed by the mega structures left by these mysterious aliens, the D’lai believed they found the origins of their planet. </span></p><p><br /></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-7332323007331649952021-06-25T19:20:00.000-07:002021-06-25T19:20:05.360-07:00Are Aliens Already Among Us?<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga78y_4rXoU394OEFAP5DZlVj296k0AtqcmlL3SF5UPW6yTJaPu_lmJjZOQAjBzKq4q5oJQ-L2KF3BWgIDhtgrc4rS3Yb9rAkknZJrMv169DGGWV0Ta2jAOd2HoWLiqsl827m8fbqLAA/s1920/4D42073D-56B4-4769-9A52-1DFE2008DBDF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga78y_4rXoU394OEFAP5DZlVj296k0AtqcmlL3SF5UPW6yTJaPu_lmJjZOQAjBzKq4q5oJQ-L2KF3BWgIDhtgrc4rS3Yb9rAkknZJrMv169DGGWV0Ta2jAOd2HoWLiqsl827m8fbqLAA/s320/4D42073D-56B4-4769-9A52-1DFE2008DBDF.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br />Recently in the news there have been so many reports in the news on the recent reports from the US Government about the unidentified aerial phenomenon. Articles in respectable publications such as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/us/politics/pentagon-ufo-report.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage" target="_blank">The New York Times</a> are mind-blowing to read.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">As a Science Fiction writer I find this kind of news utterly fascinating. Could this all be true? An excerpt from my novel <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/0a50e32c-d46f-11eb-bb81-cf1e62533426" target="_blank">A Trio of Worlds</a> seems appropriate at this juncture!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><i>Chapter One Excerpt: The first appearance by the Cathari had resulted in planet wide chaos. The second appearance of the Cathari was just after the planet wrapped up a successful attempt at unifying. Humans were not fooled by the reappearance. It was generally believed that the strides the planet had made toward peace was the motivating factor in their re-emergence.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Curious and want to read more? Check out <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/0a50e32c-d46f-11eb-bb81-cf1e62533426" target="_blank">A Trio of Worlds</a>. It’s free with Kindle Unlimited!</span></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-40305326119343625982021-06-24T05:11:00.004-07:002021-06-24T05:14:01.805-07:00Coming Soon: Book Two of The Three World Chronicles<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Book Two is shaping up in a major way with approximately 80% of it put to paper! The sequel to <a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/0a50e32c-d46f-11eb-bb81-cf1e62533426" target="_blank"><i>A Trio of Worlds</i></a> is going to be quite the adventure and I can't wait to get it into the hands of my readers! Keep in mind the title and cover may change, but here is a tentative mock-up of what it looks like so far! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">In my next post, I'll include an exclusive excerpt from Chapter 1. Until then, grab an excerpt of the first book in the series, <i><a href="https://storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/57f7234a-d46d-11eb-b08a-c757503b4846" target="_blank">A Trio of Worlds</a></i>.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrpQJfVOUPZv-Ie658nSHRSs4Mnsucy5P0bzQVHBnc_n2Hxmgec-lr6jf0xGzU8jkFUQd6YnezR7J58LjMisSwt7Yo7zK1l1N2nvFf3axTptbFyrqehiKrTY9H895b3mdM4X7qX78PA/s998/Screen+Shot+2021-06-23+at+3.34.47+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="664" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZrpQJfVOUPZv-Ie658nSHRSs4Mnsucy5P0bzQVHBnc_n2Hxmgec-lr6jf0xGzU8jkFUQd6YnezR7J58LjMisSwt7Yo7zK1l1N2nvFf3axTptbFyrqehiKrTY9H895b3mdM4X7qX78PA/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-06-23+at+3.34.47+PM.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-31930764498953941542021-06-10T07:52:00.005-07:002021-06-10T07:56:05.856-07:00Author Spotlight – Interview with Sci-Fi Writer James R. Norwood<p> </p><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I was interviewed by the super-friendly Julie Nosh for her blog, Nosh with Chef Julie. Below is a copy. Make sure to visit her blog!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>Tell us about yourself and how we can connect with you.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">My website is https://www.threeworlds.net. I’m on Twitter @jrnorwood and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jrnorwood. I’m marginally on Instagram at jrnteach.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What is the name of your book or blog, and how did you get started?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">My book is called “A Trio of Worlds.” It is a Sci-Fi novel set about a hundred years into the future. I got started with this novel a few years ago when I sat down and wrote the first fifteen pages from an idea I had about an astronaut being stranded in space. I put the idea away and from time to time I would think of it or re-read it. I remember often thinking how great a story it could be. I finally decided to finish it when my wife asked me what I was interested in. It took me only a few weeks of writing to finish the first draft. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What would you like to promote?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I would like to promote my newest novel, “A Trio of Worlds.” It is available on Amazon as an eBook or Kindle Unlimited, a paperback on Amazon, or an audiobook on Audible or iTunes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://geni.us/Trio" target="_blank">https://geni.us/Trio</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What is your favorite movie that was based on a book?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I’d have to say my favorite book, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, is also my favorite movie, although it’s technically a mini-series. I’ve read the novel several times and once out of curiosity, I emailed Ken Follett to ask him about the possibility of a movie. To my shock, he emailed me back. He told me he didn’t have any current plans for an adaptation. Fast forward a few years and I found out that Starz was going to have a mini-series based on the book. Without even talking to my wife, I subscribed to Starz so I could watch it! I like to think I was the reason the book was adapted and that my question sparked Mr. Follett’s imagination. I’m sure I’m wrong though.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>Do you connect with any of the characters in your book?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">One of the strangest things I’ve observed as I wrote the first book and began work on the second in the series is that my characters really surprise me by their actions. I know that they are my own imagination, but when I’m “in the zone” of writing, my characters behave as if they are real, and sometimes what they say or do blow my mind. I don’t think I connect with them in the sense of them being like someone I know in real life, but I do feel like I connect with them because I can never wait to find out what they are going to do next!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What are you reading right now?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Right now I am reading “The Hollow Crown” by Dan Jones.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What is a typical day of writing look like for you?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I always try to set a goal of writing at least 2,000 words per day when I’m working on a project. I find this is not an unreasonable number to reach. Sometimes I don’t quite get there, especially on days like today when the scene I’m writing requires more research. Some days I write far more than the goal. It all depends on where I am in the story and how good I feel about what is happening with my characters.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What advice do you have for new writers just starting out?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I often see this question and I always think of myself. I would tell anyone who wants to write to just write! Put the words down on paper. You can always revise or rewrite your work, but it is incredibly satisfying when you realize that you actually wrote an entire novel. In the words of Dory from “Finding Nemo,” – just keep swimming!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>What projects are you working on right now?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Right now I’m about 22,000 words into my second novel. It is a sequel to “A Trio of Worlds.” I’ve tentatively named it “Rise of the D’lai”, but as with Trio, the name could change. I originally called Trio “The Negotiator” until I had a moment of inspiration driving to pick up a swag bag from my employer. I expect to be finished with the rough draft in another month or so and then the hard work of editing and all that comes with that starts up! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>Thank you James for a wonderful interview!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>If you are a fellow writer, author, or blogger and want your own interview go to https://noshwithchefjulie.com/contact/</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><b>To read more author interviews click here https://noshwithchefjulie.com/category/author-interviews/</b></span></div></div><h4 style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #333333; font-size: 1.39em; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.24; margin: 0.65em 0px; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat;"></span></h4>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-20047556601904286852021-06-09T08:08:00.004-07:002021-06-09T08:08:25.779-07:00Dose of Reality? In Need of Encouragement?<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicggiBeYDYgyEnOC3LxGhBCCOR2_5aaWDC_r8tm4UhT4qcQtBchfESnHjnN-yGCQZIjYb8ylkjkUo73SREi7-1uR4r4u2OX6vAf4kPBrEw1aF_V58csJCgaoVO2JDRZCXqT_ivm0D5vg/s1920/man-593333_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicggiBeYDYgyEnOC3LxGhBCCOR2_5aaWDC_r8tm4UhT4qcQtBchfESnHjnN-yGCQZIjYb8ylkjkUo73SREi7-1uR4r4u2OX6vAf4kPBrEw1aF_V58csJCgaoVO2JDRZCXqT_ivm0D5vg/s320/man-593333_1920.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><br />I think that, as a writer, no matter how exciting it is to have finished a novel, I have those nagging doubts. Yesterday, as I looked at my book sales, I had one of those moments. I'm grateful that I could take a step back and, with the help of my wife, realize that at the end of the day, what is important is not the sales. What is important is the accomplishment! I wrote a freaking book! I'm a third of the way through another one! That's no minor accomplishment.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">I want to encourage all of my fellow authors today. Take a moment and reflect. You are amazing! You've done something (or are in the process of) that so few people have. There may be a million books on Amazon, but when you press submit on that final draft, you are now one of the stars!</span></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-25634971905895741382021-06-04T09:04:00.002-07:002021-06-09T08:26:57.937-07:00Author Interview on Awesome Gang Blog<header class="entry-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;"><h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 3.6rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="" class="size-medium alignleft wp-image-963743" height="300" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="http://awesomegang.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/james-profile.jpg" srcset="https://awesomegang.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/james-profile.jpg 300w, https://awesomegang.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/james-profile-150x150.jpg 150w" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-size: 18px; height: auto; margin: 0px 24px 24px 0px; max-width: 100%;" width="300" /></h1></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I am a middle school English teacher. I’ve been teaching for 17 years now and I love my job. I have written one book, “A Trio of Worlds.” It is part of a planned series and so I have started work on Book Two (so far it is unnamed). I also wrote a book of school plays called “Act I: A Middle School Drama Anthology.”</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />My latest book is called “A Trio of Worlds.” I was inspired by my love of Science Fiction and an idea I had that I’ve never seen in any of the books I’ve read about cloaking an entire planet.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do you have any unusual writing habits?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I don’t know if my writing habits are unusual. I like to write 2,000 words per day when I’m working on a project. I tend to get lost in my own writing and I find it amusing that my characters behave the way they do. I know this is my own imagination but they do tend to surprise me!</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What authors, or books have influenced you?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Isaac Asimov was a major influence in my late teen years. I also love the work of Stephen King and Dean Koontz. I’m a bit of a bibliophile so other authors that inspire me are Ken Follett and James Rollins.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What are you working on now?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I am working on book two in my Three Worlds Chronicles series. I’ve only just started so I’ve only put down about 2,000 words so far. I’m letting things germinate in my brain.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I’ve been doing a lot of posting on Twitter, my own blog, and working to get my work on other book blogs.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do you have any advice for new authors?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Yes, keep writing! Even if you think your work is not going well, most of the battle is getting the words written.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is the best advice you have ever heard?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />It may sound silly, but “just keep swimming” from Finding Nemo!</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What are you reading now?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Hollow Crown by Dan Jones.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">What’s next for you as a writer?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />I’m working on book two as well as promoting my first novel.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Foundation by Isaac Asimov<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Dreamcatcher by Stephen King</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">Author Websites and Profiles</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.threeworlds.net/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2aa4cf; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;">James Norwood Website</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/James-R-Norwood/e/B093X7H4KX?ref_=dbs_p_ebk_r00_abau_000000" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2aa4cf; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;">James Norwood Amazon Profile</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">James Norwood’s Social Media Links</b><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21435910.James_R_Norwood" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2aa4cf; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;">Goodreads Profile</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jrnorwood" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2aa4cf; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;">Facebook Profile</a><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><a href="https://twitter.com/JRNorwood" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2aa4cf; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;">Twitter Account</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 26px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><a href="https://awesomegang.com/james-norwood/" target="_blank">Visit Awesome Gang Blog for more.</a></span></p></div>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-52622347824586123892021-05-28T10:08:00.022-07:002021-06-14T09:17:54.966-07:00Blogs that Feature A Trio of Worlds<div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://noshwithchefjulie.com/author-spotlight-interview-with-sci-fi-writer-james-r-norwood/" style="font-family: Montserrat;" target="_blank">Nosh with Chef Julie Author Interview</a><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">🆕</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://horrorsciencefictionlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-trio-of-worlds.html" target="_blank">Horror/Science Fiction Library</a> </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: x-large;">🆕</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://adventureauthors.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-trio-of-worlds.html" target="_blank">Adventure Authors</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://bookfightclub.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-trio-of-worlds.html?spref=bl">Book Fight Club: A Trio of Worlds</a><span style="color: white;">:</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://authorsvillage1.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-trio-of-worlds.html?showComment=1622308986905#c42726560422811147" target="_blank">Authors Village: A Trio of Worlds</a><span style="color: white;"> </span><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></li><li><a href="https://unlimitedlibrary.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-trio-of-worlds.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;">Unlimited Library: A Trio of Worlds</span></a></li><li><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://authoranthonyavinablog.com/2021/05/25/a-trio-of-worlds-book-one-of-the-three-worlds-chronicles-by-james-r-norwood-review/" target="_blank">Anthony Avina Blog</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://sasquatchbooks2.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-trio-of-worlds.html" target="_blank">Sasquatch Books</a></span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14.850000381469727px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Three worlds fight for their very survival against an ancient alien menace!</span></span></b><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(78, 78, 78); clear: both; font-size: 14.850000381469727px; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">A thousand years in the past an alien menace known as the D'lai was born. Centuries have passed and their hatred has grown. Now, three peaceful planets are forced to fight for their very survival against all odds.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">As alliances crumble and character is tested, now floating in space after accidentally being cut off from his ship, Major Cormac Gallagher must race against time to save not only his home planet Earth, but other worlds fate rests in his hands.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">If you are a fan of Science Fiction, then you will love "A Trio of Worlds.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Can Gallagher save all three worlds and stop the evil D'lai? <u><b>Find out! Click BUY NOW and read "A Trio of Worlds. Book One of the Three Worlds Chronicles"</b></u></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><u><b><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><br /></span></b></u></p></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-size: 14.850000381469727px;"></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-size: 14.850000381469727px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3vqAt6O" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Click here to get A Trio of Worlds on Amazon / Kindle</span></a></span></b></div></div></div></div>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-25267955726139567542021-05-25T14:00:00.004-07:002021-05-25T14:10:42.429-07:00Review of "A Trio of Worlds" by Anthony Avina<span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Anthony Avina, the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYGP8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004CLYGP8&linkCode=as2&tag=jrnorwood-20&linkId=7f5f13145ba767e9ab9aaacae0d99070" target="_blank">The Nightmare Wars series</a> recently reviewed my novel "A Trio of Wars." His review comes on the very day that my new audiobook was <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Trio-of-Worlds-Audiobook/B095L3J3PM?ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_&pf_rd_p=85df3330-9dc4-4a45-ae69-93cc2fc25ca4&pf_rd_r=Q4EHP3PHQSKCYT2C9F8R" target="_blank">published on Audible</a>! To say that today has been an exciting day would be an understatement.<br />Some highlights of Mr. Avina's review are below. To read the full review, please <a href="https://authoranthonyavinablog.com/2021/05/25/a-trio-of-worlds-book-one-of-the-three-worlds-chronicles-by-james-r-norwood-review/" target="_blank">visit his site</a>.<br /><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2;"><blockquote>A masterful, entertaining, and heart-pounding sci-fi adventure, author James R. Norwood’s “A Trio of Worlds” is the perfect first novel in a brand new sci-fi series that fans of the genre will not be able to put down. Great character development, mesmerizing pacing that keeps the reader invested, and a fantastic blend of imagery and mythos to really cement this fictional universe in place, this is a phenomenal story to draw new readers in. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy today!</blockquote></span></span>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Three Worlds Chronicles: Review of "A Trio of Worlds" by Anthony Avina <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IARTG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IARTG</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ian1?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ian1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bookboost?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bookboost</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/goodreads?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#goodreads</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/scifi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#scifi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AuthorAAvina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AuthorAAvina</a> <a href="https://t.co/j1WJt5QplO">https://t.co/j1WJt5QplO</a> <a href="https://t.co/PmuUeANWAh">pic.twitter.com/PmuUeANWAh</a></p>— Dr. James Norwood (@JRNorwood) <a href="https://twitter.com/JRNorwood/status/1397297323487633411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-18586340265339036492021-05-16T16:13:00.005-07:002021-05-16T16:13:48.001-07:00Sunday Morning Coffee and Lit <p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"> Another Sunday and another excerpt! I've been busy working on revising and working with my producer on the audiobook version. I've submitted what I hope are final edits to the voice actor and "A Trio of Worlds" the audiobook should be almost finished! How exciting! Anyway, enjoy this week's brief excerpt. Don't forget to visit <a href="https://drjrn.com/amazon" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and pick up a copy today.</span></p><blockquote><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">The D'lai was perhaps the most mysterious species in the known galaxy. No living sentient had ever knowingly seen an individual D'lai. The D'lai always appeared in flowing robes that hid everything, including their faces. Among the various planets, however, no one feared the D'lai more than the Gathung. Approaching two hundred years prior, when the Gathung first began venturing into orbit around their planet and explored their home system, the D'lai swept in and seized control of the Gathung'l system.</span></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Thousands of ordinary Gathung died in the purge that followed. Any individual found to not be in top genetic form had been killed or sterilized and put into work camps. Others who opposed the brutal rule of the D'lai were blinded, mutilated, and often executed -- all publicly. Needless to say, any public resistance died down fast and the Gathung began a century of enslavement to the D'lai Authority.</span></span></p><div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div></blockquote>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-61626275088451287092021-05-10T14:01:00.001-07:002021-05-10T14:02:11.147-07:00Sunday Morning Coffee and Lit<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Good Sunday morning! (well, Monday since yesterday was Mother's Day and I was spending time with family)</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Here is a new edition of Sunday Morning Coffee and Lit. Also, for more excerpts I've created a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jrnorwood?fan_landing=true" target="_blank">Patreon account</a> with some cool swag as well! Enjoy this week's free excerpt!</span></p><div><p></p><blockquote><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Still floating outside, Gallagher was examining the shimmering outline of the alien ship. He recognized from experience that only a few sentient races had crafts capable of cloaking. His own planet perfected the technique only recently, but it was improbable that a human star ship would be this far out into The Orion Arm. Humans tended to be mildly xenophobic and only the most adventurous of humans ventured beyond their own solar system. Gallagher, being one of them, left Earth the moment he was legally allowed to and headed off into deep space aboard a Cathari frigate.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">He had been among the first humans to have been accepted into the Imperial War College on Cathar Prime, one of the nearest inhabited systems to Earth. The Cathari were members of an interplanetary alliance spanning two dozen inhabited systems. Earth had been invited to join the alliance upon achieving a single world government, but the leaders of the planet, in an extraordinarily close vote, declined the invitation. The Cathari, unconvinced by humanity's xenophobia, established an embassy in London, the new capital of a united Earth. Over the next few years, other planets, including the Gathung, would send embassies as well, allowing Earth to maintain loose contact with the galaxy at large.</span></p></blockquote></div>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-53819638525665114102021-05-05T08:51:00.006-07:002021-05-26T19:40:16.225-07:00Wednesday Musings<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Good morning!</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd-MHSgAwyzM0BReFNFk9onXJTKuNFo52hiQTm7Ai7psFYRyfbTxpsvh6cVg9RTJu9BlbjXvS0MEq_hf_wJ2F-9M5POJV6AWtWd3qMR21NAoMEqB51LWjLtW2jvHNEHGp91xENtmRsA/s640/audiobook-3106986_640.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="audiobook" border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd-MHSgAwyzM0BReFNFk9onXJTKuNFo52hiQTm7Ai7psFYRyfbTxpsvh6cVg9RTJu9BlbjXvS0MEq_hf_wJ2F-9M5POJV6AWtWd3qMR21NAoMEqB51LWjLtW2jvHNEHGp91xENtmRsA/w200-h133/audiobook-3106986_640.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">As I'm sitting here thinking about my novel and the future of the series, I'm also listening to the recordings from my talented voice artist Matt Hicks as he records the audiobook version. There is something special and exciting about hearing my own words repeated in an audiobook. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">As of now, five of the twelve chapters are recorded. I can't wait to share the finished product with all of you. The audiobook will be available on Audible and iTunes! Until then, you can get my book for free with Amazon Unlimited. Don't forget if you want an autographed copy, use the contact form on this page and I'll get back to you with details!</span></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/34nilyO" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Pick up a copy today!</span></a><br /></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-16963789905450455932021-05-02T10:08:00.006-07:002021-05-02T10:16:43.019-07:00Sunday Morning Coffee and Lit<div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9hnk14dYJipnEBfb82xMEniYWY11H3nk-cng4tTAZdNzhMiWlzmxGakTQ6BC0OITHZQd5x-YnSHii2jPsnO7WsS2PPFakGPonyXbcM_vaBVtgJCtCtf0ZuPqPCiYIIOeTSDvJ5NEuQ/s1920/coffee-2319107_1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Coffee and Books" border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9hnk14dYJipnEBfb82xMEniYWY11H3nk-cng4tTAZdNzhMiWlzmxGakTQ6BC0OITHZQd5x-YnSHii2jPsnO7WsS2PPFakGPonyXbcM_vaBVtgJCtCtf0ZuPqPCiYIIOeTSDvJ5NEuQ/w200-h133/coffee-2319107_1920.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Good Sunday morning! </span></p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">I'm starting a new thing where each Sunday morning I'm going to post an excerpt from my novel. I hope you enjoy it! </span><div><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><blockquote><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Captain Ziqna ran headlong into several members of the crew as he huffed down the hall toward the holding cells. Even though the majority of the crew onboard <i>The Avenger</i> was Gathung, a smattering of humans and other species served on board. As part of the mission of the Cathari Alliance, diversity among the various crafts of the fleet ranked among the top priorities when choosing who or what to fill each of the many roles with. <i>The Avenger</i> was no exception.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">What the Captain and his superiors did not realize was that among the various races of the crew, three members, two Gathung and one human, were strategically placed in the ranks. These crew members did not work toward fulfilling the Cathari Alliance's objectives. In fact, the mission of <i>The Avenger</i> itself did not align with the long term plans of the Alliance. Earth and Gathung'l were working together on a top secret security project that they would prefer their Cathari colleagues to not know about. Zika Uku was a spy, placed onboard by the D'lai Authority. He had been ordered to watch and report back to D’lai leadership on events onboard <i>The Avenger</i>. As part of his association with the D'lai, he understood what the power loss earlier meant, being privy to some top secret intelligence on how the D'lai interact with other civilizations. Zika had one fatal flaw, however. He was a bit of a coward. A coward afraid of being caught.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;">Zika Uku also happened to be a criminal -- at least in the eyes of the D'lai. The D'lai took criminality to extreme heights. If a being had parents, grandparents, cousins, etc. who offended the D'lai, every member of that family would be branded a criminal. Zika's grandfather fought in the resistance and been executed by the D'lai. They used this to recruit Zika and press him into service. In fact, while the D'lai left Gathung'l, they still very much operated on the planet. Many Gathung became trapped by this and served The D'lai Authority.</span></p><div><br /></div></blockquote></div>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-70711591231292197832021-04-29T12:12:00.006-07:002021-05-01T15:31:22.883-07:00Book Trailer<p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b>Hello readers!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b>I've uploaded a new book trailer. Watch it with the link below.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b>I hope you enjoy it!</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q09GDcp_LBk" width="320" youtube-src-id="Q09GDcp_LBk"></iframe></div><p></p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5820197887658076054.post-7588052207915954552021-04-29T09:26:00.028-07:002021-05-26T19:40:52.455-07:00Welcome Readers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b>Welcome readers to my new blog where I will post as often as I can about my writing and news related to it. I also intend to publish short excerpts from my novel as well.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b>To get us started, below is a short excerpt from Chapter 1 of "A Trio of Worlds." I hope you enjoy it!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/34nilyO" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b>A Trio of Worlds: Book One of the Three Worlds Chronicles</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></p></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: large;"><b><span> </span>"Space is really big." Gallagher thought to himself at the moment he found himself floating about with only an environmental suit, a severed life-support tether, and his confused thoughts to keep him company.<br /><span> </span>Seconds earlier, Gallagher had been trying to repair damage to an external solar panel while humming the tune to some annoying advertisement he had been unlucky enough to see one too many times on his pad. He stretched an arm out, straining to reach a sheared off bolt after a rather precarious journey through an asteroid field. Those micro-meteorites did significant damage to the more delicate exterior portions of the ship. That was when all hell broke loose. All hell, at least, for Major Cormac Gallagher. One instant he was going about his task, and in the next, he was bobbing along, untethered and all alone in empty space.<br /><span> </span>“Damn,” said Gallagher.</b></span></p><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=three+worlds%2CB093FB3D9D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Fvm4N8XyqEwD4-kDHne_OWPXbw0-7emErOAgEIDSTS_ueRVusPuM4jsMpIZ2xG71q9lGoJro61IY5bkvmGGJqvJ5yJi1O43UOM94Lu96i6MUDIVyJLqWJ0L70agnfnAgFUaJbfZ7rw/s320/trio+cover+supernova+KDP.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p> </p>James R. Norwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09191719345074576837noreply@blogger.com1Riverside, CA 92507, USA33.9734553 -117.32638935.6632214638211522 -152.48263930000002 62.283689136178843 -82.1701393