Martin L. Shoemaker

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About Martin L. Shoemaker

Martin L. Shoemaker is a programmer who writes on the side… or maybe it’s the other way around. He told stories to imaginary friends and learned to type on his brother’s manual typewriter even though he couldn’t reach… Read More

About Blue Collar Space

The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it. Martin L. Shoemaker, award-winning author of “Today I Am Paul”, presents stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary work. Planning, exploring, constructing… living and growing and dying… across the… Read More

About Dictation Trail

I have a writing secret, learned from Kevin J. Anderson and mastered by many writers before me: I dictate virtually all of my fiction. I average 25 to 100 words per minute, depending on my circumstances and mood…. Read More

What's on my Minds...

 Posted on September 3, 2021

Dictation Trail, Building the Future, Episode 7. Rocks

Welcome to the fifth episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More

 Posted on September 1, 2021

Sale! Sale! Sale!

For the month of September, The Last Campaign eBook will be 99 cents in the US on Amazon! And also for September, the eBooks for both The Last Dance and The Last Campaign will be £0.99 on Amazon… Read More

 Posted on September 1, 2021

Dictation Trail, Building the Future, Episode 6. In the Chasma

Welcome to the fifth episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More

 Posted on September 1, 2021

Ulla: Martian Song Book 1 goes live on Kindle Vella!

The first three chapters of Ulla: Martian Song Book 1 are free on Kindle Vella! In the summer of 1907, music teacher Eugene Hardy learns the truth about the so-called Martian Invasion, denounced as a hoax by the… Read More

 Posted on August 31, 2021

Ulla: Martian Song Book 1 goes live on Kindle Vella!

The first three chapters of Ulla: Martian Song Book 1 are free on Kindle Vella! In the summer of 1907, music teacher Eugene Hardy learns the truth about the so-called Martian Invasion, denounced as a hoax by the… Read More

 Posted on August 30, 2021

Dictation Trail, Building the Future, Episode 5. Rescue Mission

Welcome to the fifth episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More

 Posted on August 30, 2021

This Week’s Dictation Trail Sessions

If you’d like to join a Dictation Trail session and give me your feedback in real time, here are upcoming meetings. For security reasons, I require preregistration for each session. I’m still learning how to manage Zoom security…. Read More

 Posted on August 27, 2021

Dictation Trail Episode 4. Broken Ground

Welcome to the third episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More

 Posted on August 26, 2021

Dictation Trail Episode 3. Morning Drive

Welcome to the third episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More

 Posted on August 24, 2021

Dictation Trail Episode 2. Suit Leak

Welcome to the second episode of Dictation Trail! The future doesn’t just happen… Somebody has to build it!(A Blue Collar Space series) Discover danger and intrigue across the Solar System in the worlds of The Last Dance (#1… Read More

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