There has been a lot of talk recently about reading skills and how we can encourage each other to take literacy seriously. My approach has always been practical. Give people something they might actually want to read and you’ll have no problem encouraging better reading skills. One of the most fortunate things that happened to me growing up was easy access to not just books, but good books. I still remember titles I read when I was in elementary school. Those stories made a difference.
Now you are making that difference. As of this morning, our Every School in America program and the Action Faction have now joined forces to put 100 books in schools across the country, and we’re just getting started. As part of this rapidly growing project, I’m working on multiple fronts to advance some of the stories that got quick starts in 2025 and then got sidetracked. The good news is more than a few are getting new titles, new series names, new covers and print editions and almost all will be making appearances here as part of the Action Faction serialized fiction library.
Show your support for the Action Faction by becoming a sponsor! Links are below. Every time we hit a $50 milestone, we put another book in a school! Here is where all of my in-progress works stand at this point. I’ve added universe tags so you can see where each book fits. I’m finding a lot of my time is now dedicated to curating my own works. It’s not as easy as it looks 🙂
As you can see here, I have over 400,000 words of stories in progress, so there won’t be any shortage of new material.
The Wiki – I’m authoring a Wiki, which will serve as a secondary reference for all the named elements of my literary universes. It will start with the big three: Starships, LadyStar vs. Ironjammers, Kings and Conquests, and expand from there to include spinoffs like Silver Eagles, Tricycle Force/Zombie Salvage and so forth. As soon as it is suitable for review, I will move it to its own site, post the link here and give it a keyword on Jumpline.
Ai – Standalone – 7400 words – This is my story about a retired and largely isolated Army officer who is facing struggles far too common in our modern society. He invents an artificially intelligent android who, unlike most of the mechanisms of our world, is actually on his side for a change.
None But the King – Starships Universe/Action Faction – 12000 words – This is book one in a series about the Proximan/Human military alliance. It is a prequel to Starships at War.
Attack Pattern – Starships Universe – 5600 words – This is book two in my upcoming Advanced Starship Tactics series. I only have one scene written so far. I’m working on integrating that scene with the events of book one.
Dreadnought Ascendant – Starships Universe – 51000 words – I want to add some new material regarding the USS Republic and give her a proper sendoff in the last chapters.
Encounter at Demon Skull – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 12000 words – This book has a good structure, but is only about half the proper length of a novella in my fantasy series.
Hellstrike – Starships Universe – 15000 words – I think this story (Argent goes back in time to present-day Earth) has a ton of potential, both as a standalone and as a serial on the site here. I want to develop it more fully so the story is satisfying and not rushed.
The Hexing Harpy of Grisbane Hall – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 4000 words – I’m rewriting this one from the ground up. It’s a Halloween-theme haunted house story that is equal parts spooky and silly, but it is great fun to write. This will be book eight in my episodic fantasy series.
Hunter Killer – Starships Universe – 17000 words – The bonus material for this book needs to be written and published in a second edition.
Invicta – Starships Universe – This is book three in the Advanced Starship Tactics series. I haven’t started work on this one yet.
Jacks to the Nines – Starships Universe/Action Faction – 11000 words – This is a commissioned Action Faction title featuring a battle in the Platmore Field system between the Bandit Jacks and none other than the Imperial Butcher himself and his mighty starship, the Xelo. These are parallel events which take place during the events of Destroy All Starships.
Jaesha the Aranid – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 1300 words – I’ve invented a “hunter” character for my fantasy series that is roughly equivalent to the mentor character Reina of Kulnas. I may expand this cast of characters to include others so there is a colorful history for my fantasy stories to draw on.
Last Charge of the Defiant – Starships Universe – 14000 words – This is book one in the Advanced Starship Tactics series. It has an absolutely stunning premise, and fits in perfectly with the looming mystery of Omicron 474 and the wreck of Tae San. Watch closely for this one.
Lions Pride – LadyStar Adjacent – 65000 words – As some of you may know I had a seven-year career in marching bands. Four in high school and three at a Division I university. This story is my tribute to my almost-career as a musician.
No Savage Under This Moon – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 15000 words – I’ve added some new powers for my fantasy characters, which I plan to retcon into my previously published books so I can make all the plots consistent and reach a higher word count. I want my novellas to come in at 22000 to 25000 words as a rule.
The Shabby King of Never-Christmas – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 4000 words – In keeping with my holiday series, I have to write a Christmas book for my fantasy characters.
The Phantom of Hollow Forks – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 5000 words – This will be the first true “dungeon” expedition for my fantasy series, at least the first that includes both the LadyStar and Ironjammer characters. I’m re-visiting almost all my fantasy books except Dawnsong in order to include the Ironjammers wherever possible.
The Priestess and the Rogue – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 52000 words – This book is actually in rather good shape. I just have to complete act three. This will be the third novel in my fantasy series.
Protector of the Innocent – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 14000 words – Very much like No Savage, it needs to be retconned with my characters’ current powers, and it needs a higher word count so it qualifies as a novella.
The Infamous 24 – Starships Universe/Action Faction – 32000 words – My plan is to re-release this on my site here (as a serial) and then to slot the first 30000 words or so as a book one in a potential trilogy. I want to give all of the Facility 51 gadgets their due time in the sun.
Tricycle Force – LadyStar Adjacent – 9000 words – My fantasy characters are participating in an “Isekai” story, which means they left their regular world for the fantasy world through a portal. Their “regular” world is where stories like Lions Pride take place. It is also where they encounter other teams of “heroes,” where the word “hero” is only used in its most generous form. Tricycle Force is one of those groups: a ragtag team of zany over-eager technology enthusiasts who are humanity’s last line of defense when aliens land and start eating every vehicle with an even number of wheels.
Wreck – Starships Universe/Action Faction – 2000 words – This is a commissioned Action Faction title that features a “rebuild the starship” plot with a ticking clock.
LadyStar: The Dreamspeaker – LadyStar vs. The Ironjammers – 80000 words – This was my first novel, published in 2011. It did as well as could be expected based on my experience at the time, but it is incredibly out of date at this point. It needs a total rewrite, which will become a second edition and re-join the fantasy series as novel one.
Progress Towards Next New Book Sent to Schools
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