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3 May, 2025

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New Book Published!

Blelo evwebody!

Exciting news! I just published my science fiction novella, Star Runner, in Amazon. It is available in e-book and paperback formats:

https://a.co/d/8e06m8e

Here’s the back cover: “In the crowded streets of a gritty, future Earth, Milo Halliday is just another courier with a dream, riding his leviboard and longing for a break from his everyday grind. But when a chance encounter and a mysterious flyer lead him to the Space Force, his life spirals into a whirlwind of unexpected friendships, high-flying missions, and secrets that could shake the very foundations of the empire. With danger lurking behind every cosmic corner and the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, Milo’s journey is about to get a whole lot more intense—and surprisingly personal.”

Please be aware that this book contains LGBTQ+ content. If you aren’t interested in that, I suggest you not read it.

Happy reading!

-J

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18 April, 2025

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New Book Published

Hello, everybody. My science fiction crime drama, Code of Murder, has been published and is now available on Amazon in e-book and paperback formats. 🙂

Here is the back cover copy:

“In a near-future metropolis where technology blurs the lines between life and death, Detective Cordell Washington is thrust into a maelstrom of brutal murders and digital horror. When a series of meticulously staged crime scenes and eerie links to a legacy serial killer emerge, Cordell finds his grasp on reality and justice slipping away. With the ominous Genesys System promising eternal life yet concealing ominous secrets, every revelation forces him to confront not only a twisted killer but also the darkness within himself. As stakes reach a fever pitch, Cordell must decipher clues that could either shatter his world or deliver him from the relentless nightmare threatening to consume him.”

If you like crime, thriller, mystery, or science fiction, or just reading (maybe?), I invite you to check it out. 🙂

Of course I’m back to thinking it’s terrible. 😦 I was just looking at all the releases on Amazon and just noticing I’m just a tiny voice in a sea of yelling and screaming writers wanting to be heard. Yeah, I’m “special.” Just like everyone else. I only hope that people like it and don’t think it’s complete shite. I would hate for big crime junkies to read it and give me terrible reviews and say it’s awful. 😦 I guess we’ll see.

Anyway, I am happy I finished it and it’s up and out there. The next one that I will be publishing is my science fiction space opera novella. I’m nervous about that one, too. (Me? No!)

Happy reading,

J

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New Book Available

Hi everybody!

My short story collection, Nine Tales, is now available on Amazon. The e-book version will be up and available in a couple days.

Check it out! 🙂

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Professional Review!

Hey everybody!

It’s been a while since I last updated. A LOT of stuff has been going on…

*ehem.

BUT.

Back in April 2020, I entered the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards. They recently announced the winners and runner-ups. I didn’t win or place, but I got my commentary back and I thought it was really great! So I wanted to post it. 🙂

(Scale of 1-5, 5 being outstanding, 1 needing improvement)

Structure, Organization, and Pacing: 4

Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar: 4

Production Quality and Cover Design: 5

Plot and Story Appeal: 4

Character Appeal and Development: 4

Voice and Writing Style: 5

Judge’s Commentary: This cover hooked me from the start, as did the blurb on the back. I think the production of this cover design and the inside of the book is well executed and the cover art especially will hook the right readers for this story. I really enjoy this type of fiction in which the setting and characters are at once so relatable and similar, and yet something is very, very, askew in their situations so that you know it’s a bit of a problematic situation for them! While this type of alternate America story might be a little close-hitting to the obscurities of our current reality, I didn’t mind reading it and thought it was interesting and clever in the way the plot turns and twists. I would have liked a bit more character development throughout the plot, and to see a bit more of the city and world fleshed out, but I thought the idea of this book was quite interesting. There were a handful of fun moments where things took a turn I was not expecting and I was surprised at how some of the characters responded but in a good way. I like being surprised in that way by stories like these. It was great fun!

Here’s a link to my book if you’re interested: The Underground Dogs by J.C.D. Kerwin

Now I hope to really get moving on completing my other space opera novel and some short stories I have milling around in my head. I haven’t written in a while so I really want to. Maybe this is some motivation I need!

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New Story Published

Hi there, folks. I had a new story published today. Check out my sci-fi western, “The Bounty Hunter,” in Bewildering Stories. Hope you like it! Let me know what you think. This one was a lot of fun to write!