It was thirty-eight years ago today that the crew of TWA 841 experienced a near-fatal accident. Aviation enthusiasts, current and retired pilots and accident investigators, and fans of nonfiction narratives can now decide for themselves whether or not the official probable cause is correct or …
Scapegoat pre-release book trailer
I am a little less than six months away from the book launch of Scapegoat. There are a thousand steps along the way to publication. One important step in the process is to create a book trailer that summarizes the story in video format. The book trailer below can be shared on social media platforms. …
Help pick a subtitle
When it comes to nonfiction books, the title and subtitle are almost as important as the contents of the book. A good title/subtitle combination can't guarantee a best seller, but a bad title/subtitle combo can certainly sink a good book. After much deliberation, I have settled on the book title …
Hoot Gibson Remembered
I first met Hoot back in November of 2012. I flew to Las Vegas to interview him for a possible book about his experience with TWA 841. His health and memory were in decline even back then. I spent three days interviewing Hoot, and while I thought he had an interesting story to tell, his inability to …
Silenced
During the course of the two year investigation into TWA 841, the three cockpit crewmembers never had an opportunity to dispute, in a public forum, the claims being made against them. At a deposition held on January 29, 1980, first officer Scott Kennedy had written a prepared statement that he …
All about Hoot
This month marks the one year mark of this project. My best guess is that I'm looking at another twelve to eighteen months before I'll have a marketable manuscript. Writing a book takes time. Writing a good books takes longer. A year ago all I knew about Hoot Gibson was that he was the guy who …