I got the news today that my friend Balsey DeWitt has passed away. For those who don't know who Balsey is, he was the captain of ALM Flight 980, which was the subject of my first book 35 Miles From Shore. I got to know Balsey and his wife Edith through the course of writing the book. I stayed at …
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I've been looking for my next book project and think I may have found it. I'll know for sure in a few weeks. All I can say right now is that there is an aviation connection to the story, and, like my last book, it involves a wrongful conviction. This time, however, the person who I believe was …
Miracle on the Hudson, ALM 980, and lessons learned
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the ditching of USAir Flight 1549. As we look back on that event, it may also be a good time to remember another important ditching – the ditching of ALM Flight 980. While the Flight 1549 ditching is universally well known, the ALM Flight 980 ditching in …
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Long Tail Marketing
Last month was a big month for my book 35 Miles From Shore. The book was featured in a Bookbub promotion. Bookbub is a discounted eBook site that has hundreds of thousands of users. I am a Bookbub subscriber. Each day I receive an email from Bookbub with a list of between five to eight titles. All …
35 Miles From Shore on sale now
Get the 35 Miles From Shore eBook for just $.99 through October 2. Add the award winning audiobook for just $7.49 (when purchasing the Kindle version). This well-researched, fast-paced study vividly re-creates the chain of errors that resulted in the catastrophe, the harrowing rescue missions, and …
35 Miles From Shore makes Amazon best seller list!
Last month's promotion on Amazon paid off. 35 Miles From Shore has been a top 50 aviation title off and on since it was first published. I've cracked the top ten a couple of times, usually after the documentary Why Planes Crash airs. But it's quite an accomplishment to crack the top five on a book …
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