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Jay And Char Save The Galaxy

Delivery jobs don’t usually come with a side of heroism.

Husband and wife duo Jay and Char run a transport starship-for-hire. They haul cargo and passengers across the galaxy—for the right price. Is it the prestigious job Jay’s mother wished he had? No, but disappointing her was nothing new.

When a pair of nonhuman travelers booked passage on Jay and Char’s ship, they failed to mention the whole host of trouble they’d be bringing with them. Now, the fate of the galaxy is in jeopardy, and it’s somehow up to a pair of middle-aged interplanetary freight haulers to fix it.

And the bigger question is: Will saving the galaxy finally be enough to make it onto Jay’s mom’s holiday brag letter?

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Jay And Char Save the Galaxy is my new standalone sci-fi comedy. Publishing Tuesday, May 20th!

Pre-sales available now. Available across multiple platforms as an eBook, paperback, and audiobook.

The Ongoing Writing Process Blog of MJ Blehart

The Only One Who Can Write the Book is Me

December 7, 2021

If I don’t write the book it won’t be written. Sometimes the hardest part of writing is sitting down to do the writing. When this is your job, it can be particularly frustrating if you find yourself unable to do the work. In his brilliant book The War of Art...

Does Listening to an Audiobook Count Like Reading the Book?

December 4, 2021

Yes. Listening to the audiobook counts just as much as reading the book. Photo by Ilias Chebbi on Unsplash I used to debate this idea. If I am listening to an audiobook – rather than reading the book – does it still count as reading the book? One argument is...

Does Creative Work Make the World a Better Place?

November 30, 2021

I firmly believe that yes, creative work makes the world a better place. Photo by Al ghazali on Unsplash Everyone can be a creative. Everyone. But there are all kinds of messages in the world at large belittling, disempowering, implying, and outright saying creativity is a waste. That’s probably why...

This Time is a Sci-Fi and Fantasy Lover’s Dreams

November 27, 2021

So many great sci-fi shows, movies, and books are out there – a sci-fi and fantasy lover’s dreams. Photo by Andres Iga on Unsplash My love of sci-fi began when I was a small child. Even before I saw Star Wars for the first time as a not-quite-5-years-old, I loved...