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WAR DOGS: Pit Bull | IndieReader

A battle-scarred mercenary navigates a technologically fractured future where dangerous contracts and unresolved trauma collide.

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From Starship Troopers to The Light Brigade, explore 20 must-read military sci-fi and cyberpunk novels packed with exosuits, mercenaries, corporate conspiracies, and gritty combat.

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Why does your inner editor kill your first draft? One writer shares the two eureka moments that finally helped him finish a novel after years of failure.

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When someone holds the leash, some dogs bite back.

Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The war is over. Humanity won. But for Tiberius Novak, the battle never ended. Pre-Order on Amazon Once an elite Stealth Pulse Trooper, Tiberius lost everything in the Celestrion War: his career, his wife Elena, his son Ty. Now he survives as a War Dog, a licensed mercenary navigating the treacherous streets of Neocrest, where corporations called…

When someone holds the leash, some dogs bite back.

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Just a Quick Update

I’m still deep in revisions for the new book, War Dogs: Pit Bull. It’s turning out to be a fun action sci-fi romp. If you’re a fan of 1980s action movies with a modern twist, you’ll know exactly what you’re sinking your teeth into. Fair warning though: this one bites back. I don’t want to say much more until I’m closer to setting a release date. An ebook, print edition, and audiobook are all…

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Coming 2026

Coming 2026

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See it, Say it, Write it. Inner Voice

I’m struggling with it now. But I’m gonna’ lay it bare for you. Buck naked, so to speak, my mind exposed to the world. Hell, maybe I don’t even really know what’s in there. The more stories I’ve written, the faster I’ve approached a wall. 60, 70, 80 mph, type, type, type–crash! That wall is made of concepts, end results: structure, genre, character, dialog, theme. Brick after brick, stacked…

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Meet the Audiobook Narrator

Hello, my name is Jon Bolitho-Jones. Along with being an author, actor, and all round creative. I am also an audiobook narrator. Warm, bright, and quirky, I am a passionate storyteller with a rich and enjoyable voice. I have a home studio from which I can create bespoke audiobooks in a range of genres and styles. My own thoughts regarding Jon’s entire reading of Spectrum: Stories of Science…

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Spectrum Audiobook Sample

A student sorcerer just can’t seem to get a break after he accidentally transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Excerpt from the audiobook edition of Spectrum: Stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, the Unusual and the Sometimes Ordinary.

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Rockin' It Twice

Nothing ever comes easily. That goes for both learning to play guitar and writing books.

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Audiobook Coming Soon...

The audiobook is coming soon. Print edition soon to follow.

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Spectrum, Second Edition

Short Stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, the Unusual and the Sometimes Ordinary A student sorcerer just can’t seem to get a break after he transmogrifies his assistant into a palm tree. Alien Bleeders are coming for Earth, ingesting one terraformed planet after another. A ghoul hungers for souls but still finds time to enjoy art. And a shoeshine boy struggles to make ends meet at the far edge…

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Guilty Pleasures

The real world riding experience lends a hand to a fiction project I’m working on. Motorcycles, magic and monsters. I’ll admit it–I’ve detoured, finishing a last short story. Ever. Denouement wrapped up this coming week. It’s a fantasy. Had to try one last time at a competition. I’ve come close twice, so one more attempt. My stubbornness wouldn’t let me give up. There’s been benefits to writing…

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Guilty Pleasures

The real world riding experience lends a hand to a fiction project I’m working on. Motorcycles, magic and monsters. I’ll admit it–I’ve detoured, finishing a last short story. Ever. Denouement wrapped up this coming week. It’s a fantasy. Had to try one last time at a competition. I’ve come close twice, so one more attempt. My stubbornness wouldn’t let me give up. There’s been benefits to writing…

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What Have I Been Up To?

What Have I Been Up To?

Where, oh where, has the fiction writer gone? On trails, up mountains and through rugged days. The hike seemed to go on forever. One hundred miles of forever. From Milngavie to Fort William. Rain, cold and hard paths. And Laura and I had forgotten how much scrambling over rock was involved. It was our second time. Drip, drip, drip. Whoosh. Splash. The wet wind in our eyes. One foot in front of…

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What Have I Been Up To?

What Have I Been Up To?

Where, oh where, has the fiction writer gone? On trails, up mountains and through rugged days. The hike seemed to go on forever. One hundred miles of forever. From Milngavie to Fort William. Rain, cold and hard paths. And Laura and I had forgotten how much scrambling over rock was involved. It was our second time. Drip, drip, drip. Whoosh. Splash. The wet wind in our eyes. One foot in front of…

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