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Author Archives: Tom Hopp
A feast for mystery writers
Please consider joining us June 30th. Gig Harbor is a place of great natural beauty, worth a trip from places far and near. And the combination of two such prominent speakers on the craft of mystery writing is a rare event. Continue reading
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Tagged Eric Witchey, Jeffrey Deaver, MWA, Mystery Writers of America, mystery writing, seminar
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Jupiter’s cool blue polar pools
This is what NASA and the space program are all about: bringing the beauty of the universe home for us to experience. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Nature
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Moving and Shaking
The more I research my story, “Earthquake—Seattle!” the more I realize we could have a pretty nasty shakeup around here. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Nature, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Seattle earthquake, Seattle Fault
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Book 5 of the Dinosaur Wars series is here!
When a Hollywood director and his crew come to Montana to film Kit getting up close and personal with the dinosaurs that live on her father’s cattle ranch, anything can happen—AND DOES! Continue reading
Posted in Author, Dinosaur Country
Tagged Chase Armstrong, Dinosaur Tales, Dinosaur Wars, Kit Daniels, science fiction, western
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Meet Mrs. T
In Dinosaur Country, things have a tendency to go wrong in a big way. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Dinosaur Country
Tagged Chase Armstrong, Dinosaur Tales, Dinosaur Wars, jurassic world, Kit Daniels, young adult
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Rain City Mystery Writers Seminar
As President of the NW Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America, it is my solemn duty to inform you: there’s just one month left until the RAIN CITY MYSTERY WRITERS SEMINAR in Bothell WA, June 24, 2017 Continue reading
Posted in Author, Seattle
Tagged Mystery Writers of America, seminar
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Earthquake Warning
I’d like to tell you all about my Seattle Earthquake story, but I haven’t written the final details yet. So, who falls from a crumbling building, or who gets swallowed up by a giant crack in the ground, hasn’t quite been figured out yet. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Nature, Northwest Tales, Seattle
Tagged Cascadia Subduction Zone, Full-Rip 9.0, natural disaster, Seattle earthquake, Seattle Fault
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My Astronaut Application
I found the NASA receipt for my astronaut application while digging through a drawer of dusty old documents the other day. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Health, Real Science
Tagged astronauts, Blood On The Moon, calcium bone loss, microgravity, NASA, weightlessness
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2017—Pressing The Reset Button
I have put my home state through some major changes that actually COULD happen. But Nature has the power to heal the land and restore the world-renowned beauty of the place. Conveniently, as an author I can just hit the Reset Button. Continue reading
Posted in Author, Nature, Northwest Tales
Tagged Crater Lake National Park, Mount Mazama, natural disaster, Rainier Erupts, Seattle, volcanic eruption
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My Appearance at the Burien Library Saturday
Come on down to the Burien Library and grab a copy or two of my thriller novels, personally autographed by me. And maybe a couple of spares as holiday gifts? Continue reading
Posted in Author, Northwest Tales, Peyton McKean
Tagged Rainier Erupts, The Neah Virus
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