WHO IS R.J. ARCHER?
I'm an author, computer consultant and freelance writer who has called the Pacific Northwest home for more than 30 years. I've published numerous articles on PC-related topics in both print and electronic magazines. My interest in underwater archaeology led me to begin a blog about mysterious ancient maritime cultures in the Caribbean at www. TheMegaBlog.com. And my interest in diving led me to start a web portal for divers called BajaDivers.com. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree with dual majors in Physics and Mathematics and I'm a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Interests include computing, alternative history and scuba diving. When not writing, I can usually be found traveling Mexico and the Caribbean with my wife, Marty.
What do you love about Portland?
It's filled with creative talent of all types. Winters are USUALLY not too cold. It keeps a small city feel but has everything to offer. It's close to both the mountain and the beach, and just a three-hour drive from Seattle, from Bend and from Eugene.
My music:
Love jazz, blues and all types of Latin music, including some alternative rock.
What's your favorite Portland neighborhood and why?
close-in downtown, maybe MacAdam Av and John's Landing or the Waterfront
Mystery/adventure novels with a SciFi twist
Mystery/adventure with a SciFi twist
Light vacation reading. . .
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Reached a milestone yesterday — More than 35,000 hits on the audio teaser for TSUBUTE. Visit "What's New" (click on "podcast") on the SeedsOfCivilization.com website to hear it.
Enjoy my new You Tube video. I've been working hard on it, so spread the word, please. Thanks! Find the link under "videos" or in the lefthand lower margin of this page.
ParallelOps.com is getting more content. I'm working toward an end-of-year release of three of the four novels, so tune in for details as they emerge. Thanks!
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I am now a certified open water diver! I did about 10 dives-- which were all amazing! Saw lots of awesome things but the most amazing was a 15 foot nurse shark who was very pregnant. She was resting on the sea floor taking a nap and was not at all interested in the 4 divers who were very interested in her! The deepest dive I did was 60 feet-- saw a few sunken airplanes and toured in and around them. We were in Negril, Jamaica. Wish I had an underwater camera but did not. ;-( I really want to get an enclosure for my D40 Nikon.
Tractrix
ISBN: 0977910903 EAN: 9780977910908 Publisher: Nwidi Press
When Frank Morton wins an $86 million lottery jackpot, he decides to retire and devote his time to a life-long interest in ancient mysteries. Coincidently, an old Viet Nam buddy shows up with a mysterious black sphere inscribed with what appear to be Maya hieroglyphs. Intrigued, Frank convinces his buddy and two other friends to help him investigate the origin and purpose of the sphere.
Tsubute
ISBN: 0977910911 EAN: 9780977910915 Publisher: Nwidi Press
The team from NWIDI is at it again. This time, a trip to southern Japan to investigate a mysterious underwater pyramid off the coast of Yonaguni Island involves the four friends in a case of murder and international kidnapping.
Triangle
ISBN: 0977910938 EAN: 9780977910939 Publisher: Nwidi Press
Following a mysterious underwater anomaly, the NWIDI team soon finds itself well inside the boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle and surrounded by a growing body of evidence which suggests that an alien interference with Earth's civilizations might not be limited to the past.
New readers include Steve of Get A Life Marching Band. He just got back from marching in the Inaugural Parade. Click the link to learn more.
Other new readers include Dominique and Brad from Estes Trucking in Portland, Oregon. All found signed sets available from my website. Thanks to all of you!
Last January 13th marked the day my audio clip (excerpts from chapter 4 of Tsubute) reached 30,000 hits since it was released 2 years ago Christmas! You can find it on my MySpace page (lefthand column).
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The first in the Seeds Of Civilization series, TRACTRIX, is now available on Kindle and free Kindle readers. Here's the link.• Here is the interview/guest blogging:
• Here is the review of Tractrix.
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The remaining NWIDI members launch independent quests to find the truth about Frank.
The science behind the fiction
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ISBN: 0977910903 EAN: 9780977910908 Publisher: Nwidi Press
When Frank Morton wins an $86 million lottery jackpot, he decides to retire and devote his time to a life-long interest in ancient mysteries. Coincidently, an old Viet Nam buddy shows up with a mysterious black sphere inscribed with what appear to be Maya hieroglyphs. Intrigued, Frank convinces his buddy and two other friends to help him investigate the origin and purpose of the sphere.
Tsubute
ISBN: 0977910911 EAN: 9780977910915 Publisher: Nwidi Press
The team from NWIDI is at it again. This time, a trip to southern Japan to investigate a mysterious underwater pyramid off the coast of Yonaguni Island involves the four friends in a case of murder and international kidnapping.
Triangle
ISBN: 0977910938 EAN: 9780977910939 Publisher: Nwidi Press
Following a mysterious underwater anomaly, the NWIDI team soon finds itself well inside the boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle and surrounded by a growing body of evidence which suggests that an alien interference with Earth's civilizations might not be limited to the past.
Other new readers include Dominique and Brad from Estes Trucking in Portland, Oregon. All found signed sets available from my website. Thanks to all of you!
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