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Russell Newquist
Russell graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2000 with a BA in Philosophy. Naturally, he began a career as a computer programmer. Later, he went on to earn a MS in Computer Science. Somewhere along the way he earned a black belt, and then added a few stripes to it and opened his own dojo. Thinking that he didn't have enough hats to wear, he started publishing company Silver Empire and has written some stories and might write some more.
He lives in north Alabama with his wife, three kids and three dogs in a house that still manages to have more computing devices than living beings where he attends a Roman Catholic church, continues to run his dojo, and works for a small software company.
He lives in north Alabama with his wife, three kids and three dogs in a house that still manages to have more computing devices than living beings where he attends a Roman Catholic church, continues to run his dojo, and works for a small software company.
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Blog postA long and dangerous voyage to a strange new world In the year 2462, Father Guerin voyages to a new world, like the priests who sailed the Atlantic in the 1700s. Joined by three other passengers and the crew of the cargo ship Hopeful, he sets off for the recently colonized planet Xanadu. What kind of person spends half a year cut off from the rest of humanity by the vast distances of interstellar space? What will they make of the over-educated and over-confident priest?
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Blog postGuess what I got to read this weekend that you have to wait for? Night’s Black Agents by Dragon Award nominee Daniel Humphreys. Agents is the sequel to his first urban fantasy / supernatural thriller novel, Fade. Long time readers of the blog will recall that I read Fade some time ago and absolutely loved it.
Humphreys is, in my opinion, one of the best up and coming authors out there at the moment. Which is why I bought not just Fade but the rest of the series – and by bought, I don’3 weeks ago Read more -
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You hear about the mobster shot through the lung? (Sure did. Heard his organization sprang a leak.) Liv had Grave Flowers going that Tuesday w1 month ago Read more -
Blog postI first posted our call for submissions for Silver Empire’s “Stairs in the Woods” anthology nearly two years ago. Several events transpired behind the scenes that caused us to delay the initial release. And then something crazy happened…
The submission page went viral. That was kind of strange, but it happened. And we ended up with a ridiculous number of submissions – more submissions for this single anthology than for all other Silver Empire anthologies combined. For months now I’ve1 month ago Read more -
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Winter break is normally a peaceful time at the university, especially during a blizzard. So it shocked everyone when they found the dean murdered at his desk. Thanks to an empty campus, there are no witnesses and police have little to go on. With the police stymied, and hoping to wrap up the investigation before students return for the spring semester, the president of the university has turned to the Franciscan Brothers of Investigation for help.
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Blog postWar in the Vatican!
Sean A.P. Ryan saved the pope from assassination and rescued him from a kidnapping attempt. But now fifteen thousand men are coming to assault the Vatican and end the church forever. Ryan and his team have raced to prepare the city for invasion, but will even that be enough when the Mafia gets involved? The thrilling conclusion to the epic Pius Trilogy!
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Blog postWine! Hundreds of bottles.
“This is quite a wine cellar!” Marshall Leibowitz remarked as he and the white-haired cork master, Frank Remley, walked down the slightly creaky stairs into the large, climate-controlled basement room.
“No other wine club can boast of vintages rarer than those here at Arkwright,” Remley said proudly as the two men stepped onto the floor and looked out over the wooden racks.
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Blog postAfter about 14 months of heavy use, my Shady Rays broke. I still have the second pair (although I need to find them again), but it’s time to test out their lifetime warranty and report back to everyone!
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Blog postComing soon from Silver Empire: Urban-Fantasy.com – your one stop source for all things urban fantasy!
We’re looking for a few good contributors to our new blog! Applicants must be able and willing to provide regular blog posts on the following topics, all related to Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction, or Supernatural Thrillers:
Book reviews Movie reviews TV reviews Theory, critique and discussion Analysis In return, Urban-Fantasy.com will provide the following to contributors:3 months ago Read more -
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As the cycle fell toward me, I hopped back into the pantry slamming the door—but not in time. My toes crushed as I pulled in with fear and adrenalin.
Taller, but no gutsier in my thirties than I had been in my teens, I hoped that this gol3 months ago Read more -
Blog postThe Pope Has Been Kidnapped!
Giovanni Figlia, head of Vatican security, doesn’t have an easy job cleaning up the mess that Sean A.P. Ryan left after stopping an international plot to bring down the Vatican. He’s got to deal with the remnants of old Soviet spy rings, a beautiful defector, and foreign agents of all stripes.
Then someone kidnapped the Pope.
Mercenaries, spies, beautiful women, international intrigue and ancient secrets – The Pius Trilogy has it all!
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Blog postAs I’ve mentioned before, Silver Empire will be cranking up the production pipelines hard in 2018. Earlier this week I announced that we’re bringing on author Christopher Lansdown. Back in December I announced that we’re republishing Declan Finn’s urban fantasy Love at First Bite series – and that we have another, entirely original, urban fantasy series in the work from Mr. Finn that’s already making rapid progress.
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Blog post“I think rookies with two first names shouldn’t tell me how to do my job,” Detective Morgan Liu, said, rolling her eyes. It was true she had been completely stressed since her former partner Jose Casilla, took two bullets in the course of a gang shooting. He was still hospitalized, in a coma. Meanwhile, she was stuck with Detective David Benjamin, sitting in a 1984 Cadillac. Undercover duty was the worst. “I can’t believe you brought donuts to a stakeout,” Morgan said.
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Blog postSilver Empire is pleased to announce today that we’re expanding our author ranks and our 2018 book lineup by adding author Christopher Lansdown to our list. Christopher Lansdown is the author of the superhero novel Ordinary Superheroes and the sci-fi novel A Stitch In Space, both of which Silver Empire will be republishing later this year.
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Blog postSgt. Paul Curran got the phone call about the hostage situation. “Milford Police Department. Sgt. Curran,” he said. “This is a recorded line.”
“Recorded?” the childlike voice responded. “Oh, I. . . I didn’t know that.” He spoke to someone with him. “I’m being recorded,” he said, impressed. “Pretty neat, huh?”
“This is Sgt. Curran. May I help you?”
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Blog postWe talk to authors David J. West and returning guest Hans Schantz about pacing and story structure. In part three, we discuss genre tropes. Watch it on YouTube or listen on iTunes or Google Play.
David’s Most Recent Book:
Brutal: http://amzn.to/2uV1Bfw
David is on Twitter @David_JWest
Hans’ Most Recent Book:
A Rambling Wreck: http://amzn.to/2sFvOxs
Hans is on Twitter @AetherCzar, and his website is http://aetherczar.com
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Blog postWe talk to authors David J. West and returning guest Hans Schantz about pacing and story structure. In part one, we discuss the core of story structure, what’s hardwired into us and what’s cultural, as well as what has changed over time in audience expectation from stories. Watch it on YouTube or listen on iTunes or Google Play.
David’s Most Recent Book:
Brutal: http://amzn.to/2uV1Bfw
David is on Twitter @David_JWest
Hans’ Most Recent Book:
A Rambling W8 months ago Read more -
Blog postWe talk to authors David J. West and returning guest Hans Schantz about pacing and story structure. In part one, we discuss the core of story structure, what’s hardwired into us and what’s cultural, as well as what has changed over time in audience expectation from stories. Watch it on YouTube or listen on iTunes or Google Play.
David’s Most Recent Book:
Brutal: http://amzn.to/2uV1Bfw
Hans’ Most Recent Book:
A Rambling Wreck: http://amzn.to/2sFvOxs
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Blog postWe recorded the debut episode of Kennings & Cantrips on location at LibertyCon XXX! We even managed to con five of our author friends into joining us. Due to the length of the recording, we chose to give each author their own episode.
Episode 1.4 features Jon Del Arroz, author of Star Realms: Rescue Run and For Steam and Country. Listen here or directly from YouTube! Now available on iTunes and Google Play!
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Blog postWe recorded the debut episode of Kennings & Cantrips on location at LibertyCon XXX! We even managed to con five of our author friends into joining us. Due to the length of the recording, we chose to give each author their own episode.
Episode 1.4 features Dawn Witzke, cover artist and author of Path of Angels, an interstellar adventure. Listen here or directly from YouTube! Now available on iTunes and Google Play!
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Blog postWe recorded the debut episode of Kennings & Cantrips on location at LibertyCon XXX! We even managed to con five of our author friends into joining us. Due to the length of the recording, we chose to give each author their own episode.
Episode 1.3 features Declan Finn, Historian and and author of A Pius Man and Honor at Stake – a Dragon Award nominated vampire romance tale. Listen here or directly from YouTube! Now available on iTunes and Google Play!
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Blog postWe recorded the debut episode of Kennings & Cantrips on location at LibertyCon XXX! We even managed to con five of our author friends into joining us. Due to the length of the recording, we chose to give each author their own episode. Episode 1.2 features Daniel Humphreys, IT Technician and author of A Place […]
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Blog postWe recorded the debut episode of Kennings & Cantrips on location at LibertyCon XXX! We even managed to con five of our author friends into joining us. Due to the length of the recording, we chose to give each author their own episode.
Episode 1.1 features Hans Schantz, engineer and author of A Rambling Wreck – a hard science fiction alternate history novel set on campus at Georgia Tech. Listen via our RSS feed or on YouTube! Coming to iTunes and Google Play very soon!
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Blog postWhat does [Renshi/Kyoshi/Hanshi/Shihan] mean? In addition to the kyu/dan (underbelt/black belt) ranking system used by most Japanese martial arts, there is a parallel system called shogo (称号). The word loosely translates into English as title or rank. In this context, title is a bit more accurate. These titles are awarded only to dan (black belt) […]
The post The Shogo FAQ – The Meanings of Renshi, Kyoshi, Hanshi and Shihan appeared first on Spirit Made Steel Martial Arts.
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Blog postWe’ve now hit on two very different myths about where karate belts came from. They didn’t come from not washing belts, and they weren’t invented for lazy Americans. So where did they come from?
We must recognize that what came first wasn’t the belts, it was the kyu/dan ranking system that the belts represent. This ranking system isn’t unique to the martial arts. Jigoro Kano, the founder of Judo, brought it to Judo in 1883. From there, it spread throughout the rest of the Asian martial1 year ago Read more -
Blog postLast week we discussed a popular myth about the origin of karate belt colors. Another, even more popular, myth is that karate belts were invented for “lazy Americans.”
According to the story, the “ancient and true” martial arts masters of yore never needed belt colors. They trained because of a love of the art, and didn’t measure themselves. Belts only came along when the martial arts moved to the west – specifically the United States. Those lazy westerners (especially Americans)1 year ago Read more -
Blog postThere’s a legend surrounding karate belt colors. I’ve heard variants of it in many dojos, but the core of the legend goes something like this: In the beginning, the only two belt colors were white and black. Since ancient tradition dictates that washing your belt washes all your knowledge away, over time, a student’s belt […]
The post How Your Karate Belt Colors DIDN’T Come To Be appeared first on Spirit Made Steel Martial Arts.
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Blog postFriends, We’ve been through some wonderful times together as a dojo. Unfortunately, sometimes the times aren’t so great. Last weekend, tragedy struck close to home for one of our youngest students. Ethan LaPietra came out on Saturday to perform wonderfully at his belt test and earn a well deserved blue belt. Sadly, the next day […]
The post A Student In Need appeared first on Spirit Made Steel Martial Arts.
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Blog postThere’s a reason that martial arts are called “arts.” There are a lot of myths, half truths, gray areas, and outright lies in our field. And even when we can demonstrate with practical experience that something works, martial artists all too often have a terrible understanding of the science behind why it works. In that environment, Fight Like a Physicist by Jason Thalken is a real breath of fresh air.
Thalken’s tome is basic rather than exhaustive. Anybody who’s had a college level p2 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe 2015 American Budo Society annual seminar was last Saturday. I was asked to teach a session for the first time this year. Although that was a lot of fun – and a great privilege – it also meant that I didn’t get to participate directly in any sessions other than the ones I taught personally. However, several of my students did, and they all reported a fantastic time. I know that I had a great time, too.
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Blog postYesterday, a student answered a question with the words, “Yes, master.” I told him point blank that I don’t like the term and asked him to please not do that again in my dojo.
To be fair to the poor kid, a young boy of six, I was trying to get the class to respond with a hearty, “Yes, sir!” What can I say? This is the south – we still pride ourselves on the sirs and ma’ams. And the way most dojos have twisted the word “osu” is so ridiculous that I prefer to avoid using it in the dojo.3 years ago Read more -
Blog postThe martial arts world is home to an awful lot of myths, misconceptions, half truths and sometimes even outright lies. Most of this comes from well meaning individuals – including well trained martial arts instructors – who are merely repeating what they’ve been told. Only a small portion of it is malicious, coming from hucksters […]
The post 6 Martial Arts Myths and the Truths Behind Them appeared first on Spirit Made Steel Martial Arts.
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Blog post“Why do you take Karate?”
It’s a question I’ve asked almost every single student I’ve ever trained at almost every single belt test that I’ve ever run. To give credit where credit is due, I stole the question from my own Sensei. It’s a question that a good sensei should always be asking his students.
Over the years I’ve encountered a pretty wide variety of responses. Some are obvious – almost cliche, even. Others are humorous (sometimes intentionally, sometimes not). I’ve even4 years ago Read more
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