Kal Spriggs

Tag: 2019

  • Kal’s July 2019 Forecast

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    Hey everyone, it’s July!  For my fellow Americans, I hope you had a happy and safe 4th of July.  For everyone else, well, I ate lots of food and hung out with friends on your behalf. I’ve just finished off Army Space Corps: Vernian Space Gun, which is headed to a potential publisher.  It was…

  • Kal’s Spike Con Schedule

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    Hey everyone, I’ll be at Spike Con this coming week.  Here’s my schedule: Thu Jul 4 5:45:pm Thu Jul 4 6:45:pm Cats in Speculative Fiction Stratus 9 Our feline friends, big and small, have always been in our tales of fear, magic, and even science fiction. They feature as pets, threats, and even protagonists. Come discuss…

  • Kal’s 2019 Liberty Con Schedule

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    Hey everyone.  I’m going to be at Liberty Con this year, but I’ve  got a bit more narrow of a window, as I’ll only be there Saturday and Sunday. Here’s my schedule: Day Time Name of Event Sat 10:00AM Autograph Session (MJ Allen, Buettner, Del Arroz, Spriggs) Sat 02:00PM Critters Sat 04:00PM Chris Kennedy Publishing…

  • Kal’s June 2019 Forecast

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    Hey everyone, June is here! If you haven’t heard already, Stolen Valor, the second Forsaken Valor book, comes out June 8th.  I’m really excited for this one, it’s a pretty intense book. I’m working on The Star Engine, this month, which is the seventh book of the Shadow Space Chronicles.  My goal is to have…

  • Steven Spriggs

    Steven Spriggs

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    My father passed away on Thursday. Steven Spriggs passed away on May 2nd, 2019 while recovering from surgery.  He was sixty-eight years old.  Steven served thirty years in the military, as an officer and enlisted, active duty and reserve, in the Army and the Navy.  A father of four, he was preceded in death by…

  • Kal’s Starfest 2019 Schedule

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    I’ll be at Starfest this weekend, so if you’re in the area, I’d love to see you there!  I’m on two panels: Combat in SF and Fantasy (Friday 9 PM) A discussion of the good, the bad, and the ugly scenes of combat and action in Science Fiction and Fantasy. To include the differences between…

  • Shazaam! Movie Review (No Spoilers)

    Shazaam! Movie Review (No Spoilers)

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    DC/Warner Brothers has done a shift towards more light-hearted entertainment and they went to the kid/superhero Shazaam with their latest release. It’s a pretty big shift, one that began (arguably) with Wonder Woman and continued with Aquaman.  Overall, it’s a shift I appreciate because, well, I’ll admit I detested their grimdark approach from before. So…

  • Change of Schedule: Liberty Con

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    Hey everyone.  If you haven’t heard, Liberty Con has shifted the date of their convention.  I’ll still be there (I hope) but the date is shifted from 30 May-1 June and is now 28 June – 30 June.  They’ll also be at a different hotel there in Chattanooga (Marriott rather than the Read House).  Last…

  • Kal’s LTUE 2019 AAR

    Kal’s LTUE 2019 AAR

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    Hey everyone, here’s my AAR for LTUE 2019!  All in all, I had a great time and had the opportunities to both participate and observe some awesome panels on writing, art, book marketing, and more.   If you’re in the Western US, LTUE has got to be one of the better writing conventions you can attend.…

  • Kal’s LTUE Schedule

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    Hey everyone.  I’m currently on vacation, enjoying some skiing and trying not to injure myself.  But I’ll be at Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) writing convention in Provo, Utah this weekend.  If you’re in the area, come check it out.  Here’s my schedule: Thursday, February 14 5pm Joining the Rebellion! Birch (Marriott), 5pm –…