Push Back: A Post Apocalyptic Thriller (The Disruption Series Book 2) (59 page)

All my ideas usually get developed and written, though many are eventually discarded. Then there’s always the idea I dream up around page two hundred that requires a substantial rewrite of everything I’ve written thus far. For every page you read, I often write three or four. What you get to read are the ‘keepers,’ the polished scenes and plot points that fit together nicely to advance the story. There’s a lot of trial and error involved, mostly error, but to date I’ve always been pleased with the final product.

I avoid deadlines because I never know how long the process will take, and I don’t want the artificial pressure of a deadline to nudge me to compromise the quality of a story. Honestly, I could make more money if I wrote faster (probably quite a bit more), but I doubt I (or you) would like the product as much. And the day I’m not proud of my work, I’ll choose another line of work.

So there you have it; I’m pretty much stuck in tortoise mode here at McDermott Publishing World HQ (aka our spare bedroom). I console myself with the knowledge the tortoise actually won the race.

I appreciate the patience of all you Dugan fans out there. There will be more Dugan stories, though the timing is uncertain at the moment. I’m still trying to conjure up another semi-realistic scenario involving a middle-aged marine engineer turned ship owner.

Now back to work for me, while I hope you take a moment to consider badgering your friends and loved ones relentlessly until they buy my stuff. Really. I need the money.

All the best,

Bob

P.S. For those of you who haven’t yet tried the Dugan books or who haven’t read all of them, there are links at the very back of the book that will allow you to read a free sample of each with no obligation.

Thanks and an Invitation!

There isn’t any shortage of thrillers in the world, so I’m truly honored you chose to read one of mine and I sincerely hope you enjoyed it.

If you did enjoy this book, I hope you’ll check out my other books (listed below) and consider subscribing to my email notification list. Subscribers receive early notice of new releases, as well as limited time opportunities to buy new releases at deeply discounted prices.

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With that out of the way, let me say I truly enjoy hearing from readers, so if you're so inclined, feel free to shoot me an email via my website contact page at:
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And finally, independent authors such as myself live and die on the strength of our Amazon reviews, so for us they’re a very big deal. But it’s not enough to just accumulate a lot of good reviews, as factors in the Amazon quality ratings also include both the frequency and timeliness of those reviews. Thus a book with a lot of great reviews will tumble in the ratings if reviews don’t continue to accumulate on a regular basis.

So the bottom line is, I regularly beg for reviews and appreciate every single one.

Reviews need not be lengthy, and a sentence or so with your opinion of the book is more than sufficient, so please consider returning to Amazon and leaving a brief review of
Push Back
(or any of my other books). It will be most appreciated.

On that note, and whatever your decision regarding a review, I’ll close by thanking you once again for taking a chance on a new author, with the hope that I’ve entertained you at least a bit, and with the promise that I’ll always strive to deliver a good story at a fair price.

Sincerely,

R.E. (Bob) McDermott

P.S. Check out my other books on the following page.

More Books by

R.E. McDermott

Deadly Straits
- When marine engineer and very part-time spook Tom Dugan becomes collateral damage in the War on Terror, he's not about to take it lying down. Falsely implicated in a hijacking, he's offered a chance to clear himself by helping the CIA snare their real prey, Dugan's best friend, London ship owner Alex Kairouz. But Dugan has some plans of his own. NOT SURE? READ A FREE SAMPLE ON
Amazon.com (US)
or check it out on your own country's Amazon site (UK, Canada, Australia, etc.) by clicking
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Deadly Coast
- Dugan thought Somali pirates were bad news, then it got worse. As Tom Dugan and Alex Kairouz, his partner and best friend, struggle to ransom their ship and crew from murderous Somali pirates, things take a turn for the worse. A US Navy contracted tanker with a full load of jet fuel is also hijacked, not by garden variety pirates, but by terrorists with links to Al Qaeda, changing the playing field completely. NOT SURE? READ A FREE SAMPLE ON
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Deadly Crossing
- Dugan’s attempts to help his friends rescue an innocent girl from the Russian mob plunge him into a world he’d scarcely imagined, endangering him and everyone he holds dear. A world of modern day slavery and unspeakable cruelty, from which no one will escape, unless Dugan can weather a Deadly Crossing. NOT SURE? READ A FREE SAMPLE ON
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Table of Contents

Push Back

Dedication

Author's Notes

Thanks and an Invitation

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