Experimenting

Hi World,

Still alive and kicking. I'm trying to increase my internet visibility/notoriety. One thing I've been experimenting with is the new Clip function on YouTube. Okay, maybe experimenting is a big word. It's been more trying out and messing around. So far, I've managed to make two smalls clips. And for now, that's all, folks.

Ruben A. Hilbers

Clip 1

Clip 2

Dark Empire (Update)

Hello World,

Don't worry, I am not planning to take over the world. Way too much paperwork. Instead, I've update my Stargate fan-fiction story with FIVE new chapters. Here's the link:

Dark Empire

And that is where the good news end. At least for the Stargate fans. I'd love to continue writing more Dark Empire, but I need to focus on getting Chess Games in Cairo published. I also need to do a serious Public Relations push. Which I will admit, I totally suck at. It's the reason why I have only sold copies of my earlier books to family members so far. On the bright side, I do have a few ideas. 

But that's for another day and another post. For today, I'm outta here. Have a nice day.

Regards,

Ruben A. Hilbers

Dark Empire

Hello World,

My new fan-fiction story Stargate: Dark Empire is now up on Fanfiction.net. Here is the link:

Dark Empire 

So, what is this story about ? Well: 

Six months after the return of the Destiny Expedition, the Milky Way Galaxy has been plenty of changes for the better. But in the Pegasus Galaxy, a new threat is rising. Soon, Colonel Vale and the crew of Spera find themselves heading out to come to the aide of Atlantis and her allies...

And that's all for now,

Regards,

Ruben A. Hilbers

Back at It

 

Hello World,

With Chess Games in Cairo in the edit phase, I have more free time on my hands. Which made me realize that there was something wrong with Stargate Nova Roma. 

I finished the story of Destiny, I wrote new chapters in the story of the Milky Way galaxy. But where was the love for the Pegasus Galaxy ? 

That said, Stargate Universe - of which Nova Roma was a continuation - was supposed to be a five season deal. And Nova Roma was pretty well wrapped up. So I decided to start a new fan-fiction story to deal with the fate of Atlantis and the Pegasus Galaxy. 

That is the good news. The bad news is that I haven't posted anything on Fanfiction.net yet. I'm still working towards a nice cliffhanger to leave the first chunk of story on. Once I get there, I will post SEVERAL chapters and send out an update. 

That's all for now. 

Regards,

Ruben A. Hilbers

Busy with Volume Nr .3

 Hello World,

Okay, I have to admit that I am late. Two days late. The original plan was for this blog to be written on Sunday. But stuff happened and now it's Tuesday. Anyway, this weekend was nice and quiet. Which was fine with me. Because it gave me time to finish typing the last chunk of Chess Games in Cairo.

So, next is finding somebody to double-check the text for typo's, missing words and logic errors. At the same time, I'm looking for a picture for the cover. And finally, there is issue of the title...

Chess Games in Cairo is the working title, so I need to consider if I want to keep it or if I want to replay it. (And if I do, what the new title will be.) I'm also going to have to write the a blurb.

Finally, there is the issue of promotion and sales. Yeah, I'm not going to lie. I stink at promotion part and the sales are practically zero. But for anybody who suggests I should throw in the towel. *Points at picture* Enough said.

Anyway, that's all for today,

Ruben A. Hilbers

A Mini Update to my Blog

Hello World,

Yesterday, I realized something I've totally overlooked for years....my blog has is ninety-nine point nine percent text ! Which made me think...~Well, that's kind of boring.~ 

And at the same time, I needed to clean up my picture folder. So I decided to kill two birds with one stone and added some of the pictures to the blog entries before throwing them out. Which hopefully adds a bit more color to this blog.

And that's all for today, folks,

Ruben Hilbers

Edit: Also, this post puts me at 7 entries for 2021. Which tops the 6 that I wrote in 2020. Who knows ? Maybe one day I will pass the 27 record of 2018. 

Bits and Pieces, Vol .3

 Hello World,

So, it turns out that if you're writing a blog, it's really hard to keep from repeating titles. When I wrote on 18 March, I was pretty sure that Bits and Pieces was the first entry with that title. But when I came to my blog today, I ran into an amount of doubt. So I checked the archives. 

And there was an entry called Bits and Pieces from 2019. Fortunately, renaming is easy. So I turned that ancient post into Vol 1, with the recent ones becoming Vol .2 and Vol .3. Anyhoo, moving on....

Star Trek: Pathfinder

Dude, what's up with the autopsy table ? Well, this is my not so subtle way of saying that poor Pathfinder is dead. 

A Play-by-the-Email RPG based on Trek, Pathfinder has been zapping around the universe for years. Alas, the amount of emails/posts has been going down. 

And now, the decision has been made to pull the plug. So, Goodbye Pathfinder.

Chess Games in Cairo

I finished writing Chess Games in Cairo. With emphasis on writing. I still have to type a chunk of the book into my computer. And after that come the pre-publishing phase: Finding somebody to check it for typos, writing the blurb and creating the cover. 

So it will probably still be a while before it hits stores. But I'm getting closer. And pre-publishing phase gives me time to start researching and cooking up ideas for Vol 4 of the August Smith Adventures. 

Any way, that's it for today.

Regards,

Ruben Hilbers