Dinsmere was a Lance Corporal, having been promoted back after getting busted to PFC. He was a great Intelligence Marine, but not a Marine’s Marine. We were on an exercise and had the opportunity to find and explore a MAZ-543 with a Scud missile. The MAZ was a massive eight-wheeled missile transporter with a small […]
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Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep100 – Why do I write?
Dinsmere (name changed to protect the innocent)
C&M Ep 118 – Steve Campbell & Audio (not that Steve Campbell, the other one)
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep99 – Networking Basics
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep98 – A Macro View of Your Written Page
A dog named Notso
The XO of Marine Aircraft Group 11 had a bulldog named Notso. His last name was Bright. One year for the Marine Corps Ball, one of our august officers volunteered for duty the day of the Ball so that he would not have to attend. The Commanding Officer took exception to this and looked for […]
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep97 – Working with your copy/line editor
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep96 – Reader Engagement
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep95 – Short Series vs Long Series
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep94 – Write to the Finish
Successful Indie Author Five-Minute Focus Ep93 – Who to trust with your prose
Successful Indie Author Five Minute Focus Ep92
Successful Indie Author Five Minute Focus Ep91 – A Kick in the Butt
Once More On Board (Bored) Ship
Ship life for officers is little better than that for enlisted folks, except for one major exception. Chow in the wardroom is unlimited and eating on the mess deck is an exercise in finding the right (any) nutrition and quantity. I was now a lofty First Lieutenant and the S-2 of the Marine Aircraft Wing, […]