I had intended to make this post back on February 11, but other things got in my way and I pushed it aside. Between working on my latest novel (easy) and updating my resume (hard), I haven’t given much consideration to maintaining at least a monthly post here. So, let’s get that out of the […]
Author Archives: James Vesping
Three Years
On January 20, 2017, I resigned from my job working for the United States Department of Defense. I had worked there for just over 6 years, having started at the end of September, 2010. It was the second real job I’d ever held in my life, the first time I truly started earning a living […]
Happy new year! And decade!
New year, new decade! The holidays are finally behind us and I’m getting settled into work again. Got the ball rolling on a third Mandate novel, which I’d been thinking about for some time. Hardly worth publishing, but I needed to focus on a story for myself again. Here’s to hoping for a great new […]
I drink my coffee in the afternoon
Yes, it’s true: I am not a morning person, but I drink a cup of joe between the hours of 1400 and 1600 (that’s 2-4PM for those not aware of 24 hour clocks). It is cheap instant coffee and masked with sugar and creamer, as my grandfather preferred it. I don’t bother with it in […]
Where does the time go?
I had planned to at least try and make monthly updates at a minimum to this, but a quick look on my calendar shows that I missed out on September and October entirely! I’ve never been very good at tracking my progress, much less talking about it. I started a new novel in July and […]
Cartoons!
As a test of my image resizer, here is a cartoon from last month I did! Know your target(s) before you pull the trigger!
WordPress and image plugins
Prior to switching to WordPress, I had my own PHP based website linked to a database. I made the change from a custom design to WordPress for a variety of reasons, some of which I’m now doubting, but I’m trying to stick with it. That doesn’t help much in regard to certain things like image […]
Zippy McZooms
Zippy McZooms and the Intergalactic Cereal Bowl is now available on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords! The first novella in the series, follow Zippy McZooms, op- er, captain of the Intergalactic Unionized Alliance garbage scow, TR-4SH Scoupedia as he cleans up the Core Verses of waste and general refuse! While working quite hardly (most assuredly!) to […]
A Shadow of a Man
A Shadow of a Man, the first book in the series, is available now! On the eve of a Fifth Divide War, the Conglomerate and the Federation are once again preparing for war. Into this, Adrina, Jaques, Michael, and Eleanor are thrown into a plot far deeper than anyone imagined. At what point do myths […]
Carmen Ahearn and the Fire in the Clouds
The first book in the Carmen Ahearn series, Fire in the Clouds, is available now! Follow Carmen Ahearn as she takes on the case of Wyn, a boy with seemingly forbidden magical power. Does the boy have access to knowledge banished from the mortal realm, or is there something far more sinister at play? In […]