Ep. 223: Casing in Fear Zero

Bookbinding

I cased in one book and didn’t succeed in making another pop-up book. Oddly enough, I don’t have a photo of my failed pop-up book, but I might be able to describe it. It has sliding doors that open into a panorama of faces of people. I demolished and used paper from a previous pop-up and it was worn out, tired, incapable of helping me. It didn’t hold a fold well and it didn’t slide well. Perhaps I should use fresh card stock instead of older stock. I will try again! I suspect.

I cased in the text block for Fear Zero. I worked fast and rough and the book came out fast and rough. However, it was a good solid B-, if you were to grade me on it. Maybe a C+. It’s soft cover, paperback size, with the title on the cover. This last part is a bit of a challenge as I have to align things on the computer, print it out, and hope for the best. Actually, I make three or four test prints before printing it out on book cloth.

A YouTube video of Fear Zero is at 
https://youtu.be/2_Jui_hUGTU

Fiction

The same as last week, I am working on Book One of The Fear Trilogy titled Fear Itself. I believe I have made it stronger; not longer and not more ‘literary’ but stronger. The three plot lines are clearer. The plot lines are 1. Who is the Spy? 2. Who ordered the killings? and 3. Will the protagonist (McKenzie) find his wounded buddy (Ferrell)? 

I am also working on another trilogy tentatively called The Revenge Trilogy. I’m outlining it, doing some research, and plotting plots. The main plot is A woman (Monty) seeks revenge for the rape and murder of her wife (Julie). It takes Monty into the depths of society where murderers, rapists, and molesters abide.

 

 Books Available for Your Reading Pleasure

 Fear Zero

Can 10-year-old Matt McKenzie, thrown in prison for murdering his mother, survive sadistic guards, violent inmates, loneliness, and fear? When released at 16 without a Citizen’s Number, will he be able to find a job or a place to live? The odds are against him.

This is the prelude to The Fear Trilogy, a dystopian future war novel which follows McKenzie from war to peace and back to war through power-hungry politicians, conspiracies, and intrigue.

 Available at

 iBooks  • Kobo • Barnes & Noble  • Scribd

 The City of Cocks

Sol is wrongly arrested for murdering a teenager whose father works with important people in this small Oregon town. They all want someone – Anyone! – arrested and convicted of the murder. Sol must rely on his wife and a friend who is an alcoholic poet who sees and talks to ghosts. Not a strong defense team.

The City of Cocks is a sister-novel to Feeding Vicki’s Corpse.

Available at:

 iBooks  •  Kobo  •  Barnes & Noble •   Scribd

 Feeding Vicki’s Corpse

McCorkle, a retired Boston police detective, is haunted by the death of someone he loved as he wanders around the US. In Oregon, he saves the lives of four teenagers. The chief of police asks him to help solve a cold case. In his investigations he discovers the murder is related to a rape. But the most powerful businessman in the town doesn’t want the murder solved or the rape exposed.

Feeding Vicki’s Corpse is a sister-novel to The City of Cocks.

Available at: 

iBooks  •  Kobo   • Barnes & Noble  ª  Scribd