A blog devoted to the writing process for Chasing Dragons: A World War II aviation adventure novel based in the South Pacific in the years immediately following World war II. Action, adventure and exotic locations. Strong female characters.

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SKYWRITER

Thoughts on the writing process and the magic of flight

It's Here!!!

05/31/2017

THE LAST RAJAH is now available here. In the post-war South Pacific, pilot Duke Kellogg, co-pilot, Edwina “Eddie” Watt, and flight mechanic Nick Minetti, once again, find themselves up to their necks in mystery and intrigue. A harrowing emergency landing on a search and rescue mission leaves the crew of “The Deuce” stranded in a remote rain forest in central Borneo. There they must contend with treachery, headhunters, and a rogue Japanese patrol. Will they find the missing heir to the
The Last Rajah

03/19/2017

The Last Rajah, the sequel to Chasing Dragons, will be released soon. Here's the blurb. Excerpts coming soon!!! Pilot, Duke Kellogg; co-pilot, Edwina “Eddie” Watt; and flight mechanic Nick Minetti are at it again. A harrowing emergency landing on a search and rescue mission leaves the crew of “The Deuce” stranded in a remote rain forest in central Borneo. There they must contend with treachery, the elements, and a rogue Japanese patrol. Will they find the missing heir to the Rajah’s throne?
Hill Aerospace Museum

01/01/2017

If you are ever in the Salt Lake City area be sure to visit the Hill Aerospace Museum. It's just outside Ogden and right off I-I5. They have an incredible array of beautifully restored aircraft. Check it out here: https://www.aerospaceutah.org/hill-aerospace-museum/
Check Out My Podcast Interview

12/18/2016

Check my podcast interview with author/blogger/podcaster J. David Core. Here. We discuss Chasing Dragons and a variety of other writing related subjects. Hope you find it interesting. Also check out Dave's great series of novels here. Here's the first in the Lupa Schwartz series.
Book Review: Flight of Passage by Rinker Buck

12/14/2016

The eponymously titled Flight of Passage is a warm, funny account of two brothers and their record setting flight across the country in a 1938 Piper Cub in post JFK America. At the core of this story are the conflicts between two brothers and their complicated relationship with their former barnstorming father. Fifteen year old Rinker Buck is the first person narrator and navigator. Seventeen year old Kernahan Buck is the pilot. Rink is the outgoing, self-confident high school jock and all
Mr. Spock with an E6B

11/29/2016

What is Mr. Spock doing with an E6B? He can't be solving wind or airspeed problems in space? The E6B was developed in the late 1930s...glad to see it is still useful.