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BOOKS (How and where to get them)
OTHER ON-LINE LOCATIONS:
FACEBOOK (Hope to have a new Facebook Page up and running shortly) BLOG/Live Journal
AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE TWITTER
BIOGRAPHY (All I think you
need to know about me)
WRITING (Excerpts from the Stone
Island Sea Stories) (A short (science fiction)
Stone Island Sea Story…Mr. Townsend’s Chronometer)
RESEARCH (Includes a list of characters from the Stone Island Sea
Stories)
LINKS (Other sites or pages that might be of interest)
OTHER (Reviews of Dave’s book(s)… Book reviews Dave has written…adding new ones
regularly! What Dave has read… just
updated!)
CONTACT (Get in touch if interested in signed copies, have
questions, comments, or would like Dave to speak to your group.)
All three books
are available at Coeur d’Alene’s Well-Read
Moose
2048 N. Main
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Click here to read The Unseen Visitors, my contribution to
this collection of short works by members of Spokane
Authors and Self-Publishers.
It’s available on Amazon
or locally at 2nd Look Books and Auntie’s
Bookstore.
The Stone
Island Sea Stories by D.
Andrew McChesney seamlessly blend Age of Sail/Naval Adventure, as in C. S. Forester’s Hornblower stories
and Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series with a unique Science
Fiction/Alternate World touch. The first book, Beyond the Ocean's Edge, was self-published in
May 2012 through Outskirts Press. Sailing Dangerous Waters was published on 27 December
2013! Darnahsian Pirates was published on 28 July 2021!
Second editions of Beyond the Ocean’s Edge
and Sailing Dangerous Waters were published at the beginning
of February 2023
(With the exception of some author photos and a
book cover, artwork featured on this site was created by D. Andrew McChesney)
My interview
on Live Journal by Charlie Cochrane
Author Events/Appearances:
Tentatively scheduled to be at:
Arts and Crafts Fair, Ridge Line High School
Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8, 2024
Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting,
Sans Souci West Club House (3231 W. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA) Friday, December
13, 2024
Alternate Spokane Authors and
Self-Publishers meeting,
St. Francis of Assisi Church social hall, (1104 W. Heroy Ave., Spokane, WA)
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting,
Sans Souci West Club House (3231 W. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA) Friday, January 10,
2025
Alternate Spokane Authors and
Self-Publishers meeting,
St. Francis of Assisi Church social hall, (1104 W. Heroy Ave., Spokane, WA)
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting,
Sans Souci West Club House (3231 W. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA) Friday, February 14,
2025
Alternate Spokane Authors and
Self-Publishers meeting,
St. Francis of Assisi Church social hall, (1104 W. Heroy Ave., Spokane, WA)
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting,
Sans Souci West Club House (3231 W. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA) Friday, March 14,
2025
Alternate Spokane Authors and
Self-Publishers meeting,
St. Francis of Assisi Church social hall, (1104 W. Heroy Ave., Spokane, WA)
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting,
Sans Souci West Club House (3231 W. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA) Friday, April 11,
2025
Alternate Spokane Authors and
Self-Publishers meeting,
St. Francis of Assisi Church social hall, (1104 W. Heroy Ave., Spokane, WA)
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Please contact me if you’d like me to speak
to your group.
Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers
Listed Speaker
Name: D. Andrew (Dave)
McChesney
Contact: daveeva@comcast.net (509 325-2072
(h) or (509) 768-6178 (c)
Will speak to: Writing Groups, Book Clubs, Historical Associations, Naval History,
Age of Sail Enthusiasts, and more.
On (subjects): Writing, Publishing, Marketing, History, Naval History, Age of Sail
fiction, and more
For: an opportunity to
sell books and artwork
Notes: I enjoy sharing and passing on what little I think I know about
writing, publishing, or especially the age of sail!
Acknowledgements:
I'm sure to
leave some out in compiling this list. If I do, it is a memory thing and
not that I don't appreciate your encouragement and help.
For instilling a love of
reading, which led to a desire to write: my late parents, William and Irene,
and my recently departed sister, Leslie Ann.
For unabashed enthusiasm
for my work and showing me (and many others) the ins and outs of the publishing
world: Anne.
For chapter
by chapter dissection of the first book: Carolyn,
Nanette, Locke, Marilee, Michelle, Shanti, and Irene.
For enthusiastically
reading the first two books: Helen and Matt.
For valuable advice on
query letters, even as she sent me a rejection notice: Nadia.
For overall support and
encouragement: Eva, Jessica, Connie, fellow Spokane Club
employees, fellow Inland Northwest Corvair Club members, members of Spokane
Authors and Self-Publishers, and many others.
For help in editing, beta
reading, formatting, cover design, and more, as Darnahsian
Pirates came to fruition: Kate and Sue,
fellow members of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers. Additional thanks to Sue for help in
publishing second editions of Beyond the Ocean’s Edge and Sailing Dangerous
Waters.
Page updated:11/20/2024
©2008 by D. Andrew McChesney
