Author Archives: Tom Hopp

About Tom Hopp

Thomas P Hopp is a scientist and author living in Seattle. He writes medical thrillers, natural disaster novels, and the Dinosaur Wars science fiction series.

Typing in the Tropics

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Those pesky whales leaping outside my front windows, the warm ocean breezes, the rush of the surf on rocks, the major case of mexican mellow that has me in its sway–all these annoyances make it hard to concentrate on my manuscript. Continue reading →

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Still scribblin’

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I’ve got that red line copy whittled down to chapter 24 of 25. Close, huh?

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Redlining Dinosaur Wars 2

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I have the dreaded galley proofs in hand, and have been using every minute I can spare to scribble corrections onto them. Continue reading →

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Tribal Whaling in The Neah Virus

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Caution. You may find yourself turning pages of the Neah Virus at a feverish pace. Almost as if you had The Neah Virus fever. You might even find yourself praying to the whales for help. Continue reading →

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Obamacare for Dummies

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Tom Hopp

At one point, I got bounced right off the system. I got to a page that said, “Error! Your session has been terminated!” I definitely felt like giving up. Continue reading →

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2 bz 2 blog

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Gotta make this short. I’m on healthcare.gov and it’s taking awhile to file my application. I can already see it will make my healthcare more affordable. –if only I can afford the time to fill in all the forms!

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Step Away — From The Trans Fat!

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I have railed for years about harm done to the human body by trans fats in most of the foods we eat. These weird, unnatural chemicals have been killing us off for about a century. Now the FDA has finally seen fit to ban them–well, almost ban them. Continue reading →

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Symbolism of The Raven

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Edgar Allan Poe isn’t the only one to use the dark symbolism of the Raven in his writings. This inky harbinger of death and evil has been a perennial favorite of storytellers for centuries, if not millennia. So, can you … Continue reading →

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Serpent Symbolism in The Neah Virus

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Tom Hopp

While I was researching this novel over a period of a decade and more, the two-headed beast kept popping up until I began to feel it represented some sort of communication coming to me from “the other side.” Continue reading →

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The Neah Virus – Published!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Tom Hopp

The Neah Virus tells of a deadly new virus that arises on the Makah Indian Reservation, killing non-Native Americans but leaving Makahs untouched. Continue reading →

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