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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
A note from one of the TWA 841 accident investigators
My goal in telling this story has always been to tell it in a compelling and unbiased manner. That’s why the book relies so heavily on the comments and writings of some of the very people who were there at the time. If what I write comes across as biased,
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
Important new clue concerning TWA 841 CVR erasure
A while back I wrote about the spiral dive and crash of SilkAir Flight 185 in the post, What if they crashed? That particular post also has a full length documentary concerning the crash and subsequent investigation. During the investigation into this accident, investigators discovered that both the CVR and flight
ALM 980 Memorial Tribute
My first book 35 Miles From Shore was published back in 2008. Thanks to Amazon’s excellent marketing and the advent of the e-book, the book continues to sell. I still hear from readers. I recently heard from a reader who took the picture shown in this post as he and his
Score one for the defense
I thought this image was appropriate for the story I’m about to tell in this post as well as the time of year. As I near completion of a first draft of the manuscript, I am taking another look at the trial that was held in May of 1983. I