Their world in decline, Yu’ung and her tribe must battle the elements for survival. Nature expected an easy win. She was wrong. Endangered Species is Book 1 of Savage Land, the third trilogy in the primeval man series, Dawn of Humanity. Note: If you subscribe to my newsletter, you may already have received some of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Man vs Nature
Yes You Should Follow Genre Rules (Unless You’re Famous)
I wrote this article for OC Writers, when I launched my latest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection. OC Writers is an eclectic collection of writers from my local area (Orange County, California). Some of their recent articles: Marketing Mayhem The Writing Workshop The Next 7 Days If you missed this article over there a year ago, … Continue reading
I’m Visiting Carol Balawyder
Apologies for the confusion connecting to Carol’s site! Here’s the link: https://carolbalawyder.com/2023/05/22/jacqui-murray-natural-selection-book-3/ Continue reading
Come Join me at Balroop’s Blog
This week, I am visiting poet Balroop Singh over at her blog, Emotional Shadows. She is the author of a wide variety of poetry books, many which I have reviewed and loved. We’ll talk about whatever comes up! Continue reading
Did you Know: Early Man Hunted by Running Down Prey
To kick off my latest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection, I published a series of interesting articles about the life of our ancient ancestors. This one is on how they ran down prey even though they were slower and the prey was pretty darn fast. If you’ve already read this, it’s because I shared it during … Continue reading
How I’m Doing on Savage Land–3
A clash between Nature, modern man, and the Neanderthals. Only one will win. Their world in decline, Yu’ung and her tribe find themselves in a battle for survival with Nature itself. Nature expected an easy win. She was wrong. Savage Land is the third trilogy about primeval man in the series, Dawn of Humanity. It follows … Continue reading
Come Join Jaya and me to Chat About Writing
Today, I am visiting fellow blogger and poet extraordinaire Jaya Avendel over at her blog, Nin Chronicles. We’ll be discussing “11 Characteristics of Great Writing”. I’ve turned comments off here and encourage you to join us at Jaya’s Click here where I’d love to hear your thoughts. Sorry for the original confusion on this … Continue reading
Why Early Man Didn’t Use Proper Nouns
I wrote this article when I launched my latest prehistoric fiction, Natural Selection. If you missed it over at Norah Colvin’s, here it is again: *** When you read my prehistoric fiction, you’ll notice quickly none of our earliest ancestors used proper nouns. That’s because: earliest man didn’t develop the capacity for symbolism until much … Continue reading
How I’m Doing on Savage Land–2
A clash between Nature, modern man, and the Neanderthals. Only one will win. Their world in decline, Yu’ung and her tribe find themselves in a battle for survival with Nature itself. Nature expected an easy win. She was wrong. Savage Land is the third trilogy about primeval man in the series, Dawn of Humanity. A prehistoric … Continue reading
I’m Traveling to Mark Bierman’s Today
This week, I am visiting fellow author, Mark Bierman. Born and raised on a farm, spending his days doing chores, riding horses, fishing, and more provided fodder for his adult career as a private investigator and later a Correctional Officer (something my FIL also did). Mark used his unique experiences to create his popular debut novel, … Continue reading