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As part if its first birthday celebration, Dagda Publishing is offering its fiction titles for free for the next several days!  From Dagda Publishing:

“Happy birthday to us! We made ourselves a cake (disclaimer: the cake is a lie). As a little celebration, and giving something back to everyone that has supported us in our endeavours over the last year, we have decided to offer our fiction titles for free for the next few days on Kindle. So, follow the links below to pick up some fantastic new fiction for your virtual bookshelf. Have a glorious weekend, everyone!

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“And, if you have enjoyed our books, please leave a review on Amazon – it all helps future sales and getting these authors the recognition they deserve. Bye for now!  🙂 “

Here is Dagda’s summary for my novel:

“There was a time, Rebecca’s father had told her, when wolves could not speak. She wished for that time.”

Rebecca O’Conner is the daughter of a hero, a veteran soldier of The Wolf War. Now, she herself is a Captain in the Special Animal Warfare Service (SAWS), fighting,as her father did against the armies of super-intelligent wolves that have taken over most of the continental United States.

The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More spans two periods of Rebecca’s life: the tumultuous Brooklyn childhood that shapes her future, preparing her for the soldier she must become, and her struggle to keep herself and her squad alive as she prepares to meet her destiny. Her empirical mind rebels against the chaotic dreams that haunt her, suggesting a greater path than she can yet comprehend as she seeks to find an end to the war.

The enemy is smart, strong and fearless; the odds are stacked against the human race. Is there hope for us in the war with the wolves? Will humanity prevail and reclaim its place as the dominant species on Earth? Or will the great demonic wolf that stalks Rebecca in her dreams close its jaws over the world and drive us to extinction?

Themes of loyalty and friendship run strongly throughout a compelling tale of hardship and struggle in a war unlike any other. However, even in a world where the enemy is of another species, The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More shows how resentment, distrust, and man’s inhumanity to man can persist at a time when putting our differences aside is crucial to the survival of mankind. Above all, the men and women of SAWS and the US Army strive to demonstrate the indomitable spirit of humanity, and re-establish our place at the top of the food chain.

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That really weird writer thing …

… when a new character pops into your head and you keep seeing her and imagining her thoughts.

And she’s just so sad.

Cheer up, Marybeth.  None of what is happening is your fault.  He’s the one who is culpable.  It’s a failure of leadership, but not your own.

“No.”

Had a list of considered titles for the sequel to “The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More;” ran them past my Girl Friday.

Her response?

“No.  No.  No.  NO.”

So, in other words, my early creative efforts have met with hearty approbation.

You can’t say she isn’t concise.

Can you hear that distant howling?

I’ve gotten a lot of queries from readers lately about progress on the next book in “The Wolf War” series.

Rest assured — I am working on it.  I promise devastated lands under harsh moonlight, disciplined soldiers moving quietly in the night, and our heroes keeping company with the dead.

I will apprise everyone of the journey as it proceeds.  

My Interview With Bunbury Magazine

I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Bunbury Magazine, in the United Kingdom, about “The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More.”  Bunbury is a beautiful online magazine focusing on the arts, with outstanding photography, artwork, poetry, short stories and interviews.

I had great fun with the interview, which included a lot of thoughtful questions, and more than a couple of fun ones.  

As “Dogs” is a post-apocalyptic science fiction story, the editors at Bunbury featured my interview in Issue Four, the Dystopian Special.  I’d like to thank Christopher Moriarty and Keri-Ann Edwards at Bunbury for their kind attention to a new writer, and to Reg Davey at Dagda Publishing for arranging this wonderful opportunity for me.

Enjoy the Dystopian Special here:

http://issuu.com/bunburymagazine/docs/bunbury-issue-four

 

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“A character is never the author who created him.”

“A character is never the author who created him. It is quite likely, however, that an author may be all his characters simultaneously.”

– Albert Camus

 

I love this quote.  (Thanks, Dagda Publishing Facebook page!)  I need to remember this the next time someone suggests that the main character in my book is an author proxy.

Or, as my Longwood High School pal Tim Gatto so tactfully asked, “Is Rebecca just you in drag?”

I will plead the Fifth, however, on whether or not any Mary Washington College pranks involved me getting into drag.

Just look at that handsome rogue …

This is the nutty friend who went to a party dressed as his favorite character from “The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More.”

He’s the Army Major and cognitive ethologist at Fort Ronald Reagan who teaches wolf psychology and interrogates wolf prisoners.

And Special Animal Warfare Service Squad Captain Rebecca O’Conner discovers that there’s more to his work than she initially expects …

But that’s cool — because he’d “do anything for a fellow carrot-top.”

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Guerilla marketing for a guerilla war?

I am laughing my @$$ off!!

A college pal and a reader of “The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More” is going to a party tonight dressed as a character!!  

I know exactly what the Special Animal Warfare Service emblem “looks like,” but I have zero artistic ability, so I cannot render it.  Maybe someday when I am wealthy, I will hire graphic designer John Celio to get it down for me.

Have fun, Greg, you NUT!!!  😀

 

From an MWC alum’s Facebook Wall:

“Wishing I was at the Naughty Shamrock.”
 
Me too!!! With my pal Patrick O’Conner. 
 
So long as he leaves that annoying kid at home …
 

Eric Robert Nolan in the University of Mary Washington Magazine

I am honored tonight to find that “The Dogs Don’t Bark In Brooklyn Any More” was featured in the “Book Report” section of the Spring 2014 Issue of the University of Mary Washington Magazine. I honestly feel that seeing this first novel featured alongside the books of my alumni and the esteemed university faculty is the nicest such honor I’ve received.

I’d like to extend my humble thanks to Director of University Publications Neva Trenis and her staff.

http://magazine.umw.edu/spring2014/departments/book-report/the-dogs-dont-bark-in-brooklyn-any-more/

 

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