Books I Would Like To Write (bolded) or see written and published. 1. A Strong Second Half (science fiction novel combining time travel and high school football) 2. Aircraft of the American Civil War (oversized illustrated book, historical fiction) 3. Starships (oversized illustrated, about slower than light (mainly) starships in the future) 4. Military Atlas of World War Three (oversized illustrated book, historical fiction) 5. Military Atlas of the Cold War (treats the Cold War in the same format a real war would be) 6. Peacetech (like the Battletech vehicle annex) 7. A Complete Battlemech Guide (500 mechs, 150 light/200 medium/100 heavy/50 assault 8. Centurion (Christian space opera, perhaps two or three sequels) 9. That Sinking Feeling: Depressions, Panics, and Recessions in America 10. On Application of Force (proposals for new foreign and military policies for the United States) 11. I Wish I Had Spent More Time on Water Sports (biography but mainly a tribute to my parents) 12. Only Football Coaches Should Be President (campaign biography) 13. Winning Without Numbers: Coaching the Small Football Team 14. The Dayton Kitchens Pop Up Book (our farm, Dierks town/school, HSU, Governor’s Mansion) 15. The Pop-Up Book of Economics (business cycles, unemployment, investment, innovation) 16. Up on the Farm-science fiction anthology-collection of sci-fi stories built around agriculture 17. Three Days on the Farm-children’s book 18. The Earth/Romulan War (detailed look at the 30+ year conflict that created the Federation) 19. The Second Romulan War (detailed look at the 7-year war early in the 24th century). 20. The 1,000 Yahren War (Battlestar:Galactica-the war between the Colonials and the Cylons). 21. The Borg Conficts (the off and on conflicts with the Borg Collective) 22. Ships of the Colonial Fleet (Battlestar: Galactica technical guide). Other book possibilities 23. Starships II (follow-up book to #3 above). 24. Choose Your Own Adventure: Central Front (CYOA about Soviet war against NATO) 25. Choose Your Own Adventure: Presidential Race (CYOA about a presidential campaign). 26. Football of the Future (anthology about football in the future) 27. Wars That Should’ve Been (speculative history) 28. Choose Your Own Adventure: Star Trek: The Final Frontier (CYOA about my Trek series). 29. The Dominion War (sourcebook for DS9s Dominion War, details added). 30. Ships of the Earth/Romulan War (companion book to The Earth/Romulan War) 31. Pax Americana (science fiction, in a 23rd century where the U.S. dominates same as now). 32. Superpowers of the Future 33. Space Inc. 2- (science fiction anthology about business and industry)
Toni Morrison: “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
Of these A Strong Second Half (science fiction novel combining time travel and high school football) 2. Aircraft of the American Civil War (oversized illustrated book, historical fiction) 3. Starships (oversized illustrated, about slower than light (mainly) starships in the future) 4. Military Atlas of World War Three (oversized illustrated book, historical fiction) 5. Military Atlas of the Cold War (treats the Cold War in the same format a real war would be) I've thought about using my specialized 17 page study guide that I give to students about the Cold War as basis for this. 6. Peacetech (like the Battletech vehicle annex) I've written bits and pieces of or collected information regarding content. I've talked to author/historian John Keegan about #5. 16. Up on the Farm-science fiction anthology-collection of sci-fi stories built around agriculture I have a list of stories I would include in this anthology. 17. Three Days on the Farm-children’s book I have an outline for this children's book. The writing is easy but of course I'm no artist. 20. The 1,000 Yahren War (Battlestar:Galactica-the war between the Colonials and the Cylons). I've started laying out a timeline that forms the basis of this one. I'm only into the first 50 years (yahrens) of the war so far.
