The perfect tool or a perfect waste

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 7, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Survival, Thought ExperimentTags , , , , , ,

Any disaster book has to explore the tools, skills and essential needs required to survive. Sometimes you have the perfect tool for the job and other times you’re lost in the woods with a writing journal and no pen. Our thought experiment for today is: What is the one item that you consider absolutely essential in a survival situation? AND What is the one item you consider absolutely useless in a survival situation? (extra credit if you add on why … Continue reading “The perfect tool or a perfect waste”

Out of nowhere?

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 4, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , , , , ,

One of the joys of being a writer is finding inspiration in the most unusual spaces. My question for today: What is the most obscure thing you’ve read/seen in the past month that impacts your writing? Here’s a few gems we’ve found in obscure places that have impacted our writing. Leave your own in the comments or feel free to comment on ours. Enjoy! DAVID RIKE Attack of the Mushroom People is a Japanese horror movie from the 60’s on … Continue reading “Out of nowhere?”

What we’re reading

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 4, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

From Stephen Patrick: One of the best things about working with a writing partner is how we compliment each other to make us and our stories better. Our individual reading tastes are hard to describe, but we both have a unique discipline beneath the madness. Below is a small snippet of what we are reading as The Holocaust Engine prepares to launch. Please share your own in the comments. We’d love to see where you are casting your gaze these … Continue reading “What we’re reading”

Why Key West?

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 3, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, Our process, UncategorizedTags , , ,

A brief look into the setting of The Holocaust Engine: For David, “The Holocaust Engine” started as a dream/nightmare.  In my dream it was an island off of the coast of California, but I haven’t been to California in ages.  The storyline needed an area that could be easily cut off due to its geography and we already had a trip planned to Florida. For Stephen, Key West is a stewpot of the weird, the strange, the eccentric and more … Continue reading “Why Key West?”

Where to start?

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on September 2, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Our process, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , , 1 Comment on Where to start?

As we move toward the release of The Holocaust Engine and our own first lines, it seems fitting to drop a few of our favorite fiction first lines. Add yours in the comments section It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. —George Orwell, 1984   A screaming comes across the sky. —Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow All this happened, more or less. —Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five  He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the … Continue reading “Where to start?”

The countdown begins!

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on August 31, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, UncategorizedTags , , , , , ,

We’re synchronizing our watches for Sept 14th as we count down to the official release of The Holocaust Engine. To help channel our excitement, we’ll be dropping daily hints about the book, a bit about us and some other fun topics to play with. Drop by www.holocaustengine.com and share your feedback, comments and other ideas. You can also share them on our FB page , and our book’s Goodreads page. And it won’t stop when the book drops…. but we’ll … Continue reading “The countdown begins!”

David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on August 23, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, Our process, Survival, The Writer's Life, Thought Experiment, UncategorizedTags , , , , , ,

#5 The White Mountains, by John Christopher  (Alien Invasion), young adult, but an absolute classic in the field.  I read it, 4th grade, maybe fifth, and it was my favorite book for years.  #4 The Earth Abides, George R. Stewart (disease) how timeless is this book?  When I bought it, it had a cover with a guy sporting an 80’s mullet.  It wasn’t until the end of the book that I realised it had been written MUCH (1949).     #3 … Continue reading “David Rike’s Top 5 Books about apocalyptic disasters”

One month to go!

Author stephenpatrick1 Posted on August 15, 2020September 12, 2020Categories Holocaust Engine series, UncategorizedTags , , , ,

On 9/14/2020, do you know where you’ll be? For David Rike and I, we’ll be celebrating the release of The Holocaust Engine, book 1 of our thriller series from Evolved Publishing. Pre-order your copy to join us as we start on a journey that takes us into Paradise to find something sinister and deadly. Do you have what it takes to survive?