Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Red White and Black Update!


I remember thinking when Barack Obama was elected that the premise of this story would now be irrelevant.  I remember believing the movie "Gran Torino" had pre-empted my message.  I fretted the recent movie "Black or White" would render my story obsolete.

Then there was Ferguson, and Baltimore, and Charleston.  This story is not irrelevant nor is it obsolete.  Though set in the 1960's, it sure seems apropos today.  This is a story for our times set fifty years ago.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Read it and see if you agree...
http://www.wattpad.com/story/42531758-red-white-and-black

This novel was started about eight years ago and I've been working on it now and again since then. I was never satisfied with the resolution of the story until very recently.  When you get to wattpad (the link above) be sure to give me a "star."  After all, I've been a good boy!

Monday, June 29, 2015

Facebook, finally.

Hey!  I'm now on facebook!


https://www.facebook.com/pages/J-M-Ford/804090486372220?ref=hl

The World's Best Sci-Fi Novel... I hope.

I just discovered wattpad, a reading app where budding authors, established authors, or wannabe authors can post their work.  You can read every bit of it for free!

The cool thing is that stories can be uploaded as they are written and you can follow along with the progress of the author, make comments (good or bad), and watch stories develop.

Here is the link to one of mine, an ongoing sci-fi, dystopian kinda thing:   http://www.wattpad.com/story/43021473-derelict

Be sure to leave a comment and let me know you were there!