Kickoff Blog

This is my first blog. It's a whole new world for me. I want to use this forum to introduce myself as a new author. I want to tell my blog followers about myself, my history, my venture into writing.
I will focus on what I have done that worked for me and what I have done that didn't work. I want to keep it all positive and constructive. I will also provide insider content about my books, characters, and story lines.
Of course, I will post notices of upcoming events like book releases and book signings, and milestones for me as an author.
I write stories in the terrorist thriller genre. Most of the story lines are based on real events in history. For instance, The Defect is based on the core meltdown at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station. I give a fictional alternate background for the story
The Chilcoat Project is based on my experience as a senior scientist at a national nuclear research laboratory and on a real life event where a cyber-terrorist stole nuclear weapons secrets from a different national laboratory.
I'm a Marine is based on my oldest granddaughter who is currently an aviation firefighter in the Marines and on my experience as a Army nuclear weapons specialist in 1968. Much of the story is fictional, some is not.
While I touch on the subjects of terrorism, religion, our government, and homeland security, my stories are fiction. I ask that my blog not be used for general discussion on these topics. My books are solely for the entertainment of my readers. I appreciate your understanding.