Last month, I printed out three draft copies of my book – sans images. One copy was for me to…
Continue ReadingOverland Trains Facebook Followers Reaches 1,500
Our Facebook Community has grown to over 1,500 Followers this week. We’ve had some fantastic interactions among our group. If…
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I just drove back from a local printer with three copies of the near-final Overland Trains book. I am sending…
Continue ReadingBook Writing Update: May 13, 2022
A few moments ago, I submitted my proposal to the Alaska Historical Society’s 2022 Annual Conference (http://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/about-ahs/conference/). The book should…
Continue ReadingBook Writing Update April 24, 2022
I stopped major writing around 4 months ago. Since then, I have been working through each chapter, editing each chapter…
Continue ReadingAlaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter: Dates are Not What they Seem
I am a bit of a sucker whenever a LeTourneau image is for sale online. I opened my front door…
Continue ReadingBook Writing Update as of February 22, 2022
I have had 4 days off for the weekend, President’s Day, and one day of vacation to write. The work…
Continue ReadingBook Writing Update January 27, 2022
Calum’s recent video on the Overland Trains has caused quite a stir about these machines. It was really nice to…
Continue ReadingWhat Technical Resources do I Need to Research and Publish a Book and Companion Website
When I started researching the Overland Trains book, I thought that I had a pretty good idea of how to…
Continue ReadingBook Writing Update and Progress December 24, 2021
My original deadline for publishing at the end of 2021 has come and gone. Researching, learning, and writing has evolved…
Continue ReadingAre we Forgetting How to… Everything?
I have been working on the finishing the Sno-Train chapter for the last two weeks. This machine has the most…
Continue ReadingBook Writing Update September 19, 2021
The first 6 book chapters are being reviewed and edited! I received the first copy edit on Chapter 1 last…
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