A Draft Cover for the Overland Trains Book
I have been working on the Overland Trains book cover this last week. This is a draft cover and title so far. September 12th is the tentative release date. The…
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Tentative Book Pre-Release Date – September 14, 2022
I have been working on the Overland Trains story for the past two and a half years. It has taken me hundreds of hours, if not thousands to complete the…
Book Update: May 30, 2022
Last month, I printed out three draft copies of my book – sans images. One copy was for me to read and edit, copy two for a Historian in Texas…
Overland 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 you would like to join, please click the “Facebook Page”…
Book Writing Update: May 18, 2022
I just drove back from a local printer with three copies of the near-final Overland Trains book. I am sending a copy to a Historian who has been helping me…
Book 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 be published by October 2022. If not, I have other…
Book 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 over and over again. I started this journey a little…
Alaska 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 and found the USPS had delivered my latest image. When…
Book 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 week does not leave much time past email correspondence to…
Book 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 see and hear him talk about R. G. LeTourneau a…
What 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 accomplish the technical aspects. I have worked in information technology…
Book 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 so much more than I thought was possible. The amount…