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I hope you enjoyed a long hot summer.
Despite a sweltering period in Britain, it’s been a busy few months since I last wrote. A lot’s been happening.
Liberty One
Love or Liberty was re-named Liberty One and updated with a second edition. The ebook’s on Amazon and coming soon to other stores, with the print editions to follow. Let me know what you think of the new cover:
Blue Panther
Another book’s in the works! I decided to turn unpublished Liberty One extracts into a prequel.
You can write a book anywhere, anytime and I finished the draft on holiday (got my first dose of Covid too)!
The manuscript’s just back from my editor so I have a bit of work to do before it launches later this year or early 2023. Subscribe at bobbymehdwan.com to get it first.
A cover’s also on the way.
TikTok
The new TikTok channel has grown steadily. You can find it here to stay up to date. https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbymehdwanauthor
I took a break over the summer but you’ll find regular content there and on other socials.
What I’ve been reading and watching over the summer
- Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse 5, Mother Night and Cats Cradle. These are WW2, WW2 and A-bomb historical fiction respectively. I’ll do a review of SH5 and Mother Night. I got to Chapter 38 in Cats Cradle then scanned the rest.
- Obi Wan. For Star Wars fans on Disney+. I watched 2x speed using a Chrome extension.
- Buzz Lightyear is a more developed version of my favourite astronaut, though I prefer the Toy Story character.
- The Batman: A darker 2022 take on the caped crusader. I’d watch it again.
- Top Gun 2. A roller coaster with grandpa and the kids.
Space news
- You probably saw that NASA scrubbed the launch of their new moon rocket. Let’s hope they get it off the ground this year.
- NASA revealed stunning images of the outer reaches of the universe. You can see some here: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/nasa-unveil-more-webb-space-telescopes-first-full-color-images-2022-07-12/Rocket
- NASA wants to go to Mars by the late 2030s. A round trip would take two astronauts 500 days.
- It was around this time last year that Bezos and Branson took tourists to space. It’s all been rather quiet since.
What have I been listening to
There’s a great podcast on Apollo 13 here. If you saw the movie, you’ll know Fred Haise and his fellow spacefarers nearly got stranded on the way to the moon. https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2022-fred-haise-never-panic-early.
Well, until next time…
Stay safe,
Bobby
