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I'm Back!


Dear Friends,
   First, I really need to apologize. I've been neglecting the business end of the writing for months, and my website has been an under-construction disaster since September. For that, I'm sorry. I divide my working time between writing and law school, and I'm afraid the studies got the better of me.

   But I'm back! Now that school is done for the summer, I've had a few days to tackle all those overdue projects. In particular, updating the website was a priority. I've reloaded everything, cleaned away excess old news, and remodeled. Go ahead and check out my Books, Works in Progress, and Author pages!

   As for what's going on for the moment, I'll be living in Oak Harbor, WA for the summer to intern with the US Navy's JAG Corps. In my free time, I hope to finish writing The Gods' Punishment and get started on The Uprising, the explosive conclusion to The Uprising Trilogy. In the meantime, paperback versions of The Faith should be available from Amazon in the next few weeks. I'll post once they're up, so check back for more news!

   As always, please contact me if you have any questions. I'll keep writing!

Yours,
Michael

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