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BOOKS (How and where to get them)

OTHER ON-LINE LOCATIONS:
FACEBOOK
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BIOGRAPHY  (All I think you need to know about me)

WRITING (Excerpts from the Stone Island Sea Stories) (A short (science fiction) Stone Island Sea Story…Mr. Townsend’s Chronometer)

RESEARCH (Includes a list of characters from the Stone Island Sea Stories)

LINKS (Other sites or pages that might be of interest)

OTHER (Reviews of Dave’s book(s)…  Book reviews Dave has written…adding new ones regularly!   What Dave has read… just updated!)  

CONTACT (Get in touch if interested in signed copies, have questions, comments, or would like Dave to speak to your group.)

All three books are available at Coeur d’Alene’s Well-Read Moose
2048 N. Main
Coeur d’Alene, ID

Click here to read The Unseen Visitors, my contribution to this collection of short works by members of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers.  It’s available on Amazon  or locally at 2nd Look Books and Auntie’s Bookstore.

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The Stone Island Sea Stories by D. Andrew McChesney seamlessly blend Age of Sail/Naval Adventure, as in C. S. Forester’s Hornblower stories and Patrick O’Brian’s Master and Commander series with a unique Science Fiction/Alternate World touch.  The first book, Beyond the Ocean's Edge, was self-published in May 2012 through Outskirts Press.  Sailing Dangerous Waters was published on 27 December 2013!  Darnahsian Pirates was published on 28 July 2021!

 

Second editions of Beyond the Ocean’s Edge and Sailing Dangerous Waters were published at the beginning of February 2023

 

(With the exception of some author photos and a book cover, artwork featured on this site was created by D. Andrew McChesney)

My interview on Live Journal by Charlie Cochrane


Author Events/Appearances:
Tentatively scheduled to be at:

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
Corbin Senior Activity Center
Friday, March 8, 2024

(Possible) Book Signing, Barnes and Noble, North Town Mall
Saturday, March 9, 2024

Alternate Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
St. Francis of Assisi Church (social hall)
Saturday, March 16, 2024

Arts and Crafts Fair, Shadle Park High School
Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24, 2024

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
Corbin Senior Activity Center
Friday, April12, 2024

Alternate Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
St. Francis of Assisi Church (social hall)
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Northwest Indie Book Fest (Facilities courtesy Auntie’s Books)
Saturday, April 27, 2024

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
Corbin Senior Activity Center
Friday, May 10, 2024

Alternate Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
St. Francis of Assisi Church (social hall)
Saturday, May18, 2024

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
Corbin Senior Activity Center
Friday, June 7, 2024

Alternate Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers meeting
St. Francis of Assisi Church (social hall)
Saturday, June 15, 2024

 

Please contact me if you’d like me to speak to your group.

Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers

Listed Speaker

Name: D. Andrew (Dave) McChesney

Contact: daveeva@comcast.net (509 325-2072 (h) or (509) 768-6178 (c)

Will speak to: Writing Groups, Book Clubs, Historical Associations, Naval History, Age of Sail Enthusiasts, and more.

On (subjects): Writing, Publishing, Marketing, History, Naval History, Age of Sail fiction, and more

For: an opportunity to sell books and artwork

Notes: I enjoy sharing and passing on what little I think I know about writing, publishing, or especially the age of sail!

Acknowledgements:

I'm sure to leave some out in compiling this list.  If I do, it is a memory thing and not that I don't appreciate your encouragement and help.

For instilling a love of reading, which led to a desire to write: my late parents, William and Irene, and my recently departed sister, Leslie Ann.

For unabashed enthusiasm for my work and showing me (and many others) the ins and outs of the publishing world:  Anne.

For chapter by chapter dissection of the first book:  Carolyn, Nanette, Locke, Marilee, Michelle, Shanti, and Irene.

For enthusiastically reading the first two books:  Helen and Matt.

For valuable advice on query letters, even as she sent me a rejection notice: Nadia.

For overall support and encouragement:  Eva, Jessica, Connie, fellow Spokane Club employees, fellow Inland Northwest Corvair Club members, members of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers, and many others.

For help in editing, beta reading, formatting, cover design, and more, as Darnahsian Pirates came to fruition: Kate and Sue, fellow members of Spokane Authors and Self-Publishers.  Additional thanks to Sue for help in publishing second editions of Beyond the Ocean’s Edge and Sailing Dangerous Waters.

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Page updated:02/26/2024

 

 

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